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ibmasm-utils package

package ibmasm-utils should only support x86 based architectures

Bug #651877 reported by Mauro Boffa
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ibmasm-utils (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
James Page
Nominated for Natty by James Page

Bug Description

Binary package hint: ibmasm-utils

package ibmasm-utils 3.0-1ubuntu9 failed to install/

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: ibmasm-utils 3.0-1ubuntu9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.43-powerpc 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-powerpc ppc
Architecture: powerpc
Date: Wed Sep 29 14:54:52 2010
ErrorMessage: il sottoprocesso vecchio script di post-installation ha restituito lo stato di errore 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release powerpc (20100428)
SourcePackage: ibmasm-utils
Title: package ibmasm-utils 3.0-1ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade: il sottoprocesso vecchio script di post-installation ha restituito lo stato di errore 1

Related branches

lp:~james-page/ubuntu/natty/ibmasm-utils/fix-651877
Ubuntu branches: Pending requested
Diff: 31 lines (+9/-2)
2 files modified
debian/changelog (+7/-0)
debian/control (+2/-2)
lp:ubuntu/natty/ibmasm-utils
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Mauro Boffa (mauro-boffa) wrote :
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James Page (james-page) wrote : Re: package ibmasm-utils 3.0-1ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Error message from dpkg log file (translated)

FATAL: Module not found ibmasm.
FATAL: Module not found ibmasm.
invoke-rc.d: initscript ibmasm, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing ibmasm-utils (- configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

summary: - package ibmasm-utils 3.0-1ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade: il
- sottoprocesso vecchio script di post-installation ha restituito lo stato
- di errore 1
+ package ibmasm-utils 3.0-1ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
+ post-installation script returned error exit status 1
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James Page (james-page) wrote :

Looking at the powerpc linux-image package (the equivalent provide the ibmasm module on i386 and amd64 architectures) I can't find any support for ibmasm in the kernel, i.e. no module for this architecture.

This would explain the error messages that you have seen during the installation of ibmasm-utils.

The ibmasm module depends on a x86 architecture so is not supported by the kernel on powerpc.

The ibmasm-utils package should be updated to reflect this dependency in the underlying module as it currently supports 'any' architecture.

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James Page (james-page) wrote :

ibmasm module confirmed as requiring x86 architecture

summary: - package ibmasm-utils 3.0-1ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
- post-installation script returned error exit status 1
+ package ibmasm-utils should only support x86 based architectures
Changed in ibmasm-utils (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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James Page (james-page) wrote :

Proposed importance: Low

James Page (james-page)
Changed in ibmasm-utils (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → James Page (james-page)
status: Confirmed → In Progress
James Page (james-page)
Changed in ibmasm-utils (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thank you for your work there, I've subscribed the package maintainer to the bug for review

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package ibmasm-utils - 3.0-1ubuntu10

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ibmasm-utils (3.0-1ubuntu10) natty; urgency=low

  * Only build for x86 based architectures (LP: #651877).
  * Bumped Standards-Version to 3.9.1, no changes
 -- James Page <email address hidden> Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:35:13 +0100

Changed in ibmasm-utils (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Released
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