Debian Bug report logs - #17399
xbase: fails to fail when told not to stop xfs/xdm

Package: xbase-clients; Maintainer for xbase-clients is Debian X Strike Force <debian-x@lists.debian.org>; Source for xbase-clients is src:xorg (PTS, buildd, popcon).

Reported by: Wakko Warner <wakko@animx.ml.org>

Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1998 01:18:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Report forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, eichin@kitten.gen.ma.us (Mark W. Eichin):
Bug#17399; Package xbase. (full text, mbox, link).


Acknowledgement sent to Wakko Warner <wakko@animx.ml.org>:
New bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to eichin@kitten.gen.ma.us (Mark W. Eichin). (full text, mbox, link).


Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Wakko Warner <wakko@animx.ml.org>
To: submit@bugs.debian.org
Subject: xbase: fails to fail when told not to stop xfs/xdm
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 20:12:21 -0500 (EST)
Package: xbase
Version: 3.3.1-2

Maybe not completely, but it things it somehow unpacked and tries to start xdm
again.  This is what happened (which should make it mor understandable, I
hope)

Do you want to install the files fetched [y]: 
Installing files...
(Reading database ... 16014 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace xbase 3.3.1-1 (using .../x11/xbase_3.3.1-2.deb) ...

About to upgrade the xbase package. To do this, xdm and xfs must
be stopped. When they are stopped, all X sessions managed by xdm
will be terminated.

May I stop xdm and xfs? (y/n) [y] n

xdm and xfs will not be stopped. The upgrade of xbase is
incomplete; you must finish it later, when you are ready to allow
xdm and xfs to be stopped.

dpkg: error processing debian/dists/unstable/main/binary-i386/x11/xbase_3.3.1-2.deb (--install):
 subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
Starting xfs

There are three methods that can be used to start the X Window System:
`startx', `xdm', and `xinit'.  We recommend the use of `xdm', but you
may choose which you prefer.

_FontTransSocketINETCreateListener: ...SocketCreateListener() failed
_FontTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: server already running
/usr/bin/X11/xfs error: Fatal font server error:
/usr/bin/X11/xfs error: Cannot establish any listening sockets
/usr/bin/X11/xdm already running.
Preparing to replace bplay 0.96-2.1 (using .../sound/bplay_0.96-3.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement bplay ...
Skipping deselected package ppp.
Skipping deselected package smail.
Setting up bplay (0.96-3) ...

Errors were encountered while processing:
 debian/dists/unstable/main/binary-i386/x11/xbase_3.3.1-2.deb
DPKG ERROR
  
-- System Information
Debian Release: 1.3
Kernel Version: Linux ani 2.0.33 #1 Wed Dec 17 21:51:33 EST 1997 i586 unknown

Versions of the packages xbase depends on:
cpp	Version: 2.7.2.3-3
libc6	Version: 2.0.6-2
ncurses3.4	Version: 1.9.9g-7
xlib6g	Version: 3.3.1-2


Information forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org>:
Bug#17399; Package xbase. (full text, mbox, link).


Acknowledgement sent to Branden Robinson <branden@purdue.edu>:
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org>. (full text, mbox, link).


Message #10 received at 17399@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Branden Robinson <branden@purdue.edu>
To: 17399@bugs.debian.org
Cc: debian-devel@lists.debian.org
Subject: xbase: xbase: fails to fail when told not to stop xfs/xdm
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 01:22:35 -0500
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I think this is a bug in dpkg.  When you answer "n" to that question about
stopping xfs and xdm, the xbase preinst exits with a status of 1.  There's
really not much more the shell script can do.  It's up to dpkg to interpret
that as a failure and not go ahead with the package install (which it
obviously did, as the message about methods of starting X is in xbase's
postinst script).

I am reassigning this bug to dpkg.

-- 
G. Branden Robinson                 |   We either learn from history or,
Purdue University                   |   uh, well, something bad will happen.
branden@purdue.edu                  |   -- Bob Church
http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/~branden/ |
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Bug reassigned from package `xbase' to `dpkg'. Request was from Branden Robinson <branden@purdue.edu> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).


Information forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Wichert Akkerman <wakkerma@debian.org>:
Bug#17399; Package dpkg. (full text, mbox, link).


Acknowledgement sent to Wichert Akkerman <wichert@cistron.nl>:
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to Wichert Akkerman <wakkerma@debian.org>. (full text, mbox, link).


Message #17 received at 17399@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Wichert Akkerman <wichert@cistron.nl>
To: control@bugs.debian.org, 17399@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: xbase: fails to fail when told not to stop xfs/xdm
Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2000 17:00:07 +0100
reassign 17399 xbase-clients
thanks

dpkg does abort if the preinst exists with a non-zero exitcode.

Wichert.




Bug reassigned from package `dpkg' to `xbase-clients'. Request was from Wichert Akkerman <wichert@cistron.nl> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).


Reply sent to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org>:
You have taken responsibility. (full text, mbox, link).


Notification sent to Wakko Warner <wakko@animx.ml.org>:
Bug acknowledged by developer. (full text, mbox, link).


Message #24 received at 17399-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org>
To: 17399-done@bugs.debian.org
Subject: closing old obsolete bug
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 00:02:58 -0500
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I'm pretty sure this bug doesn't exist anymore.  xdm and xfs are in their
own packages and, for the most part, now handled like most other daemons
with init scripts.

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G. Branden Robinson             |    The only way to get rid of a temptation
Debian GNU/Linux                |    is to yield to it.
branden@debian.org              |    -- Oscar Wilde
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