package m4 1.4.11-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[pajoohesh]

Binary package hint: gnustep

Dear all,

there is a very bad problem with apt-get with my internet connection is suddenly lost. I was installing gnustep using apt-get when internet connection was lost. I tried to remove some packages that were not installed correctly and after some work I was able to run "dpkg --configure -a" correctly. one of the packages that caused this problem were dvipng. when I executed "sudo apt-get build-dep dvipng" it crashed with this error.
dpkg: error processing texlive-latex-base-doc (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              Errors were encountered while processing:
 m4
 autoconf
 automake1.7
 intltool
 cdbs
 dvipng
 texlive-base-bin-doc
 texlive-latex-base-doc
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

this is a very serious problem that may cause me every time to reinstall. please help.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
Dependencies:
 libgcc1 1:4.3.2-1ubuntu11
 gcc-4.3-base 4.3.2-1ubuntu11
 findutils 4.4.0-2ubuntu3
 libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu7
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: m4 1.4.11-1
SourcePackage: m4
Title: package m4 1.4.11-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-9-generic x86_64

[Lenin (gagarin)]

this is in no way related to anything with gnustep

[Lenin (gagarin)]

9 years old