[pkg-ggz-maintainers] Bug#394065: ggzcore-bin: libtasn problem: prerm fails, package won't configure, can't remove, can't reinstall

[Adam Porter]

Package: ggzcore-bin
Version: 0.0.13-3
Severity: important

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Preparing to replace ggz-sdl-games 0.0.13-2 (using .../ggz-sdl-games_0.0.13-3_i386.deb) ...
ggz-config: error while loading shared libraries: libtasn1.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 127
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
ggz-config: error while loading shared libraries: libtasn1.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/ggz-sdl-games_0.0.13-3_i386.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 127
ggz-config: error while loading shared libraries: libtasn1.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 127
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/ggz-sdl-games_0.0.13-3_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

$ locate libtasn1.so
/usr/lib/libtasn1.so
/usr/lib/libtasn1.so.3
/usr/lib/libtasn1.so.3.0.6

$ sa remove ggz-sdl-games
dpkg: error processing ggz-sdl-games (--remove):
 Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
 reinstall it before attempting a removal.
(Reading database ... terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::logic_error'
  what():  basic_string::_S_construct NULL not valid

$ acp libtasn1-3
libtasn1-3:
  Installed: 0.3.6-2
  Candidate: 0.3.6-2
  Version table:
 *** 0.3.6-2 0
        800 http://ftp.us.debian.org unstable/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

- -- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (900, 'testing'), (800, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-1-k7
Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1)

Versions of packages ggzcore-bin depends on:
ii  libc6                        2.3.6.ds1-4 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libggz2                      0.0.13-2    GGZ Gaming Zone: common utilities 
ii  libggzcore7                  0.0.13-3    GGZ Gaming Zone: core client front
ii  libggzmod4                   0.0.13-3    GGZ Gaming Zone: game frontend lib

ggzcore-bin recommends no packages.

- -- no debconf information

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