Bug#502740: conquest-server: piuparts test fails: mkdir: cannot create directory `/var/games/conquest': No such file or directory

Sun Oct 19 14:05:42 UTC 2008

Package: conquest-server
Version: 8.3-2
Severity: serious
User: debian-qa at lists.debian.org
Usertags: piuparts-20081019 piuparts

Hi,

During tests using piuparts of all packages in lenny,
I ran into the following problem:

>   Reading package lists...
>   Building dependency tree...
>   Reading state information...
>   The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
>     libgc1c2
>   Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
>   The following extra packages will be installed:
>     adduser conquest-libs libasound2 libdirectfb-1.0-0 libmikmod2 libogg0
>     libsdl-mixer1.2 libsdl1.2debian libsdl1.2debian-alsa libsmpeg0 libsvga1
>     libsysfs2 libts-0.0-0 libvorbis0a libvorbisfile3 libx86-1 svgalibg1
>   Suggested packages:
>     perl-modules libasound2-plugins
>   The following NEW packages will be installed:
>     adduser conquest-libs conquest-server libasound2 libdirectfb-1.0-0
>     libmikmod2 libogg0 libsdl-mixer1.2 libsdl1.2debian libsdl1.2debian-alsa
>     libsmpeg0 libsvga1 libsysfs2 libts-0.0-0 libvorbis0a libvorbisfile3 libx86-1
>     svgalibg1
>   0 upgraded, 18 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
>   Need to get 3057kB of archives.
>   After this operation, 7995kB of additional disk space will be used.
>   WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
>     adduser libmikmod2 libasound2 libsysfs2 libts-0.0-0 libdirectfb-1.0-0
>     libx86-1 libsvga1 svgalibg1 libsdl1.2debian-alsa libsdl1.2debian libsmpeg0
>     libogg0 libvorbis0a libvorbisfile3 libsdl-mixer1.2 conquest-libs
>     conquest-server
>   Authentication warning overridden.
>   Get:1 http://127.0.0.1 lenny/main adduser 3.110 [184kB]
>   Get:2 http://127.0.0.1 lenny/main libmikmod2 3.1.11-a-6 [124kB]
>   Get:3 http://127.0.0.1 lenny/main libasound2 1.0.16-2 [356kB]
>   Get:4 http://127.0.0.1 lenny/main libsysfs2 2.1.0-5 [28.3kB]
>   Get:5 http://127.0.0.1 lenny/main libts-0.0-0 1.0-4 [27.1kB]
>   Get:6 http://127.0.0.1 lenny/main libdirectfb-1.0-0 1.0.1-11 [1148kB]
>   Get:7 http://127.0.0.1 lenny/main libx86-1 1.1+ds1-2 [8032B]
>   Get:8 http://127.0.0.1 lenny/main libsvga1 1:1.4.3-27 [311kB]
>   Get:9 http://127.0.0.1 lenny/main svgalibg1 1:1.4.3-27 [768B]
>   Get:10 http://127.0.0.1 lenny/main libsdl1.2debian-alsa 1.2.13-2 [209kB]
>   Get:11 http://127.0.0.1 lenny/main libsdl1.2debian 1.2.13-2 [19.4kB]
>   Get:12 http://127.0.0.1 lenny/main libsmpeg0 0.4.5+cvs20030824-2.2 [103kB]
>   Get:13 http://127.0.0.1 lenny/main libogg0 1.1.3-4 [14.3kB]
>   Get:14 http://127.0.0.1 lenny/main libvorbis0a 1.2.0.dfsg-3.1 [100kB]
>   Get:15 http://127.0.0.1 lenny/main libvorbisfile3 1.2.0.dfsg-3.1 [20.7kB]
>   Get:16 http://127.0.0.1 lenny/main libsdl-mixer1.2 1.2.8-4 [91.7kB]
>   Get:17 http://127.0.0.1 lenny/main conquest-libs 8.3-2 [251kB]
>   Get:18 http://127.0.0.1 lenny/main conquest-server 8.3-2 [60.9kB]
>   debconf: delaying package configuration, since apt-utils is not installed
>   Fetched 3057kB in 0s (4666kB/s)
>   Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
>   Selecting previously deselected package adduser.
>   (Reading database ... 5779 files and directories currently installed.)
>   Unpacking adduser (from .../archives/adduser_3.110_all.deb) ...
>   Selecting previously deselected package libmikmod2.
>   Unpacking libmikmod2 (from .../libmikmod2_3.1.11-a-6_i386.deb) ...
>   Selecting previously deselected package libasound2.
>   Unpacking libasound2 (from .../libasound2_1.0.16-2_i386.deb) ...
>   Selecting previously deselected package libsysfs2.
>   Unpacking libsysfs2 (from .../libsysfs2_2.1.0-5_i386.deb) ...
>   Selecting previously deselected package libts-0.0-0.
>   Unpacking libts-0.0-0 (from .../libts-0.0-0_1.0-4_i386.deb) ...
>   Selecting previously deselected package libdirectfb-1.0-0.
>   Unpacking libdirectfb-1.0-0 (from .../libdirectfb-1.0-0_1.0.1-11_i386.deb) ...
>   Selecting previously deselected package libx86-1.
>   Unpacking libx86-1 (from .../libx86-1_1.1+ds1-2_i386.deb) ...
>   Selecting previously deselected package libsvga1.
>   Unpacking libsvga1 (from .../libsvga1_1%3a1.4.3-27_i386.deb) ...
>   Selecting previously deselected package svgalibg1.
>   Unpacking svgalibg1 (from .../svgalibg1_1%3a1.4.3-27_all.deb) ...
>   Selecting previously deselected package libsdl1.2debian-alsa.
>   Unpacking libsdl1.2debian-alsa (from .../libsdl1.2debian-alsa_1.2.13-2_i386.deb) ...
>   Selecting previously deselected package libsdl1.2debian.
>   Unpacking libsdl1.2debian (from .../libsdl1.2debian_1.2.13-2_i386.deb) ...
>   Selecting previously deselected package libsmpeg0.
>   Unpacking libsmpeg0 (from .../libsmpeg0_0.4.5+cvs20030824-2.2_i386.deb) ...
>   Selecting previously deselected package libogg0.
>   Unpacking libogg0 (from .../libogg0_1.1.3-4_i386.deb) ...
>   Selecting previously deselected package libvorbis0a.
>   Unpacking libvorbis0a (from .../libvorbis0a_1.2.0.dfsg-3.1_i386.deb) ...
>   Selecting previously deselected package libvorbisfile3.
>   Unpacking libvorbisfile3 (from .../libvorbisfile3_1.2.0.dfsg-3.1_i386.deb) ...
>   Selecting previously deselected package libsdl-mixer1.2.
>   Unpacking libsdl-mixer1.2 (from .../libsdl-mixer1.2_1.2.8-4_i386.deb) ...
>   Selecting previously deselected package conquest-libs.
>   Unpacking conquest-libs (from .../conquest-libs_8.3-2_i386.deb) ...
>   Selecting previously deselected package conquest-server.
>   Unpacking conquest-server (from .../conquest-server_8.3-2_i386.deb) ...
>   Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
>   Setting up adduser (3.110) ...
>   Setting up libmikmod2 (3.1.11-a-6) ...
>   Setting up libasound2 (1.0.16-2) ...
>   Setting up libsysfs2 (2.1.0-5) ...
>   Setting up libts-0.0-0 (1.0-4) ...
>   Setting up libdirectfb-1.0-0 (1.0.1-11) ...
>   Setting up libx86-1 (1.1+ds1-2) ...
>   Setting up libsvga1 (1:1.4.3-27) ...
>   Setting up svgalibg1 (1:1.4.3-27) ...
>   Setting up libsdl1.2debian-alsa (1.2.13-2) ...
>   Setting up libsdl1.2debian (1.2.13-2) ...
>   Setting up libsmpeg0 (0.4.5+cvs20030824-2.2) ...
>   Setting up libogg0 (1.1.3-4) ...
>   Setting up libvorbis0a (1.2.0.dfsg-3.1) ...
>   Setting up libvorbisfile3 (1.2.0.dfsg-3.1) ...
>   Setting up libsdl-mixer1.2 (1.2.8-4) ...
>   Setting up conquest-libs (8.3-2) ...
>   Setting up conquest-server (8.3-2) ...
>   Adding group `conquest' (GID 108) ...
>   Done.
>   mkdir: cannot create directory `/var/games/conquest': No such file or directory
>   dpkg: error processing conquest-server (--configure):
>    subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
>   Errors were encountered while processing:
>    conquest-server
>   E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

It is reproducible by installing your package in a clean chroot - cleaned
up using:
 debfoster -o MaxPriority=required -o UseRecommends=no -f -n apt debfoster

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