dpkg-reconfigure gives dpkg-trigger: error: must be called from a maintainer script (or with a --by-package option)

[TomasHnyk]

How to reproduce:
1) sudo apt-get install texlive-base
2) sudo dpkg-reconfigure texlive base
What happens:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure texlive-base
Running mktexlsr. This may take some time... done.
dpkg-trigger: error: must be called from a maintainer script (or with a --by-package option)
What should happen:
The package shold get reconfigured, right?

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: texlive-base 2009-13
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-15.26-generic 3.0.13
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Feb 4 01:49:40 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: texlive-base
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)