misses dependency on common-lisp-controller

(apt-get remove gclcvs)

Removing gclcvs ...
Cannot find common-lisp-controller.
Please report this as a bug.

(dpkg --purge gclcvs)

(Reading database ... 136281 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing gclcvs ...
Purging configuration files for gclcvs ...

Just seen this on Intrepid.

Re: [Bug 155535] Re: gclcvs in gutsy refuses to upgrade or uninstall

Since I'd upgraded to hardy, I've not seen the problem
... on the other hand, I'm using an older kernel, as I lose sound &
wifi on my t40 thinkpad when I boot from any of the latest three.

I correspond/chat with Nick Moffitt at canonical; and may be an update
soon will restore function to my laptop, once famous as
linux-friendly. -g

Looks like you are missing register-common-lisp-implementation command (from common-lisp-controller package). Installing it seems to solve problem.

For some reason gclcvs package doesn't list common-lisp-controller as requirement, maybe it should?

Bug still present as of today with Intrepid. Another thread says installing
common-lisp-controller does not fix it.

 IAC this is what you get (attached). Maybe you need gcl or sbcl already installed to recompile common-lisp-controller?

 Using dpgk-reconfigure, it asks me for a "short site name" and a "long site name". Then I get this (attached).

Running Jaunty (all up-to-date)

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL:

Registering documents with scrollkeeper...

Processing triggers for packagekit ...

 * Reloading system message bus config... 
[ OK ]

Setting up gclcvs (2.7.0-64) ...

Aborted (core dumped)

gclcvs.sh Uninstalling clc image and purging object cache ...

rm: cannot remove `Segmentation': Is a directory

rm: cannot remove `violation:': Is a directory

rm: cannot remove `c': Is a directory

rm: cannot remove `stack': Is a directory

rm: cannot remove `ok:signalling': Is a directory

rm: cannot remove `error': Is a directory

rm: cannot remove `Unrecoverable': Is a directory

rm: cannot remove `error:': Is a directory

rm: cannot remove `Segmentation': Is a directory

rm: cannot remove `violation..': Is a directory

gclcvs.sh Installing clc as Segmentation violation: c stack ok:signalling error Unrecoverable error: Segmentation violation.. ...

Segmentation violation: c stack ok:signalling error

Unrecoverable error: Segmentation violation..

Aborted (core dumped)

Error building send-clc-command

dpkg: error processing gclcvs (--configure):

 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Setting up libghc6-pandoc-dev (0.46+2build1) ...

==================================================
Then, after the above, I attempt to PURGE:
(Reading database ... 1278197 files and directories currently installed.)

Removing gclcvs ...

Aborted (core dumped)

Aborted (core dumped)

gclcvs.sh Uninstalling clc and restoring pristine orig image ...

rm: cannot remove `Segmentation': Is a directory

rm: cannot remove `violation:': Is a directory

rm: cannot remove `c': Is a directory

rm: cannot remove `stack': Is a directory

rm: cannot remove `ok:signalling': Is a directory

rm: cannot remove `error': Is a directory

rm: cannot remove `Unrecoverable': Is a directory

rm: cannot remove `error:': Is a directory

rm: cannot remove `Segmentation': Is a directory

rm: cannot remove `violation..': Is a directory

Aborted (core dumped)

Aborted (core dumped)

gclcvs.sh Uninstalling clc and restoring pristine orig image ...

rm: cannot remove `Segmentation': Is a directory

rm: cannot remove `violation:': Is a directory

rm: cannot remove `c': Is a directory

rm: cannot remove `stack': Is a directory

rm: cannot remove `ok:signalling': Is a directory

rm: cannot remove `error': Is a directory

rm: cannot remove `Unrecoverable': Is a directory

rm: cannot remove `error:': Is a directory

rm: cannot remove `Segmentation': Is a directory

rm: cannot remove `violation..': Is a directory

remove/gclcvs: purging byte-compiled files for emacs-snapshot

remove/gclcvs: purging byte-compiled files for xemacs21

It seems pretty likely this is the install script (gclcvs.sh) interpreting an error message as a file-path.

This has to do with address space randomization that was recently added to the Ubuntu kernel.

If you set the sysctl variable kernel.randomize_va_space to 0 or 1 (default: 2), it will install fine. Setting the variable can be done by either editing /etc/sysctl.conf or by running the following command:

sysctl kernel.randomize_va_space=1

Please stop bugging me with that inferior Linux-Shit!

@Susanne

No reason to be such a potty mouth. The unsubscribe button is right there in the menu.

Fixed in 2.7.0-65

gclcvs (2.7.0-65) unstable; urgency=low
[...]
  * Depend on common-lisp-controller, Closes: #416514.
[...]
 -- Camm Maguire <email address hidden> Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:56:28 -0400

Well, Ubuntu has source packages with this bug fixed for a long time, but they all fail to build. Resetting to Confirmed.

Aggree with that. Wanted to build gcl with ansi-flag enabled, got an error, wanted to try it with gclvcs, dpkg returned an error. Installed common-lisp-controller, still a dpkg error. SOmething is really wrong there.