installation fails because $DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_ARCH is not set

[Stefan Tauner]

hi!

the upgrade of flashplugin-nonfree 11.1.102.62ubuntu0.10.10.1 (in ubuntu maverick) broke flash for me so i looked into it...

dpkg-reconfigure flashplugin-installer
Installing from local file /var/cache/flashplugin-installer/adobe-flashplugin_11.1.102.62.orig.tar.gz
install: cannot stat `adobe-flashplugin*//libflashplayer.so': No such file or directory

the last message comes from the postinst script. the respective command in that script is:

  install -m 644 adobe-flashplugin*/"$DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_ARCH"/libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/

so apparently the $DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_ARCH is not set correctly.
when i exported it from the shell, installation succeeded and the browsers are able to to flash again too:

export DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_ARCH=amd64 ; dpkg-reconfigure flashplugin-installer
Installing from local file /var/cache/flashplugin-installer/adobe-flashplugin_11.1.102.62.orig.tar.gz
Flash Plugin installed.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: flashplugin-installer 11.1.102.62ubuntu0.10.10.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-32.65-generic 2.6.35.14
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-32-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Feb 16 15:07:09 2012
SourcePackage: flashplugin-nonfree

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package flashplugin-nonfree - 11.1.102.62ubuntu2

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flashplugin-nonfree (11.1.102.62ubuntu2) precise; urgency=low

  * Fix use of dpkg-reconfigure by not using $DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_ARCH
    (LP: #933484)
    - debian/flashplugin-installer.postinst.in: renamed from
      flashplugin-installer.postinst and replaced $DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_ARCH
      with #ARCH#.
    - debian/rules: replace #ARCH# in flashplugin-installer.postinst.in
      with $DEB_HOST_ARCH during build.
    - debian/flashplugin-installer.prerm: also clean out subdirectories in
      /var/cache/flashplugin-installer.
  * flashplugin-installer.postinst.in: use "mega" style by default so we
    stop filling up log files. (LP: #872723)
 -- Marc Deslauriers <email address hidden> Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:36:37 -0500

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package flashplugin-nonfree - 11.1.102.62ubuntu0.11.10.2

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flashplugin-nonfree (11.1.102.62ubuntu0.11.10.2) oneiric-security; urgency=low

  * Fix use of dpkg-reconfigure by not using $DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_ARCH
    (LP: #933484)
    - debian/flashplugin-installer.postinst.in: renamed from
      flashplugin-installer.postinst and replaced $DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_ARCH
      with #ARCH#.
    - debian/rules: replace #ARCH# in flashplugin-installer.postinst.in
      with $DEB_HOST_ARCH during build.
    - debian/flashplugin-installer.prerm: also clean out subdirectories in
      /var/cache/flashplugin-installer.
  * flashplugin-installer.postinst.in: use "mega" style by default so we
    stop filling up log files. (LP: #872723)
 -- Marc Deslauriers <email address hidden> Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:53:37 -0500

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package flashplugin-nonfree - 11.1.102.62ubuntu0.11.04.2

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flashplugin-nonfree (11.1.102.62ubuntu0.11.04.2) natty-security; urgency=low

  * Fix use of dpkg-reconfigure by not using $DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_ARCH
    (LP: #933484)
    - debian/postinst.in: renamed from postinst and replaced
      $DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_ARCH with #ARCH#.
    - debian/rules: replace #ARCH# in postinst.in with $DEB_HOST_ARCH
      during build.
    - debian/prerm: also clean out subdirectories in
      /var/cache/flashplugin-installer.
  * postinst.in: use "mega" style by default so we stop filling up log
    files. (LP: #872723)
 -- Marc Deslauriers <email address hidden> Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:56:47 -0500

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package flashplugin-nonfree - 11.1.102.62ubuntu0.10.10.2

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flashplugin-nonfree (11.1.102.62ubuntu0.10.10.2) maverick-security; urgency=low

  * Fix use of dpkg-reconfigure by not using $DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_ARCH
    (LP: #933484)
    - debian/postinst.in: renamed from postinst and replaced
      $DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_ARCH with #ARCH#.
    - debian/rules: replace #ARCH# in postinst.in with $DEB_HOST_ARCH
      during build.
    - debian/prerm: also clean out subdirectories in
      /var/cache/flashplugin-installer.
  * postinst.in: use "mega" style by default so we stop filling up log
    files. (LP: #872723)
 -- Marc Deslauriers <email address hidden> Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:01:39 -0500

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package flashplugin-nonfree - 11.1.102.62ubuntu0.10.04.2

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flashplugin-nonfree (11.1.102.62ubuntu0.10.04.2) lucid-security; urgency=low

  * Fix use of dpkg-reconfigure by not using $DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_ARCH
    (LP: #933484)
    - debian/postinst.in: renamed from postinst and replaced
      $DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_ARCH with #ARCH#.
    - debian/rules: replace #ARCH# in postinst.in with $DEB_HOST_ARCH
      during build.
    - debian/prerm: also clean out subdirectories in
      /var/cache/flashplugin-installer.
  * postinst.in: use "mega" style by default so we stop filling up log
    files. (LP: #872723)
 -- Marc Deslauriers <email address hidden> Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:04:29 -0500