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thestinger

Package Maintainer (PM)

From: Toronto, Canada

Registered: 2010-01-23

Posts: 478

[solved] pacman/libalpm syntax error

I keep getting a strange error when installing or removing packages. It doesn't happen with all packages, but when it does happen, I can duplicate the same error by installing or removing that same package again.

here's a quick example:

(1/1) checking for file conflicts                   [-------------------------------------------------------------------------] 100%
(1/1) upgrading grep                                [-------------------------------------------------------------------------] 100%
/tmp/alpm_FWxvZh/.INSTALL: 2: Syntax error: "(" unexpected
error: command failed to execute correctly

Nothing has broken yet and everything seems fine so it could be harmless, but I've backed up /etc and /home just in case everything explodes.

EDIT: just in case it wasn't clear, the error doesn't stop the package from getting installed or removed properly

Last edited by thestinger (2010-03-29 09:07:28)

Allan

Pacman

From: Brisbane, AU

Registered: 2007-06-09

Posts: 11,672

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Re: [solved] pacman/libalpm syntax error

Change you /bin/sh symlink back to bash...

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