Bug#429737: impossible to install exim4-config 4.67-3

nb nb at dagami.org
Tue Jun 19 20:29:36 UTC 2007


Package: exim4-config
Version: 4.67-3
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable


Setting up exim4-config (4.67-3) ...
2007-06-19 22:28:01 Exim configuration error in line 30 of
/var/lib/exim4/config.autogenerated.tmp:
  malformed macro definition
Invalid new configfile /var/lib/exim4/config.autogenerated.tmp
not installing /var/lib/exim4/config.autogenerated.tmp to 
/var/lib/exim4/config.autogenerated
dpkg: error processing exim4-config (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of exim4-base:
 exim4-base depends on exim4-config (>= 4.30) | exim4-config-2; however:
  Package exim4-config is not configured yet.
  Package exim4-config-2 is not installed.
  Package exim4-config which provides exim4-config-2 is not configured
yet.
dpkg: error processing exim4-base (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of exim4-daemon-heavy:
 exim4-daemon-heavy depends on exim4-base (>= 4.67); however:
  Package exim4-base is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing exim4-daemon-heavy (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of exim4:
 exim4 depends on exim4-base (>= 4.67); however:
  Package exim4-base is not configured yet.
 exim4 depends on exim4-daemon-light | exim4-daemon-heavy |
exim4-daemon-custom; however:
  Package exim4-daemon-light is not installed.
  Package exim4-daemon-heavy is not configured yet.
  Package exim4-daemon-custom is not installed.
dpkg: error processing exim4 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 exim4-config
 exim4-base
 exim4-daemon-heavy
 exim4
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

line 30 contains :

DEBCONFminimaldnsDEBCONF


This follows an apt-get upgrade

-- Package-specific info:
Exim version 4.67 #1 built 18-Jun-2007 10:38:30
Copyright (c) University of Cambridge 2006
Berkeley DB: Sleepycat Software: Berkeley DB 4.3.29: (September  6, 2005)
Support for: crypteq iconv() IPv6 PAM Perl GnuTLS move_frozen_messages Content_Scanning Old_Demime
Lookups: lsearch wildlsearch nwildlsearch iplsearch cdb dbm dbmnz dnsdb dsearch ldap ldapdn ldapm mysql nis nis0 passwd pgsql sqlite
Authenticators: cram_md5 cyrus_sasl dovecot plaintext spa
Routers: accept dnslookup ipliteral iplookup manualroute queryprogram redirect
Transports: appendfile/maildir/mailstore/mbx autoreply lmtp pipe smtp
Fixed never_users: 0
Size of off_t: 8
Configuration file is /var/lib/exim4/config.autogenerated
# /etc/exim4/update-exim4.conf.conf
#
# Edit this file and /etc/mailname by hand and execute update-exim4.conf
# yourself or use 'dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config'
#
# Please note that this is _not_ a dpkg-conffile and that automatic changes
# to this file might happen. The code handling this will honor your local
# changes, so this is usually fine, but will break local schemes that mess
# around with multiple versions of the file.
#
# update-exim4.conf uses this file to determine variable values to replace
# the DEBCONFsomethingDEBCONF strings in the configuration template files.
#
# Most settings found in here do have corresponding questions in the
# Debconf configuration, but not all of them.
#
# This is a Debian specific file

dc_eximconfig_configtype='internet'
dc_other_hostnames='colibri.dagami.org : colibri : dagami.org'
dc_local_interfaces=''
dc_readhost=''
dc_relay_domains=''
dc_minimaldns='false'
dc_relay_nets='82.226.230.20/32:10.1.1.0/24'
dc_smarthost=''
CFILEMODE='644'
dc_use_split_config='false'
dc_hide_mailname=''
dc_mailname_in_oh='true'
dc_localdelivery='mail_spool'
mailname:colibri.dagami.org

-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.20-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR at euro, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR at euro (charmap=ISO-8859-15)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages exim4-config depends on:
ii  adduser                       3.103      Add and remove users and groups
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]         1.5.13     Debian configuration management sy

exim4-config recommends no packages.

-- debconf information:
  exim4/dc_smarthost:
* exim4/dc_relay_domains:
  exim4/dc_localdelivery: mbox format in /var/mail/
  exim4/exim3_upgrade: true
* exim4/dc_eximconfig_configtype: internet site; mail is sent and received directly using SMTP
  exim4/dc_readhost:
  exim4/exim4-config-title:
  exim4/dc_noalias_regenerate: false
* exim4/dc_relay_nets: 82.226.230.20/32:10.1.1.0/24
* exim4/mailname: colibri.dagami.org
* exim4/dc_local_interfaces:
  exim4/dc_minimaldns: false
* exim4/dc_other_hostnames: colibri.dagami.org : colibri : dagami.org
  exim4/no_config: true
  exim4/hide_mailname:
* exim4/dc_postmaster: nb
* exim4/use_split_config: false
  exim4/internal/exim4-config.reconfigure: false




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