package update-manager 1:0.87.24 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit(): E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[Felipe Figueiredo]

Binary package hint: update-manager

Error during upgrade from Gutsy to Hardy, apparently during some operation with alsa drivers. More info on separate comments.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Apr 30 14:41:26 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit(): E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: update-manager 1:0.87.24
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: update-manager
Title: package update-manager 1:0.87.24 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit(): E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Uname: Linux 2.6.22-14-generic i686

[Felipe Figueiredo (philsf)]

This is what I could gather from the Details window in the upgrade process:

ALSA lib confmisc.c:1251:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name
ALSA lib conf.c:3513:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib conf.c:3985:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib pcm.c:2145:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default
ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:1207:(_snd_pcm_hw_open) Invalid value for card
ALSA lib confmisc.c:768:(parse_card) cannot find card '0'
ALSA lib conf.c:3513:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib confmisc.c:392:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings
ALSA lib conf.c:3513:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1251:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name
ALSA lib conf.c:3513:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib conf.c:3985:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib pcm.c:2145:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default
ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:1207:(_snd_pcm_hw_open) Invalid value for card
ALSA lib confmisc.c:768:(parse_card) cannot find card '0'
ALSA lib conf.c:3513:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib confmisc.c:392:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings
ALSA lib conf.c:3513:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1251:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name
ALSA lib conf.c:3513:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib conf.c:3985:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib pcm.c:2145:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default
ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:1207:(_snd_pcm_hw_open) Invalid value for card
ALSA lib confmisc.c:768:(parse_card) cannot find card '0'
ALSA lib conf.c:3513:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib confmisc.c:392:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings
ALSA lib conf.c:3513:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1251:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name
ALSA lib conf.c:3513:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib conf.c:3985:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib pcm.c:2145:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default
ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:1207:(_snd_pcm_hw_open) Invalid value for card
ALSA lib confmisc.c:768:(parse_card) cannot find card '0'
ALSA lib conf.c:3513:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib confmisc.c:392:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings
ALSA lib conf.c:3513:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1251:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name
ALSA lib conf.c:3513:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or direc...

[Felipe Figueiredo (philsf)]

Maybe this is related to bug #224871, since it consistently gave me problems with apt.

[Michael Vogt (mvo)]

Thanks for your bugreport.

Please attach the files in /var/log/dist-upgrade to this bugreport.
 Thanks Michael

[Michael Vogt (mvo)]

Here is what causes the error during the upgrade:

2008-04-30 14:15:00,928 ERROR got an error from dpkg for pkg: 'plucker': 'subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Setting up plucker (1.8-24) ...
file does not exist: /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/PyPlucker/UtilFns.py
file does not exist: /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/PyPlucker/Writer.py
file does not exist: /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/PyPlucker/__init__.py
file does not exist: /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/PyPlucker/helper/CharsetMapping.py
file does not exist: /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/PyPlucker/helper/PQAAppInfo.py
file does not exist: /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/PyPlucker/helper/__init__.py
file does not exist: /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/PyPlucker/helper/dict.py
file does not exist: /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/PyPlucker/helper/doc_compress.py
file does not exist: /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/PyPlucker/helper/gettext.py
file does not exist: /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/PyPlucker/helper/prc.py
file does not exist: /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/PyPlucker/helper/timeoutsocket.py
file does not exist: /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/PyPlucker/pluck-comics.py
pycentral: pycentral bccompile: error byte-compiling package `plucker'
pycentral bccompile: error byte-compiling package `plucker'
dpkg: error processing plucker (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

I reassign to the appropriate package.

[Felipe Figueiredo (philsf)]

Thanks. Then I already reported it, in another bug. I thought it was different because of the ALSA messages. I'll set the other a dup of this.

[Felipe Figueiredo (philsf)]

From the duplicate ( Bug #224871 ):

 Felipe Figueiredo wrote on 2008-04-30: (permalink)

The issue continued to happen, after rebooting, during each and every pacakge operation (install, upgrade or remove) in synaptic. I decided to remove the plucker package, and re install it, and it solved. Sad that this broke my upgrade process, and I had to finish it manually.

A screenshot was also posted there:

http://launchpadlibrarian.net/14050498/plucker_problem.png

[Cesare Tirabassi (norsetto)]

I think the problem is that the package installs in /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/PyPlucker/ but pycentral moves to /usr/share/pycentral/plucker/site-packages/PyPlucker/ adding symlinks in /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/PyPlucker/.
When upgrading, these symlinks are removed (by pycentral!? by dpkg!?) so that installation fails since pycentral cannot bytecompile the sources.
Simply adding export DH_PYCENTRAL=nomove to debian/rules solves this, but I wonder if it is just a workaround around a deeper problem with pycentral?
I have a package ready for upload to intrepid (and will make an sru to hardy if accepted) but I would like to have mvo/doko opinion on this?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package plucker - 1.8-24build1

---------------
plucker (1.8-24build1) intrepid; urgency=low

  * Rebuild with newer pycentral (LP: #224847)

