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Debian bug tracking system administrator (administrator, Debian Bugs database) -------------------------------------- Received: (at submit) by bugs.debian.org; 30 Apr 2004 21:54:18 +0000 >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Apr 30 14:54:18 2004 Return-path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from anchor-post-35.mail.demon.net [194.217.242.85] by spohr.debian.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 1 (Debian)) id 1BJfxZ-0002HO-00; Fri, 30 Apr 2004 14:54:17 -0700 Received: from black-sun.demon.co.uk ([212.228.147.62] helo=nova) by anchor-post-35.mail.demon.net with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1) id 1BJfxU-000GlS-0Z for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Fri, 30 Apr 2004 22:54:12 +0100 Received: from paul by nova with local id 1BJfxR-0005qG-4C ; Fri, 30 Apr 2004 22:54:09 +0100 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Paul Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Debian Bug Tracking System <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: xserver-xfree86: cannot upgrade from 4.1.0-2 - complaint about unknown 'escription-pt_br' X-Mailer: reportbug 2.58 Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 22:54:08 +0100 Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sender: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60-bugs.debian.org_2004_03_25 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on spohr.debian.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-7.0 required=4.0 tests=BAYES_00,HAS_PACKAGE autolearn=no version=2.60-bugs.debian.org_2004_03_25 X-Spam-Level: X-CrossAssassin-Score: 1 Package: xserver-xfree86 Version: 4.1.0-2 Severity: normal Tags: sid When I try to upgrade from xserver-xfree86 4.1.0-2, I get the following complaint from dpkg: Preparing to replace xserver-xfree86 4.1.0-2 (using .../xserver-xfree86_4.3.0.dfsg.1-1_i386.deb) ... ln: /etc/X11/X.dpkg-old': File exists dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xfree86_4.3.0.dfsg.1-1_i386.deb (--unpack): subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 debconf: Unknown template field 'escription-pt_br', in stanza #28 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xfree86_4.3.0.dfsg.1-1_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) (I'm pretty sure that the 'X.dpkg-old' part isn't the problem, but I've included it for completeness.) I've looked through the file it references, and I can't find a field by that description. The bug might be with dpkg, I guess, but this is the first and only time I've ever seen it (dpkg upgraded lots of other packages fine at the same time). -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (600, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.4.24 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C Versions of packages xserver-xfree86 depends on: ii debconf 1.4.24 Debian configuration management sy ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-10 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii xserver-common 4.3.0-7 files and utilities common to all ii zlib1g 1:1.2.1-3 compression library - runtime -- debconf information excluded --------------------------------------- Received: (at 246760-done) by bugs.debian.org; 3 May 2004 17:55:29 +0000 >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon May 03 10:55:29 2004 Return-path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from dhcp065-026-182-085.indy.rr.com (redwald.deadbeast.net) [65.26.182.85] by spohr.debian.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 1 (Debian)) id 1BKhf7-0005V2-00; Mon, 03 May 2004 10:55:29 -0700 Received: by redwald.deadbeast.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id D89D464129; Mon, 3 May 2004 12:55:27 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 12:55:27 -0500 From: Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Bug#246760: xserver-xfree86: cannot upgrade from 4.1.0-2 - complaint about unknown 'escription-pt_br' Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="z6Eq5LdranGa6ru8" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mail-Copies-To: nobody X-No-CC: I subscribe to this list; do not CC me on replies. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1+cvs20040105i Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60-bugs.debian.org_2004_03_25 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on spohr.debian.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-7.0 required=4.0 tests=BAYES_00,HAS_BUG_NUMBER, VALID_BTS_CONTROL autolearn=no version=2.60-bugs.debian.org_2004_03_25 X-Spam-Level: X-CrossAssassin-Score: 2 --z6Eq5LdranGa6ru8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable tag 246760 + unreproducible thanks On Sat, May 01, 2004 at 12:41:22AM +0100, Paul Walker wrote: > On Sat, May 01, 2004 at 01:28:05AM +0200, Denis Barbier wrote: >=20 > > > No idea whether the corruption came from 4.1.0 or 4.3.0, I'm afraid. > > Very strange, this file is not the one found on Debian servers. > > Where does it come from? >=20 > Er .. if it's not from either of those packages, then I've no idea! This = is > the first time I've touched any of the files in the dpkg directories. If > it's definitely not present in 4.3.0.dfsg.1-1, then the bug might as well= be > closed, I guess. It's certainly not present in 4.3.0.dfsg.1-1 on my machines. Closing as unreproducible. --=20 G. Branden Robinson | "There is no gravity in space." Debian GNU/Linux | "Then how could astronauts walk [EMAIL PROTECTED] | around on the Moon?" http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | "Because they wore heavy boots." --z6Eq5LdranGa6ru8 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkCWh48ACgkQ6kxmHytGonyN4gCgqGwmGilJc0BqBzfsHstFkpHB zxkAn1CIzRwlQ1mHpl24fkOqlofZq1d4 =/cTp -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --z6Eq5LdranGa6ru8--