Debian Bug report logs - #19476
dselect prints strange things

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

From: Francesco Potorti` <F.Potorti@cnuce.cnr.it>

To: Debian Linux bug list <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: dselect prints strange things

Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 13:08:55 +0100 (CET)

Package: dpkg
Version: 1.4.0.21
Severity: normal

dselect prints garbage at the end of the install phase.  Maybe the
culprit is in perl or somewhere else.  Here is a screen snapshot
(which includes a very long line: ask if you can't receive it):.

Setting up debiandoc-sgml (1.0.14) ...                                                                      Updating SGML catalog entry for package debiandoc-sgml...                                                                                                                                                               Errors were encountered while processing:                                                                    sgml-tools                                                                                                 DPKG ERROR                                                                                                                                                                                                              Do you wish to delete the installed package (.deb) files? [y]: In file "/usr/lib/menu/angband" at line 1:   command="/usr/games/angband" description="Angband is a single-player, text-based, dungeon   simulation derived from the game Moria, which was in turn based on   Rogue. It is often described as a 'roguelike' game because the look   and feel of the game is still quite similar to Rogue.   Angband features many enhancements over Moria: unique foes,   artifacts, monster pits and vaults to name a few. Many of these new   creatures and objects are drawn from the writings of J.R.R Tolkien,   although some of the monsters come straight from classical mythology,   Dungeons & Dragons, Rolemaster, or the minds of the orginal Angband   coders.   The ultimate goal of the game is to develop a character strong enough   to defeat Morgoth, who resides on dungeon level 100. Upon doing so,   you will receive the exalted status of 'winner' and your character   may retire.   Angband is a reference to Morgoth's 'prison of iron.'   Morgoth was 'the Dark Enemy of Middle-Earth' during its First Age. He   was banished by the Valar (of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       ^                                                         Missing (or empty) tag: section@                                                                             (This tag needs to defined for the menuentry to make sense)                                                /etc/menu-methods//fvwm2: Aborting                                                                                                                                                                                      

Message #12 received at 19476@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: joost witteveen <joostje@cistron.nl>

To: 19476@bugs.debian.org, F.Potorti@cnuce.cnr.it

Cc: joost witteveen <joostje@cistron.nl>

Subject: dselect prints strange things

Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1999 11:07:44 +0200

> Package: dpkg
> Version: 1.4.0.21
> Severity: normal
> 
> dselect prints garbage at the end of the install phase.  Maybe the
> culprit is in perl or somewhere else.  Here is a screen snapshot
> (which includes a very long line: ask if you can't receive it):.
> 
> Setting up debiandoc-sgml (1.0.14) ...
> Updating SGML catalog entry for package debiandoc-sgml...
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> sgml-tools
> DPKG ERROR
> Do you wish to delete the installed package (.deb) files? [y]: In file
> "/usr/lib/menu/angband" at line 1:   command="/usr/games/angband"
[..]
> ^                                                         Missing (or
> empty) tag: section@
> (This tag needs to defined for the menuentry to make sense)
> /etc/menu-methods//fvwm2: Aborting                         

So the bug is in /usr/lib/menu/angband, or rather, the angband
package.

I'll reassign.

To the angband maintainer: you need to tell menu in what section
you want the docs to go. Do this by setting "section="somewhere/dir"

Thanks,

-- 
joostje

Message #19 received at 19476@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@golden-gryphon.com>

To: 19476@bugs.debian.org, F.Potorti@cnuce.cnr.it

Cc: joost witteveen <joostje@cistron.nl>, 19476-done@bugs.debian.org

Subject: dselect prints strange things

Date: 25 Jan 2000 15:56:07 -0600

Hi,

        The problem must have been with an ancient version of
 angband. The latest versiojs in the distribution have long fixed this
 issue. 

        Thanks for the report. I think that if you upgrade to the new
 angband, the problem shall go away. 

        manoj
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