Do I need to re-install, was: Re: Problems invoking psql, was: Re: Troubles at

Cameron, James & Tom:

Is this advise below a bit drastic?

I just completed a re-install of postgresql, from source, and have
encountered the same problem with the hanging shell response to my attempts
to invoke a psql command prompt, even using the -a or --echo-all switches.

-- Hugh Esco

I replied to this earlier in private mail. For the benefit of the list,
I should explain that he has somehow got the Debian packaging database
in a twist, and has a corrupt diversions file. Best course is probably
to reinstall the O/S from scratch.
--
Oliver Elphick <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk>
LFIX Limited

On Wed, 2002-11-27 at 17:03, Hugh Esco wrote:
> I'm resending this, sans attachments, and to the list this time for others
> edification, to correct some typos by my attempt to recreate the shell
> dialogue. Those first two lines are cat'ing diversions, not diversions.txt.
>
> It seemed simpler than a continuous exchange of questions to clarify what
> it is you are looking for. But in case I do understand where you are
> going, here is a quick shell dialogue that could permit you to delete these
> text files unopened.
>
> biko:/var/lib/dpkg# cat diversions | grep Package: > packages.txt
> biko:/var/lib/dpkg# cat diversions | grep sql > sql.txt
> biko:/var/lib/dpkg# cat packages.txt | grep sql > sqlpackages.txt
> biko:/var/lib/dpkg# cat sqlpackages.txt
> Package: mysql-common
> Package: php4-pgsql
> Package: mysql-server
> Package: libmysqlclient10
> Package: postgresql-client
> Package: libdbd-mysql-perl
> Package: postgresql
> Package: postgresql-doc
> Package: mysql-client
> Package: libpgsql2
> Package: php4-mysql
> biko:/var/lib/dpkg#
>
> I'm guessing that this diversion file tracks every package ever installed?