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Re: cross-install problem (still)


From: Neal H Walfield
Subject: Re: cross-install problem (still)
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 23:13:02 -0500
User-agent: Mutt/1.2.5i

> cross-install aborts the installation after installing less and
> ed (optional packages), saying:
> 
> ERROR: dpkg did return unusual messages, please investigate:
> INSTALLATION ABORTED!
> 
> warning, `temp_build/dpkg/DEBIAN/control' contains user-defined field
> `Origin'
> warning, `temp_build/dpkg/DEBIAN/control' contains user-defined field
> `Bugs'
> dpkg-deb: ignoring 2 warnings about the control file(s)
>   perl-5.005-base provides perl5-base but is unpacked but not
> configured.
>   hurd provides login but is unpacked but not configured.
>   perl-5.005-base provides perl5-base but is unpacked but not
> configured.

There are several new fields that the latest dpkg understands which
dpkg-hurd does not; this is causing the reported errors.  The messages
are not, however, harmful.  Apply the attached patch to cross-install
to continue the installation.

--- cross-install       Mon Jan 15 23:02:52 2001
+++ cross-install.new   Mon Jan 15 23:03:19 2001
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
 done
 
 set +e
-errors=`grep -v 'trying to overwrite\|but is unpacked but not 
configured\|Preparing to replace\|Unpacking\|pre-dependency problem\|Selecting 
previously deselected package\|pre-depends on\|overriding problem because 
--force enabled\|(Reading database ...\| package architecture (hurd-i386) does 
not match system\|is not installed.\|but has never been configured.\|dpkg-deb: 
building package' ${log}`
+errors=`grep -v 'trying to overwrite\|but is unpacked but not 
configured\|Preparing to replace\|Unpacking\|pre-dependency problem\|Selecting 
previously deselected package\|pre-depends on\|overriding problem because 
--force enabled\|(Reading database ...\| package architecture (hurd-i386) does 
not match system\|is not installed.\|but has never been configured.\|dpkg-deb: 
building package\|user-defined field\|control file' ${log}`
 set -e
 
 if [ ! "x${errors}" = x ] ; then

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