Debian bug report logs - #1688 , boring messages ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent to debian-devel@pixar.com: Subject: Bug#1688: svgalib postinst cant find ldconfig Reply-To: ndt1001@chu.cam.ac.uk (Neil Turton), debian-bugs@pixar.com Resent-From: ndt1001@chu.cam.ac.uk (Neil Turton) Resent-To: debian-devel@pixar.com Resent-Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 12:03:02 GMT Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk X-Debian-PR-Package: binutils X-Debian-PR-Keywords: Received: via spool for debian-bugs; Mon, 16 Oct 1995 12:03:02 GMT Received: with rfc822 via encapsulated-mail; Mon, 16 Oct 1995 11:57:45 GMT Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0t4o8w-00063dC; Mon, 16 Oct 95 04:55 PDT Received: from artemis.chu.cam.ac.uk by pixar.com with SMTP id AA25820 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Mon, 16 Oct 1995 04:55:17 -0700 Received: by artemis.chu.cam.ac.uk (Smail3.1.29.1 #33) id m0t4pAa-0007u9C; Mon, 16 Oct 95 13:01 GMT Message-Id: Date: Mon, 16 Oct 95 13:01 GMT From: ndt1001@chu.cam.ac.uk (Neil Turton) To: debian-bugs@pixar.com Package: binutils Version: 2.5.2-3 During the configuration of svgalib, the postinst script complained about a command not being found. A sample output is given below. I am using a Debian 0.93R6, with the 1.2.13 kernel, and libc 4.6.27 as distributed. I think ldconfig should be in the binutils package, but it does not appear to be. $ dpkg --configure svgalib Setting up svgalib ... /var/lib/dpkg/info/svgalib.postinst: ldconfig: command not found dpkg: error processing svgalib (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 127 Errors were encountered while processing: svgalib -- Neil Turton, Assistant computer officer, Churchill college, Cambridge. CB3 0DS. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent: From: iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson) To: ndt1001@chu.cam.ac.uk (Neil Turton) Subject: Bug#1688: Acknowledgement (was: svgalib postinst cant find ldconfig) In-Reply-To: References: Thank you for the problem report you have sent regarding Debian GNU/Linux. This is an automatically generated reply, to let you know your message has been received. 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Ian Jackson (maintainer, debian-bugs) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent to debian-devel@pixar.com: Subject: Bug#1688: svgalib postinst cant find ldconfig Reply-To: jdassen@WI.LeidenUniv.NL (J.H.M.Dassen), debian-bugs@pixar.com Resent-From: jdassen@WI.LeidenUniv.NL (J.H.M.Dassen) Resent-To: debian-devel@pixar.com Resent-Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 12:48:02 GMT Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk X-Debian-PR-Package: binutils X-Debian-PR-Keywords: Received: via spool for debian-bugs; Mon, 16 Oct 1995 12:48:02 GMT Received: with rfc822 via encapsulated-mail; Mon, 16 Oct 1995 12:34:24 GMT Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0t4og8-000646C; Mon, 16 Oct 95 05:30 PDT Received: from mailhost.WI.LeidenUniv.NL (zeus128.wi.leidenuniv.nl) by pixar.com with SMTP id AA27396 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Mon, 16 Oct 1995 05:29:30 -0700 Received: from ind206aa.wi.leidenuniv.nl (jdassen@ind206aa [132.229.128.222]) by mailhost.WI.LeidenUniv.NL (8.6.10a/SBH-1.20.1-M) with ESMTP id NAA24574 Mon, 16 Oct 1995 13:29:47 +0100 (MET) From: jdassen@WI.LeidenUniv.NL (J.H.M.Dassen) Organization: Leiden University, Dept. of Mathematics & Computer Science, The Netherlands Received: from (jdassen@localhost) by ind206aa.wi.leidenuniv.nl (8.6.9/FHM-1.03-S) id MAA22505 Mon, 16 Oct 1995 12:29:45 GMT (MET) Message-Id: <199510161229.MAA22505@ind206aa.wi.leidenuniv.nl> To: ndt1001@chu.cam.ac.uk, debian-bugs@Pixar.com Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 13:29:44 +0100 (MET) In-Reply-To: from "Neil Turton" at Oct 16, 95 01:01:00 pm Return-Receipt-To: jdassen@WI.LeidenUniv.NL X-Home-Page: X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24 (modified)] Content-Type: text Content-Length: 957 > During the configuration of svgalib, the postinst script complained > about a command not being found. A sample output is given below. I am > using a Debian 0.93R6, with the 1.2.13 kernel, and libc 4.6.27 as > distributed. I think ldconfig should be in the binutils package, but > it does not appear to be. > > $ dpkg --configure svgalib > Setting up svgalib ... > /var/lib/dpkg/info/svgalib.postinst: ldconfig: command not found > dpkg: error processing svgalib (--configure): > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 127 > Errors were encountered while processing: > svgalib Could you please check if you have '/sbin' and '/usr/sbin' in your PATH for root? If not, add them and try again. Ray -- UNFAIR Term applied to advantages enjoyed by other people which we tried to cheat them out of and didn't manage. See also DISHONESTY, SNEAKY, UNDERHAND and JUST LUCKY I GUESS. - The Hipcrime Vocab by Chad C. Mulligan ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent: From: iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson) To: jdassen@WI.LeidenUniv.NL (J.H.M.Dassen) Subject: Bug#1688: Info received (was Bug#1688: svgalib postinst cant find ldconfig) In-Reply-To: <199510161229.MAA22505@ind206aa.wi.leidenuniv.nl> References: <199510161229.MAA22505@ind206aa.wi.leidenuniv.nl> Thank you for the additional information you have supplied regarding this problem report. It has been forwarded to the developers to accompany the original report. If you wish to continue to submit further information on your problem, please do the same thing again: send it to debian-bugs@pixar.com, ensuring that the Subject line starts with "Bug#1688" or "Re: Bug#1688" so that we can identify it as relating to the same problem. Please do not reply to the address at the top of this message, unless you wish to report a problem with the bug-tracking system. Ian Jackson (maintainer, debian-bugs) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent to debian-devel@pixar.com: Subject: Bug#1688: svgalib postinst cant find ldconfig Reply-To: andrew@kryten.it.com.au (Andrew Howell), debian-bugs@pixar.com Resent-From: andrew@kryten.it.com.au (Andrew Howell) Resent-To: debian-devel@pixar.com Resent-Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 13:03:03 GMT Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk X-Debian-PR-Package: binutils X-Debian-PR-Keywords: Received: via spool for debian-bugs; Mon, 16 Oct 1995 13:03:03 GMT Received: with rfc822 via encapsulated-mail; Mon, 16 Oct 1995 12:57:32 GMT Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0t4p56-00063gC; Mon, 16 Oct 95 05:55 PDT Received: from kryten.it.com.au by pixar.com with SMTP id AA27566 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Mon, 16 Oct 1995 05:55:18 -0700 Received: by kryten.it.com.au id (Debian /\oo/\ Smail3.1.29.1 #29.33); Mon, 16 Oct 95 20:32 WST Message-Id: From: andrew@kryten.it.com.au (Andrew Howell) To: ndt1001@chu.cam.ac.uk, debian-bugs@Pixar.com Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 20:32:30 +0800 (WST) In-Reply-To: from "Neil Turton" at Oct 16, 95 01:01:00 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24 PGP2] Content-Type: text Content-Length: 818 Neil Turton writes: > > Package: binutils > Version: 2.5.2-3 > > During the configuration of svgalib, the postinst script complained > about a command not being found. A sample output is given below. I am > using a Debian 0.93R6, with the 1.2.13 kernel, and libc 4.6.27 as > distributed. I think ldconfig should be in the binutils package, but > it does not appear to be. 'dpkg --search ldconfig' would tell you it's part of the ldso package. Andrew -- Dehydration - 34%, Recollection of previous evening - 2%, embarrassment factor - 91%. Advise repair schedule:- off line for 36 hours, re-boot startup disk, and replace head - wow, what a night! -- Kryten in Red Dwarf `The Last Day' Andrew Howell andrew@it.com.au Perth, Western Australia howellaa@cs.curtin.edu.au ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent: From: iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson) To: andrew@kryten.it.com.au (Andrew Howell) Subject: Bug#1688: Info received (was Bug#1688: svgalib postinst cant find ldconfig) In-Reply-To: References: Thank you for the additional information you have supplied regarding this problem report. It has been forwarded to the developers to accompany the original report. If you wish to continue to submit further information on your problem, please do the