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package monodoc-base 2.4.4~svn151842-1ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: post-installation script exit status 127 - /usr/bin/update-monodoc: line 3: [: argument expected

Bug #591547 reported by Kiljoy001
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: mono

monodevelop package fails to install

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: monodoc-base 2.4.4~svn151842-1ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.36-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Jun 8 19:48:12 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook-Remix 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.4)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: mono
Title: package monodoc-base 2.4.4~svn151842-1ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127

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Kiljoy001 (kiljoy001) wrote :
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Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote :

Thanks for your report.

The error is
---
Setting up monodoc-manual (2.4.4~svn151842-1ubuntu4) ...
Processing triggers for monodoc-base ...
/usr/bin/update-monodoc: line 3: [: argument expected
generating monodoc search index...
/usr/bin/update-monodoc: line 9: monodoc: command not found
dpkg: error processing monodoc-base (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127

summary: package monodoc-base 2.4.4~svn151842-1ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade:
- subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status
- 127
+ post-installation script exit status 127 - /usr/bin/update-monodoc: line
+ 3: [: argument expected
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Brendan (brendan-rankin) wrote :

In my case, this is caused by soft linking /bin/bash as /bin/sh. Both /bin/zsh and /bin/dash behave properly, but for some reason bash hates the if [ syntax on line 3 of update-monodoc. Personally, I would still categorize this as a bug in update-monodoc as these sorts of scripts should be written in very generic Bourne Shell syntax... Either that or it's a bug in the bash shell parser.

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The Dave (thedave) wrote :

Brendan, nice work on finding a work-around. Thx

Brian Murray (brian-murray)
tags: added: package-conflict
Launchpad Janitor (janitor)
Changed in mono (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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ottadini (ben-harrison) wrote :

Hi, I'm a bit thick. Does Brendan's comment suggest that I should remove the soft link of /bin/bash as /bin/sh? How?

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Brendan (brendan-rankin) wrote :

Yes. That's exactly what I did. I think there's an official way to do it, but I just 'rm -f /bin/sh' and then make the link to zsh or dash using 'ln -s'.

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