mythtv-common: Cannot configure the package

[Haggai Eran]

Package: mythtv-common
Version: 0.18.1-5
Severity: normal

I get a bunch of errors from debconf when the package is being
configured for install:

Setting up mythtv-common (0.18.1-5) ...
Use of uninitialized value in join or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Stack.pm line 83, <GEN1> line 5.
Use of uninitialized value in join or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Stack.pm line 83, <GEN1> line 5.
Use of uninitialized value in join or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Stack.pm line 83, <GEN1> line 5.
Use of uninitialized value in join or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Stack.pm line 83, <GEN1> line 5.
chown: `mythtv:mythtv': invalid group
Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Format/822.pm line 72, <GEN6> line 5.
Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Format/822.pm line 73, <GEN6> line 5.
Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Format/822.pm line 72, <GEN6> line 5.
Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Format/822.pm line 73, <GEN6> line 5.
Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Format/822.pm line 72, <GEN6> line 5.
Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Format/822.pm line 73, <GEN6> line 5.
dpkg: error processing mythtv-common (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythmusic:
 mythmusic depends on mythtv-common (>= 0.11-2); however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythmusic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythnews:
 mythnews depends on mythtv-common (>= 0.11-2); however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythnews (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv-backend:
 mythtv-backend depends on mythtv-common (= 0.18.1-5); however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv-backend (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythvideo:
 mythvideo depends on mythtv-common (>= 0.11-2); however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythvideo (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythbrowser:
 mythbrowser depends on mythtv-common (>= 0.11-2); however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythbrowser (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythweb:
 mythweb depends on mythtv-common; however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythweb (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv-frontend:
 mythtv-frontend depends on mythtv-common (= 0.18.1-5); however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv-frontend (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv-database:
 mythtv-database depends on mythtv-common (= 0.18.1-5); however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv-database (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythweather:
 mythweather depends on mythtv-common; however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
 mythweather depends on mythtv-frontend (>= 0.18.1-1); however:
  Package mythtv-frontend is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythweather (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythdvd:
 mythdvd depends on mythtv-common (>= 0.11-2); however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
 mythdvd depends on mythtv-frontend (>= 0.18.1-1); however:
  Package mythtv-frontend is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythdvd (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv:
 mythtv depends on mythtv-database (= 0.18.1-5); however:
  Package mythtv-database is not configured yet.
 mythtv depends on mythtv-frontend (= 0.18.1-5); however:
  Package mythtv-frontend is not configured yet.
 mythtv depends on mythtv-backend (= 0.18.1-5); however:
  Package mythtv-backend is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 mythtv-common
 mythmusic
 mythnews
 mythtv-backend
 mythvideo
 mythbrowser
 mythweb
 mythtv-frontend
 mythtv-database
 mythweather
 mythdvd
 mythtv
Setting up mythtv-common (0.18.1-5) ...
Use of uninitialized value in join or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Stack.pm line 83, <GEN1> line 5.
Use of uninitialized value in join or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Stack.pm line 83, <GEN1> line 5.
Use of uninitialized value in join or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Stack.pm line 83, <GEN1> line 5.
Use of uninitialized value in join or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Stack.pm line 83, <GEN1> line 5.
chown: `mythtv:mythtv': invalid group
Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Format/822.pm line 72, <GEN6> line 5.
Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Format/822.pm line 73, <GEN6> line 5.
Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Format/822.pm line 72, <GEN6> line 5.
Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Format/822.pm line 73, <GEN6> line 5.
Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Format/822.pm line 72, <GEN6> line 5.
Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Format/822.pm line 73, <GEN6> line 5.
dpkg: error processing mythtv-common (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythmusic:
 mythmusic depends on mythtv-common (>= 0.11-2); however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythmusic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythnews:
 mythnews depends on mythtv-common (>= 0.11-2); however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythnews (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv-backend:
 mythtv-backend depends on mythtv-common (= 0.18.1-5); however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv-backend (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythvideo:
 mythvideo depends on mythtv-common (>= 0.11-2); however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythvideo (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythbrowser:
 mythbrowser depends on mythtv-common (>= 0.11-2); however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythbrowser (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythweb:
 mythweb depends on mythtv-common; however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythweb (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv-frontend:
 mythtv-frontend depends on mythtv-common (= 0.18.1-5); however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv-frontend (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv-database:
 mythtv-database depends on mythtv-common (= 0.18.1-5); however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv-database (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythweather:
 mythweather depends on mythtv-common; however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
 mythweather depends on mythtv-frontend (>= 0.18.1-1); however:
  Package mythtv-frontend is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythweather (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythdvd:
 mythdvd depends on mythtv-common (>= 0.11-2); however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
 mythdvd depends on mythtv-frontend (>= 0.18.1-1); however:
  Package mythtv-frontend is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythdvd (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv:
 mythtv depends on mythtv-database (= 0.18.1-5); however:
  Package mythtv-database is not configured yet.
 mythtv depends on mythtv-frontend (= 0.18.1-5); however:
  Package mythtv-frontend is not configured yet.
 mythtv depends on mythtv-backend (= 0.18.1-5); however:
  Package mythtv-backend is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 mythtv-common
 mythmusic
 mythnews
 mythtv-backend
 mythvideo
 mythbrowser
 mythweb
 mythtv-frontend
 mythtv-database
 mythweather
 mythdvd
 mythtv


-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers breezy-security
  APT policy: (1002, 'breezy-security'), (500, 'breezy')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.12-9-686
Locale: LANG=he_IL.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=he_IL.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)

Versions of packages mythtv-common depends on:
ii  adduser              3.64ubuntu1         Add and remove users and groups
ii  debconf              1.4.56ubuntu2       Debian configuration management sy
ii  mysql-client         4.0.24-10ubuntu2    mysql database client binaries
ii  pwgen                2.04-1              Automatic Password generation
ii  ttf-freefont         20031008-1.1ubuntu1 Freefont Serif, Sans and Mono True

Versions of packages mythtv-common recommends:
ii  mythtv-doc                    0.18.1-5   A personal video recorder applicat

-- debconf information:
  mythtv/tv_format: NTSC
  mythtv/run_setup:
  mythtv/grabber: tv_grab_na
  mythtv/old_bins:
* mythtv/mysql_host:
  mythtv/mysql_mythtv_user:
  mythtv/freqtable: us-cable
  mythtv/mysql_mythtv_dbname: