[Bug 977968] Re: update-notifier-common script notify-reboot-required requires gettext

[Chris Bainbridge]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 644578 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/644578


** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #620509
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=620509

** Also affects: update-notifier (Debian) via
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=620509
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 644578
   gettext required by package scripts, but not a dependency

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Title:
  update-notifier-common script notify-reboot-required requires gettext

Status in “update-notifier” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “update-notifier” package in Debian:
  Unknown

Bug description:
  The error is: /usr/share/update-notifier/notify-reboot-required: 17:
  gettext: not found

  The call at that line appears to be $(eval_gettext ...)

  as in:

  Setting up linux-image-3.1.1-29-linaro-lt-omap (3.1.1-29.29~lt~ci~20120328002449+1332949706~4f7349b0) ...
  Running depmod.
  update-initramfs: deferring update (hook will be called later)
  /usr/share/update-notifier/notify-reboot-required: 17: gettext: not found
  Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms 3.1.1-29-linaro-lt-omap /boot/vmlinuz-3.1.1-29-linaro-lt-omap
  [ 1229.126159] omap_device: omap_hsmmc.0: new worst case activate latency 0: 274658
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.1.1-29-linaro-lt-omap /boot/vmlinuz-3.1.1-29-linaro-lt-op
  update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.1.1-29-linaro-lt-omap
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 3.1.1-29-linaro-lt-omap /boot/vmlinuz-3.1.1-29-linp
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 3.1.1-29-linaro-lt-omap /boot/vmlinuz-3.1.1-29-linaro-lt-op
  /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier: 17: gettext: not found
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-flash-kernel 3.1.1-29-linaro-lt-omap /boot/vmlinuz-3.1.1-29-linaro-lt-op
  Using u-boot partition: /dev/mmcblk0p1
  Creating backups of boot files ... done.
  Generating kernel u-boot image... done.
  Generating Initramfs u-boot image... done.
  /boot/dt-3.1.1-29-linaro-lt-omap/omap4-panda.dtb copied to the boot partition.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Linaro 12.03
  Package: update-notifier-common 0.117ubuntu3.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.1.1-29.29~lt~ci~20120328002449+1332949706~4f7349b0-linaro-lt-omap 3.1.1
  Uname: Linux 3.1.1-29-linaro-lt-omap armv7l
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: armel
  Date: Tue Apr 10 11:37:17 2012
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=C.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: update-notifier
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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