Bug#430881: gpm: cannot be installed inside an LTSP chroot

[Martin-Éric Racine]

Package: gpm
Version: 1.19.6-25
Severity: normal

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gpm fails to install inside an LTSP chroot, because it tries to access static
devices during invoke-rc.d.

Setting up gpm (1.19.6-25) ...
Stopping mouse interface server: gpm failed!
Starting mouse interface server: gpm/etc/init.d/gpm: line 65: /dev/input/mice: Tiedostoa tai hakemistoa ei ole
/etc/init.d/gpm: line 65: /dev/input/mice: Tiedostoa tai hakemistoa ei ole
/etc/init.d/gpm: line 65: /dev/input/mice: Tiedostoa tai hakemistoa ei ole
/sbin/start-stop-daemon.real: nothing in /proc - not mounted? (Success)
 failed!
invoke-rc.d: initscript gpm, action "restart" failed.
dpkg: error processing gpm (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

- -- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i586)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.21-lx (PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=fi_FI.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fi_FI.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages gpm depends on:
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]       1.5.11       Debian configuration management sy
ii  debianutils                 2.17         Miscellaneous utilities specific t
ii  libc6                       2.3.6.ds1-13 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  lsb-base                    3.1-23.1     Linux Standard Base 3.1 init scrip
ii  ucf                         2.0020       Update Configuration File: preserv

gpm recommends no packages.

- -- debconf information:
* gpm/responsiveness: 15
* gpm/repeat_type: ms3
* gpm/append: -B 321
* gpm/restart: false
* gpm/sample_rate:
* gpm/device: /dev/input/mice
* gpm/type: autops2

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