same thing again: send it to debian-bugs@pixar.com, ensuring that the Subject line starts with "Bug#1688" or "Re: Bug#1688" so that we can identify it as relating to the same problem. Please do not reply to the address at the top of this message, unless you wish to report a problem with the bug-tracking system. Ian Jackson (maintainer, debian-bugs) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent to debian-devel@pixar.com: Subject: Bug#1688: svgalib postinst cant find ldconfig Reply-To: ndt1001@chu.cam.ac.uk (Neil Turton), debian-bugs@pixar.com Resent-From: ndt1001@chu.cam.ac.uk (Neil Turton) Resent-To: debian-devel@pixar.com Resent-Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 17:18:01 GMT Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk X-Debian-PR-Package: binutils X-Debian-PR-Keywords: Received: via spool for debian-bugs; Mon, 16 Oct 1995 17:18:01 GMT Received: with rfc822 via encapsulated-mail; Mon, 16 Oct 1995 17:03:41 GMT Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0t4sg5-0006G1C; Mon, 16 Oct 95 09:46 PDT Received: from artemis.chu.cam.ac.uk by pixar.com with SMTP id AA08230 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Mon, 16 Oct 1995 09:45:32 -0700 Received: by artemis.chu.cam.ac.uk (Smail3.1.29.1 #33) id m0t4thR-0007u9C; Mon, 16 Oct 95 17:51 GMT Message-Id: Date: Mon, 16 Oct 95 17:51 GMT From: ndt1001@chu.cam.ac.uk (Neil Turton) To: jdassen@WI.LeidenUniv.NL, debian-bugs@Pixar.com In-Reply-To: <199510161229.MAA22505@ind206aa.wi.leidenuniv.nl> (jdassen@WI.LeidenUniv.NL) J.H.M.Dassen(jdassen@WI.LeidenUniv.NL) wrote: > Could you please check if you have '/sbin' and '/usr/sbin' in your PATH > for root? If not, add them and try again. Aaaargh. Sorry. /sbin and /usr/sbin missing from path. My mistake. I guess I just had an off day. :) -- Neil Turton, Assistant computer officer, Churchill college, Cambridge. CB3 0DS. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent: From: iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson) To: ndt1001@chu.cam.ac.uk (Neil Turton) Subject: Bug#1688: Info received (was Bug#1688: svgalib postinst cant find ldconfig) In-Reply-To: References: Thank you for the additional information you have supplied regarding this problem report. It has been forwarded to the developers to accompany the original report. If you wish to continue to submit further information on your problem, please do the same thing again: send it to debian-bugs@pixar.com, ensuring that the Subject line starts with "Bug#1688" or "Re: Bug#1688" so that we can identify it as relating to the same problem. Please do not reply to the address at the top of this message, unless you wish to report a problem with the bug-tracking system. Ian Jackson (maintainer, debian-bugs) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent: From: iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson) To: jdassen@WI.LeidenUniv.NL (J.H.M.Dassen) In-Reply-To: <199510162000.UAA26117@ind143b.wi.leidenuniv.nl> References: <199510162000.UAA26117@ind143b.wi.leidenuniv.nl> Subject: Bug#1688: marked as done (was: svgalib postinst cant find ldconfig) Your message dated Mon, 16 Oct 1995 21:00:57 +0100 (MET) with message-id <199510162000.UAA26117@ind143b.wi.leidenuniv.nl> and subject line Bug#1688: svgalib postinst cant find ldconfig has caused the attached bug report to be marked as done. It is your now responsibility to ensure that the bug report is dealt with. (NB: If you are a system administrator and have no idea what I'm talking about this indicates a serious mail system misconfiguration somewhere. Please contact me immediately.) Ian Jackson (maintainer, debian-bugs) Received: with rfc822 via encapsulated-mail; Mon, 16 Oct 1995 11:57:45 GMT From chu.cam.ac.uk!ndt1001 Mon Oct 16 04:55:46 1995 Return-Path: Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0t4o8w-00063dC; Mon, 16 Oct 95 04:55 PDT Received: from artemis.chu.cam.ac.uk by pixar.com with SMTP id AA25820 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Mon, 16 Oct 1995 04:55:17 -0700 Received: by artemis.chu.cam.ac.uk (Smail3.1.29.1 #33) id m0t4pAa-0007u9C; Mon, 16 Oct 95 13:01 GMT Message-Id: Date: Mon, 16 Oct 95 13:01 GMT From: ndt1001@chu.cam.ac.uk (Neil Turton) To: debian-bugs@pixar.com Subject: svgalib postinst cant find ldconfig Package: binutils Version: 2.5.2-3 During the configuration of svgalib, the postinst script complained about a command not being found. A sample output is given below. I am using a Debian 0.93R6, with the 1.2.13 kernel, and libc 4.6.27 as distributed. I think ldconfig should be in the binutils package, but it does not appear to be. $ dpkg --configure svgalib Setting up svgalib ... /var/lib/dpkg/info/svgalib.postinst: ldconfig: command not found dpkg: error processing svgalib (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 127 Errors were encountered while processing: svgalib -- Neil Turton, Assistant computer officer, Churchill college, Cambridge. CB3 0DS. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent: From: iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson) To: ndt1001@chu.cam.ac.uk (Neil Turton) Subject: Bug#1688 acknowledged by developer (was: svgalib postinst cant find ldconfig) References: <199510162000.UAA26117@ind143b.wi.leidenuniv.nl> In-Reply-To: This is an automatic notification regarding your bug report. Responsibility for it has been taken by one of the developers, namely jdassen@WI.LeidenUniv.NL (J.H.M.Dassen). You should be hearing from them with a substantive response shortly, if you have not already done so. If not, please contact them directly, or email debian-bugs@pixar.com or myself. Ian Jackson (maintainer, debian-bugs) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent to debian-devel@pixar.com: Subject: Bug#1688: svgalib postinst cant find ldconfig Reply-To: Ian Jackson , debian-bugs@pixar.com Resent-From: Ian Jackson Resent-To: debian-devel@pixar.com Resent-Date: Tue, 17 Oct 1995 01:33:06 GMT Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk X-Debian-PR-Package: binutils X-Debian-PR-Keywords: Received: via spool for debian-bugs; Tue, 17 Oct 1995 01:33:06 GMT Received: with rfc822 via encapsulated-mail; Tue, 17 Oct 1995 01:23:54 GMT Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0t50k0-0006GpC; Mon, 16 Oct 95 18:22 PDT Received: from artemis.chu.cam.ac.uk by pixar.com with SMTP id AA16002 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Mon, 16 Oct 1995 18:22:27 -0700 Received: from chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk by artemis.chu.cam.ac.uk with smtp (Smail3.1.29.1 #33) id m0t51m9-0007u9C; Tue, 17 Oct 95 02:29 GMT Received: by chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk id m0t50jm-0002aOC (Debian /\oo/\ Smail3.1.29.1 #29.33); Tue, 17 Oct 95 02:22 BST Message-Id: Date: Tue, 17 Oct 95 02:22 BST From: Ian Jackson To: ndt1001@chu.cam.ac.uk (Neil Turton), debian-bugs@Pixar.com Neil Turton writes ("Bug#1688: svgalib postinst cant find ldconfig"): > J.H.M.Dassen(jdassen@WI.LeidenUniv.NL) wrote: > > Could you please check if you have '/sbin' and '/usr/sbin' in your PATH > > for root? If not, add them and try again. > > Aaaargh. Sorry. /sbin and /usr/sbin missing from path. My mistake. I > guess I just had an off day. :) Would it be useful for dpkg to check for this and issue a warning if it is started in a package management mode without /usr/local/sbin, /usr/sbin and /sbin on the PATH ? If so, would someone please reassign this bug to dpkg (and reopen it if necessary). Ian. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent: From: iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson) To: Ian Jackson Subject: Bug#1688: Info received (was Bug#1688: svgalib postinst cant find ldconfig) In-Reply-To: References: Thank you for the additional information you have supplied regarding this problem report. It has been forwarded to the developers to accompany the original report. If you wish to continue to submit further information on your problem, please do the same thing again: send it to debian-bugs@pixar.com, ensuring that the Subject line starts with "Bug#1688" or "Re: Bug#1688" so that we can identify it as relating to the same problem. Please do not reply to the address at the top of this message, unless you wish to report a problem with the bug-tracking system. Ian Jackson (maintainer, debian-bugs) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Jackson / iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk , with the debian-bugs tracking mechanism This page last modified 07:43:01 GMT Wed 01 Nov