package python-reportlab 2.5-1.1build1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 239

[andrew kelly]

i did the upgrade from ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04, and this popped up after installation. thanks

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: python-reportlab 2.5-1.1build1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Apr 28 10:57:09 2012
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 239
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: python-reportlab
Title: package python-reportlab 2.5-1.1build1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 239
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-28 (0 days ago)

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

From VarLogDistupgradeApttermlog.gz:

Setting up python-reportlab (2.5-1.1build1) ...
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
dpkg: error processing python-reportlab (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 239

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Reviewing your log files attached to this bug report it seems that a package failed to install due to a segmentation fault in an application being used by the package installation process. Unfortunately, this bug report isn't very useful in its current state and a crash report would be much more useful. Could you try recreating this issue by enabling apport to catch the crash report 'sudo service apport start force_start=1' and then trying to install the same package again? This process will create a new bug report so I am marking this one as Invalid. Thanks again for helping out!