[Debconf-devel] Bug#651701: debconf: Use of uninitialized value $command in lc at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm

[Cyril Brulebois]

Package: debconf
Version: 1.5.41
Severity: normal

Hi,

while trying to get rid of some old kernel packages, I ran into:
| dkms: removing: virtualbox 4.1.6 (3.0.0-2-amd64) (x86_64)
| Use of uninitialized value $command in lc at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 123, <GEN0> line 3.
| Use of uninitialized value $command in lc at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 123, <GEN0> line 9.
| Use of uninitialized value $command in lc at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 123, <GEN0> line 11.
| Use of uninitialized value $command in lc at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 123, <GEN0> line 18.
| Use of uninitialized value $command in lc at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 123, <GEN0> line 19.
| Use of uninitialized value $command in lc at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 123, <GEN0> line 26.
| Use of uninitialized value $command in lc at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 123, <GEN0> line 27.
| Use of uninitialized value $command in lc at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 123, <GEN0> line 34.
| Use of uninitialized value $command in lc at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 123, <GEN0> line 35.
| Use of uninitialized value $command in lc at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 123, <GEN0> line 42.
| Use of uninitialized value $command in lc at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 123, <GEN0> line 44.
| Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .

That might be the caller's fault, not sure, so filing it here for now.

Mraw,
KiBi.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-rc4-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages debconf depends on:
ii  perl-base  5.14.2-6

Versions of packages debconf recommends:
ii  apt-utils     0.8.15.9
ii  debconf-i18n  1.5.41

Versions of packages debconf suggests:
ii  debconf-doc                <none>
ii  debconf-utils              <none>
ii  libgtk2-perl               2:1.223-1+b2
ii  libnet-ldap-perl           <none>
ii  libqtcore4-perl            <none>
ii  libqtgui4-perl             <none>
ii  libterm-readline-gnu-perl  1.20-2+b1
ii  perl                       5.14.2-6
ii  whiptail                   0.52.11-2.1

-- debconf information:
  debconf-apt-progress/preparing:
  debconf/frontend: Dialog
  debconf-apt-progress/title:
  debconf/priority: high
  debconf-apt-progress/info:
  debconf-apt-progress/media-change: