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Re: "requires explicit package name at /usr/sbin/suidregister line 174" (was Re: Netscape: Bus error)



On Sun, Jan 23, 2000 at 02:23:18PM +0100, Domenico Andreoli wrote:
> i started having problem a week ago, when i updated my potato.
> packeages brocken were mount and something other. i updated yasterday also
> but dpkg still says for xterm as the other dozen of packages:
> 
> > Setting up xterm (3.3.6-2) ...
> > Global symbol "$username" requires explicit package name at /usr/sbin/suidregister line 173.
> > Global symbol "$groupname" requires explicit package name at /usr/sbin/suidregister line 174.
> > Global symbol "$inode" requires explicit package name at /usr/sbin/suidregister line 178.
> > Execution of /usr/sbin/suidregister aborted due to compilation errors.
> > dpkg: error processing xterm (--configure):
> >  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 255
>  
> i had plugger also in this not well defined state. when i removed it, netscape came
> back to light.
> 
> now i'd like to fix my system, anybody has any idea or has my same troubles??

This was fixed by suidmanager 0.42 which was uploaded on the 15th of
January.  If it hasn't gotten to your mirror yet, something's wrong.

Adam

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