 -- Cesare Tirabassi <email address hidden> Mon, 26 May 2008 12:43:17 +0200

[Cesare Tirabassi (norsetto)]

As doko (thx!) suggested, a simple rebuild with newer pycentral solves this. I'm subscribing motu-sru to request a go-ahead to fix this for the stable release:

1. Users upgrading to hardy will fail upgrade due to plucker failure to upgrade.
2. This is simply due to the package not having been rebuild with latest pycentral. The package in the development release has been rebuilt with last pycentral.
3. A minimal patch is attached.
4. TEST CASE: Install the gutsy (or dapper) version of the package (ie. 1.8-21ubuntu1). Upgrading to the hardy version (1.8-24) will fail. Upgrading to the hardy-proposed version (1.8-24build0.1) will succeed.
5. Its a simple rebuild, so no regression potential of the patch is foreseen. If no updates to the intrepid package will be made, users upgrading to intrepid will also be unaffected (intrepid version (1.8-24build1) is > hardy version (1.8-24build0.1) so the package will be upgraded successfully).

[Luca Falavigna (dktrkranz)]

ACK from motu-sru to upload a no-change rebuild.

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Accepted into -proposed, please test and give feedback here

[Cesare Tirabassi (norsetto)]

To have this available in hardy-updates, we need your help in testing it.

 If you would like to help, please add the following line to /etc/apt/sources.list:

  deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-proposed universe

Then update and install (or upgrade) plucker with your preferred package manager.
Please report test results here.

The TEST CASE is very simple: Install the gutsy (or dapper) version of the package (ie. 1.8-21ubuntu1). Upgrading to the hardy version (1.8-24) will fail. Upgrading to the hardy-proposed version (1.8-24build0.1) will succeed.

Many thanks in advance for your help!

[Devid Antonio Filoni (d.filoni)]

It works properly.

[Felipe Figueiredo (philsf)]

I ran the test case, and it worked as expected: fail on 1.8-21ubuntu1->1.8-24, success on 1.8-21ubuntu1->1.8-24build0.1 .

Thank you very much for this.

[Cesare Tirabassi (norsetto)]

This needs an update in view of bug 236035.
Version 1.8-24ubuntu0.1 has been uploaded to hardy-proposed, please test when available.

[LaserJock (laserjock)]

SRU ack for 1.8-24ubuntu0.1. Please update with test case and proceed.

[Cesare Tirabassi (norsetto)]

Updated TEST CASE: Install the gutsy (or dapper) version of the package (ie. 1.8-21ubuntu1). Upgrading to the hardy version (1.8-24) will fail. Upgrading to the hardy-proposed version (1.8-24ubuntu0.1) will succeed. Now check that all commands are executed when called from a shell prompt:

pluck-comics
plucker-dump
plucker-decode
plucker-build

[Felipe Figueiredo (philsf)]

Success on upgrade, fail on execution of ALL mentioned binaries:

philsf@philsf-laptop:~$ pluck-comics
The program 'pluck-comics' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install plucker
bash: pluck-comics: command not found

philsf@philsf-laptop:~$ pluck-dump
bash: pluck-dump: command not found

philsf@philsf-laptop:~$ plucker-decode
The program 'plucker-decode' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install plucker
bash: plucker-decode: command not found

philsf@philsf-laptop:~$ plucker-build
The program 'plucker-build' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install plucker
bash: plucker-build: command not found

philsf@philsf-laptop:~$ apt-cache policy plucker
plucker:
  Installed: 1.8-24build0.1
  Candidate: 1.8-24build0.1
  Version table:
 *** 1.8-24build0.1 0
        500 http://br.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-proposed/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1.8-24 0
        500 http://br.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Packages

[Cesare Tirabassi (norsetto)]

@Felipe,
thanks for checking!
Please wait until the new package is in proposed, it has not yet been approved by the archive admins.
As you can see from the apt-cache command, you are still testing the 1.8-24build0.1 version, the new version will be 1.8-24ubuntu0.1.

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Accepted into -proposed, please test and give feedback here

[Felipe Figueiredo (philsf)]

@Cesare,

duh! I missed the non-numerical part of the version.

Ok, I tested the new ubuntu0.1 and it upgrades from the gutsy version, and the referred binaries exist.

But I don't see the /usr/share/plucker/palm dir, with the prc bins that are supposed to be installed by the plucker-prc-install bin. Actually, I just checked and the neither of the 3 versions mentioned in this bug report (gutsy version, hardy, and hardy-proposed) contain it. Should this be corrected before the package is pushed to -updates?

[Felipe Figueiredo (philsf)]

Nevermind the last commend, bout plucker-prc-install. I just noted that this binary is supposed to fetch the PRCs from the web, instead of /usr/share/plucker.

The package is tested and good to go, AFAICT. Thanks, and sorry for the noise.

[Cesare Tirabassi (norsetto)]

Thanks for testing, we have +1 here, +1 from bug 236035 and +1 from me, I'm therefore setting it do verification-done.

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Copied to hardy-updates.