And why didn't you update libreadline2 (withoug 'g') too, as the dependency suggested? That worked like a charm for me.
Michael -- Dr. Michael Meskes, Projekt-Manager | topsystem Systemhaus GmbH [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Europark A2, Adenauerstr. 20 [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 52146 Wuerselen Go SF49ers! Go Rhein Fire! | Tel: (+49) 2405/4670-44 Use Debian GNU/Linux! | Fax: (+49) 2405/4670-10 >-----Original Message----- >From: Joey Hess [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 1997 4:12 AM >To: Christian Hudon >Cc: Die Adresse des Empfängers ist unbekannt. >Subject: Re: Problem: bash 2.01 dumps core! > >Christian Hudon: >> I hit a <ahem> small problem while installing packages from >> Incoming... Bash now dumps core on startup. And one of the interesting side >> effects of this is that I can't install/remove packages anymore: > >> The bash install failed because I didn't have libreadlineg2 installed. Then >> at some point in the middle (can't more precise, I can't scroll back far >> enough) all the prerm's started dumping core when invoked. > >FWIW, I hit the same problem yesterday. I was only trying to install 3 >packages, the new bash, libreadlineg2 and libreadlineg2-dev. Dpkg didn't >want to let me remove libreadline2 so I could replace it with libreadlineg2, >so I did a --force-depends and managed to trash my system. > >I found the fix easy - copy an older version of bash over via a nfs link >and then downgrade the packages. > >I've tried to reproduce my problems of last night again, so I can show the >actual error messages. Here we go.. > >First the obvious thing, which of course doesn't work.. > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] /tmp>dpkg -i bash_2.01-0.1_i386.deb >dpkg: regarding bash_2.01-0.1_i386.deb containing bash, pre-dependency >problem: > bash pre-depends on libreadlineg2 (>= 2.1-2.1) >dpkg: error processing bash_2.01-0.1_i386.deb (--install): > pre-dependency problem - not installing bash >Errors were encountered while processing: > >So I tried to install that library: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] /tmp>dpkg -i libreadlineg2_2.1-2.1_i386.deb >Selecting previously deselected package libreadlineg2. >dpkg: regarding libreadlineg2_2.1-2.1_i386.deb containing libreadlineg2: > libreadlineg2 conflicts with libreadline2 (<< 2.1-2.1) > libreadline2 (version 2.1-2) is installed. >dpkg: error processing libreadlineg2_2.1-2.1_i386.deb (--install): > conflicting packages - not installing libreadlineg2 >Errors were encountered while processing: > libreadlineg2_2.1-2.1_i386.deb > >So then tried to install the library and bash at the same time (along with >the libreadline -dev package): > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] /tmp>dpkg -i libreadlineg*.deb bash*.deb >(Reading database ... 35086 files and directories currently installed.) >Preparing to replace libreadlineg2-dev 2.1-2.1 (using >libreadlineg2-dev_2.1-2.1_i386.deb) ... >Unpacking replacement libreadlineg2-dev ... >dpkg: considering removing libreadline2 in favour of libreadlineg2 ... >dpkg: no, cannot remove libreadline2 (--auto-deconfigure will help): > bash pre-depends on libreadline2 (>= 2.1) > libreadline2 is to be removed. >dpkg: regarding libreadlineg2_2.1-2.1_i386.deb containing libreadlineg2: > libreadlineg2 conflicts with libreadline2 (<< 2.1-2.1) > libreadline2 (version 2.1-2) is installed. >dpkg: error processing libreadlineg2_2.1-2.1_i386.deb (--install): > conflicting packages - not installing libreadlineg2 >dpkg: regarding bash_2.01-0.1_i386.deb containing bash, pre-dependency >problem: > bash pre-depends on libreadlineg2 (>= 2.1-2.1) > libreadline2 is to be removed. >dpkg: regarding libreadlineg2_2.1-2.1_i386.deb containing libreadlineg2: > libreadlineg2 conflicts with libreadline2 (<< 2.1-2.1) > libreadline2 (version 2.1-2) is installed. >dpkg: error processing libreadlineg2_2.1-2.1_i386.deb (--install): > conflicting packages - not installing libreadlineg2 >dpkg: regarding bash_2.01-0.1_i386.deb containing bash, pre-dependency >problem: > bash pre-depends on libreadlineg2 (>= 2.1-2.1) >dpkg: error processing bash_2.01-0.1_i386.deb (--install): > pre-dependency problem - not installing bash >dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libreadlineg2-dev: > libreadlineg2-dev depends on libreadlineg2 (= 2.1-2.1); however: > Package libreadlineg2 is not installed. >dpkg: error processing libreadlineg2-dev (--install): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured >Errors were encountered while processing: > libreadlineg2_2.1-2.1_i386.deb > bash_2.01-0.1_i386.deb > libreadlineg2-dev > >At this point, no harm has been done, but I'm stuck... I can't see any way >to make it install bash and the libreadlineg2 package. So I start forcing >things, and immediatly break my system: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] /tmp>dpkg --force-depends -i bash_2.01-0.1_i386.deb >dpkg: regarding bash_2.01-0.1_i386.deb containing bash, pre-dependency >problem: > bash pre-depends on libreadlineg2 (>= 2.1-2.1) >dpkg: warning - ignoring pre-dependency problem ! >(Reading database ... 35086 files and directories currently installed.) >Preparing to replace bash 2.0-3 (using bash_2.01-0.1_i386.deb) ... >Unpacking replacement bash ... >dpkg: bash: dependency problems, but configuring anyway as you request: > bash depends on libreadlineg2 (>= 2.1-2.1); however: > Package libreadlineg2 is not installed. >Setting up bash (2.01-0.1) ... >sh: error in loading shared libraries >: undefined symbol: tilde_expansion_preexpansion_hook >dpkg: error processing bash (--install): > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 127 >Errors were encountered while processing: > bash >[EMAIL PROTECTED] /tmp>bash >bash: error in loading shared libraries >: undefined symbol: tilde_expansion_preexpansion_hook > >Fixing the problem: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] /tmp>cp bash /bin/bash >[EMAIL PROTECTED] /tmp>bash >bash-2.00# exit >[EMAIL PROTECTED] /tmp>dpkg -C >The following packages have been unpacked but not yet configured. >They must be configured using dpkg --configure or the configure >menu option in dselect for them to work: > ddd The Data Display Debugger, a graphical frontend >forGDB. > libreadlineg2-dev GNU readline and history libraries, development >files.[l > libgdbmg1-dev GNU dbm database routines (development files) >[libc6vers > lftp Sophisticated command-line FTP client programs > >The following packages are only half configured, probably due to problems >configuring them the first time. The configuration should be retried using >dpkg --configure <package> or the configure menu option in dselect: > bash The GNU Bourne Again SHell > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] /tmp>dpkg -i >/var/mirror/debian/hamm/hamm/binary/base/bash_2.0-3.deb >(Reading database ... 35089 files and directories currently installed.) >Preparing to replace bash 2.01-0.1 (using .../binary/base/bash_2.0-3.deb) >... >Unpacking replacement bash ... >Setting up bash (2.0-3) ... > >I have now figured out how to make it work, though: > >dpkg --force-depends -i bash.deb libreadlineg2.deb > >This seems to work ok, but is dselect going to know how to do it? I don't >think so. > >-- >see shy jo > >I've been on vacation - sorry for any delay in this email. > > >-- >TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] . >Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . 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