package python-support 0.8.7ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package python-support is already installed and configured

[knarf]

Binary package hint: apt

This appeared during a dist-upgrade. Since when is it considered an error to update/install a package which has already been installed? I know that dpkg has no qualms about reinstalling packages:

s dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/python-support_0.8.7ubuntu1_all.deb
[sudo] password for frank:
(Reading database ... 293841 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace python-support 0.8.7ubuntu1 (using .../python-support_0.8.7ubuntu1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement python-support ...
Setting up python-support (0.8.7ubuntu1) ...

Processing triggers for man-db ...

So something in apt complains about something which dpkg thinks is fine...

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ErrorMessage: package python-support is already installed and configured
NonfreeKernelModules: ath_hal
Package: python-support 0.8.7ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: python-support
Title: package python-support 0.8.7ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package python-support is already installed and configured
Uname: Linux 2.6.29-rc4-t23-200902112347 i686

[Michael Vogt (mvo)]

Hi,

I think its pretty likely that the deluge problems cause this error:

Processing triggers for python-support ...
Compiling /var/lib/python-support/python2.4/deluge/core/core.py ...
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/deluge/core/core.py", line 323
    vs = ver.split("_") if "_" in ver else ver.split("-")
                         ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Compiling /var/lib/python-support/python2.4/deluge/ui/gtkui/files_tab.py ...
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/deluge/ui/gtkui/files_tab.py", line 215
    "sort_order": int(sort_order) if sort_order else None
                                   ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntaxProcessing triggers for python-support ...
Compiling /var/lib/python-support/python2.4/deluge/core/core.py ...
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/deluge/core/core.py", line 323
    vs = ver.split("_") if "_" in ver else ver.split("-")
                         ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Compiling /var/lib/python-support/python2.4/deluge/ui/gtkui/files_tab.py ...
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/deluge/ui/gtkui/files_tab.py", line 215
    "sort_order": int(sort_order) if sort_order else None
                                   ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Compiling /var/lib/python-support/python2.4/deluge/ui/gtkui/peers_tab.py ...
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/deluge/ui/gtkui/peers_tab.py", line 169
    "sort_order": int(sort_order) if sort_order else None
                                   ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Compiling /var/lib/python-support/python2.4/deluge/ui/gtkui/peers_tab.py ...
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/deluge/ui/gtkui/peers_tab.py", line 169
    "sort_order": int(sort_order) if sort_order else None
                                   ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

[Michael Vogt (mvo)]

This should be fixed with:

deluge (1.1.3+dfsg-1) experimental; urgency=low
...
  * debian/control:
    - build only against python >=2.5 (Closes: #515549, LP: #329836);