Peter Nome <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On a woody base install, I'm getting lots of post-installation script errors, like
> this:
>
> # dpkg -i sed_3.02-8_i386.deb
> (Reading database ... 6623 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to replace sed 3.02-8 (using sed_3.02-8_i386.deb) ...
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/sed.prerm: line 9: 653 Segmentation fault install-info
> --quiet --remove sed
> dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 139
> dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
> dpkg: ... it looks like that went OK.
> Unpacking replacement sed ...
> Setting up sed (3.02-8) ...
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/sed.postinst: line 11: 662 Segmentation fault install-info
> --quiet --section "General commands" "General commands" /usr/share/info/sed.info
> dpkg: error processing sed (--install):
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> sed
Looks like your install-info is busted.
> If I comment out the line starting "install-info" in /var/lib/dpkg/info/sed.postinst
> I can complete the configuration with apt-get --reinstall install sed (or sometimes
> dpkg --configure sed). However, I get this on lots of packages. What's going on?
>
> Strace below. Please cc: me. I'd really appreciate suggestions and insights; I'm
> stumped.
>
> Cheers,
> Peter
>
>
>
> stat64("/var/lib/dpkg/info/sed.postinst", {st_mode=S_IFREG|0755, st_size=287, ...})
> = 0
> fork() = 624
> rt_sigaction(SIGQUIT, {SIG_IGN}, {SIG_DFL}, 8) = 0
> rt_sigaction(SIGINT, {SIG_IGN}, {SIG_DFL}, 8) = 0
> waitpid(624, /var/lib/dpkg/info/sed.postinst: line 11: 625 Segmentation fault
> install-info --quiet --section "General commands" "General commands"
> /usr/share/info/sed.info
> [WIFEXITED(s) && WEXITSTATUS(s) == 139], 0) = 624
> --- SIGCHLD (Child exited) ---
> write(2, "dpkg: error processing sed (--in"..., 108dpkg: error processing sed
> (--install):
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139
> ) = 108
> rt_sigaction(SIGQUIT, {SIG_DFL}, NULL, 8) = 0
> rt_sigaction(SIGINT, {SIG_DFL}, NULL, 8) = 0
This strace doesn't help at all.
You have to strace the install-info call and you should probably file
this as bug against install-info.
MfG
Goswin
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