bug reported by system regarding python

[Grayden]

After update, it was reported that pexpect failed to configure.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: python-pexpect 2.1-1build1
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: pexpect
Title: package python-pexpect 2.1-1build1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-7-generic i686

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thanks for your report.

The cause of the failure is
====
Setting up python-pexpect (2.1-1build1) ...

pycentral: pycentral pkginstall: not overwriting local files

pycentral pkginstall: not overwriting local files

dpkg: error processing python-pexpect (--configure):

 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

====

This is an intended behavior of pycentral to not overwrite locally
installed python modules. So, this is not an error in Ubuntu.

Did you install a previous version of python-pexpect by hand (or with
easyinstall ) ?

You can either remove the version previously installed or set overwrite-
local=1 in /etc/python/debian_config and retry the upgrade of the
package.

Let us know if this helps.

[Grayden (grayden)]

Thanks for the information, I wont overwrite the package since everything
seems to be working very well. Perhaps it would be good to update the
message? It seems to have caused needless worry.

Thanks a lot.

On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 2:14 PM, Jean-Baptiste Lallement <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Thanks for your report.
>
> The cause of the failure is
> ====
> Setting up python-pexpect (2.1-1build1) ...
>
> pycentral: pycentral pkginstall: not overwriting local files
>
> pycentral pkginstall: not overwriting local files
>
> dpkg: error processing python-pexpect (--configure):
>
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
>
> ====
>
> This is an intended behavior of pycentral to not overwrite locally
> installed python modules. So, this is not an error in Ubuntu.
>
> Did you install a previous version of python-pexpect by hand (or with
> easyinstall ) ?
>
> You can either remove the version previously installed or set overwrite-
> local=1 in /etc/python/debian_config and retry the upgrade of the
> package.
>
> Let us know if this helps.
>
> ** Changed in: pexpect (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> bug reported by system regarding python
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/302883
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in "pexpect" source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> After update, it was reported that pexpect failed to configure.
>
> ProblemType: Package
> Architecture: i386
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
> ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit
> status 1
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> Package: python-pexpect 2.1-1build1
> PackageArchitecture: all
> SourcePackage: pexpect
> Title: package python-pexpect 2.1-1build1 failed to install/upgrade:
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> Uname: Linux 2.6.27-7-generic i686
>

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[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thank you for your suggestion, this is a known usability issue and the devs are aware of it. I'm closing this report due to your last comment. Don't hesitate to submit any new bug.