PG 9.1 on Debian Squeeze

On Samstag, 8. Oktober 2011, Raymond O'Donnell wrote:

Hi,

rod@simecom:~$ psql -U postgres -h localhost
Can't exec "dpkg-architecture": No such file or directory at

dpkg-architecture is missing.
This file is provided by the package dpkg-dev.

Regards, Jens

On Sat, Oct 08, 2011 at 12:19:22PM +0100, Raymond O'Donnell wrote:

I'm not sure if this is the correct place for this, but here goes: I've
just installed Postgres 9.1.1 from backports.debian.org on a fresh
installation of Debian Squeeze, and when I run psql here's what I get:

rod@simecom:~$ psql -U postgres -h localhost
Can't exec "dpkg-architecture": No such file or directory at
/usr/bin/psql line 103.
Use of uninitialized value $multiarch in scalar chomp at /usr/bin/psql
line 104.
Password for user postgres:
psql (9.1.1)
SSL connection (cipher: DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA, bits: 256)
Type "help" for help.

postgres=#

It looks to me as if there's a bug there somewhere.

apt-get install dpkg-dev

should fix what you are seeing. The question remains whether
postgresql-client(-common) should "Depends:" from dpkg-dev
-- this should be "reportbug postgresql-client"ed.

Karsten
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* Karsten Hilbert (Karsten.Hilbert@gmx.net) wrote:

apt-get install dpkg-dev

should fix what you are seeing. The question remains whether
postgresql-client(-common) should "Depends:" from dpkg-dev
-- this should be "reportbug postgresql-client"ed.

I believe Martin has just put together some packages which resolve that
issue (and, it shouldn't :).

Thanks,

Stephen

On 08/10/2011 13:03, Stephen Frost wrote:

* Karsten Hilbert (Karsten.Hilbert@gmx.net) wrote:

apt-get install dpkg-dev

should fix what you are seeing. The question remains whether
postgresql-client(-common) should "Depends:" from dpkg-dev --
this should be "reportbug postgresql-client"ed.

I believe Martin has just put together some packages which resolve
that issue (and, it shouldn't :).

Thanks everyone - I installed dpkg-dev, and it now produces a
different message:

rod@simecom:~$ psql -U postgres -h localhost
DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH is not a supported variable name at
/usr/bin/dpkg-architecture line 214.
Password for user postgres:
psql (9.1.1)
SSL connection (cipher: DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA, bits: 256)
Type "help" for help.

postgres=#

It's not a big deal for me - Postgres is obviously working OK for me,
which is the main thing, so I'll wait for the new packages. Do you
know if they'll be available from backports, or do I get them elsewhere?

Thanks for your help,

Ray.

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rod@iol.ie

On Sat, Oct 08, 2011 at 03:54:31PM +0100, Raymond O'Donnell wrote:

Oh, wait, you said Squeeze - which doesn't have:

Thanks everyone - I installed dpkg-dev, and it now produces a
different message:

rod@simecom:~$ psql -U postgres -h localhost
DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH is not a supported variable name at /usr/bin/dpkg-architecture line 214.

multi-arch and neither has:

Password for user postgres:
psql (9.1.1)

which then must be from Wheezy or Sid and uses multi-arch.

Karsten
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