[Bug 927993] Re: ordering code may mark a package for configure before its unpacked

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Title:
  ordering code may mark a package for configure before its unpacked

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “apt” source package in Precise:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  At the same time I happened to receive a cron crash which I reported
  as bug 927923.

  -rw-r--r-- 1 ubuntu ubuntu 493K 2012-02-06 13:34 dpkg.0.crash
  -rw------- 1 root   root   150K 2012-02-06 13:34 _usr_sbin_cron.0.crash

  The error message I received from dpkg looks similar to bug 541595.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: update-manager (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-38.83-server 2.6.32.52+drm33.21
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-38-server x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Feb  6 17:33:25 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 10.04.3 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20110719.2)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: update-manager

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