Debian Bug report logs - #21182
dpkg: dpkg can go into an infinite loop with --force-configure-any

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Package: dpkg; Maintainer for dpkg is Dpkg Developers <debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org>; Source for dpkg is src:dpkg (PTS, buildd, popcon).

Reported by: <steveh@eecs.umich.edu>

Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 17:03:00 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 1.4.0.22

Done: Thomas Hood <jdthood@yahoo.co.uk>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Report forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Klee Dienes and Ian Jackson <dpkg-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk>:
Bug#21182; Package dpkg. (full text, mbox, link).


Acknowledgement sent to <steveh@eecs.umich.edu>:
New bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to Klee Dienes and Ian Jackson <dpkg-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk>. (full text, mbox, link).


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

From: <steveh@eecs.umich.edu>
To: submit@bugs.debian.org
Subject: dpkg: dpkg can go into an infinite loop with --force-configure-any
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 12:49:59 -0400
Package: dpkg
Version: 1.4.0.22
Severity: important

If --force-configure-any is selected and configuration of the
depending package fails, we will enter an infinite loop.

For example, below emacs20 needs to be configured before emacs20-el.
But configuration of emacs20 fails, and so dpkg will just keep
retrying to configure emacs20 instead of just producing an error and
continuing:

dpkg: also configuring `emacs20' (required by `emacs20-el')
Setting up emacs20 (20.2-6) ...


Merged 21182 21183. Request was from jdassen@wi.leidenuniv.nl to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).


Merged 21182 21183. Request was from Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).


Severity set to `normal'. Request was from Richard Braakman <dark@xs4all.nl> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).


Bug closed, send any further explanations to <steveh@eecs.umich.edu> Request was from Thomas Hood <jdthood@yahoo.co.uk> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).


Disconnected #21183 from all other report(s). Request was from Thomas Hood <jdthood@yahoo.co.uk> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).


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