[Pkg-dkms-maint] Bug#630772: RE dkms: "Use of uninitialized value" perl warning when removing a, kernel with virtualbox modules

dj_palindrome dj_palindrome at comcast.net
Sat Aug 6 05:58:14 UTC 2011


Dear Mr. Hertzog,

I don't know the source of the issue either, but I'm pretty sure it 
isn't confined in scope to VirtualBox, since I get an even longer, more 
annoying, and more time-consuming cascade of such messages when dkms 
removes other modules (in this case, xtables-addons), also while purging 
old kernels:


Removing linux-image-3.0-1.slh.1-aptosid-amd64 ...
Examining /etc/kernel/prerm.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/prerm.d/dkms 3.0-1.slh.1-aptosid-amd64 
/boot/vmlinuz-3.0-1.slh.1-aptosid-amd64

dkms: removing: vboxguest 4.1.0 (3.0-1.slh.1-aptosid-amd64) (x86_64)

Use of uninitialized value $command in lc at 
/usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 123, <GEN0> line 3.
Use of uninitialized value $command in lc at 
/usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 123, <GEN0> line 9.
Use of uninitialized value $command in lc at 
/usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 123, <GEN0> line 11.
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1824: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1882: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1880: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1882: echo: write error: Broken pipe
Use of uninitialized value $command in lc at 
/usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 123, <GEN0> line 18.
Use of uninitialized value $command in lc at 
/usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 123, <GEN0> line 19.
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1824: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1824: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1882: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1880: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1882: echo: write error: Broken pipe
Use of uninitialized value $command in lc at 
/usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 123, <GEN0> line 26.
Use of uninitialized value $command in lc at 
/usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 123, <GEN0> line 27.
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1824: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1824: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1824: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1882: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1880: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1882: echo: write error: Broken pipe
Use of uninitialized value $command in lc at 
/usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 123, <GEN0> line 34.
Use of uninitialized value $command in lc at 
/usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 123, <GEN0> line 36.

dkms: removing: xtables-addons 1.35 (3.0-1.slh.1-aptosid-amd64) (x86_64)

Use of uninitialized value $command in lc at 
/usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 123, <GEN0> line 38.
Use of uninitialized value $command in lc at 
/usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 123, <GEN0> line 44.
Use of uninitialized value $command in lc at 
/usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 123, <GEN0> line 46.
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1882: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1880: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1824: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1882: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1880: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1882: echo: write error: Broken pipe
Use of uninitialized value $command in lc at 
/usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 123, <GEN0> line 53.
Use of uninitialized value $command in lc at 
/usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 123, <GEN0> line 54.
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1882: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1880: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1824: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1824: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1882: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1880: echo: write error: Broken pipe
/usr/sbin/dkms: line 1882: echo: write error: Broken pipe
Use of uninitialized value $command in lc at 
/usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 123, <GEN0> line 61.
Use of uninitialized value $command in lc at 
/usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 123, <GEN0> line 62.

[I've spared you the rest]





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