On Sat, Oct 08, 2011 at 12:19:22PM +0100, Raymond O'Donnell wrote: > I'm not sure if this is the correct place for this, but here goes: I've > just installed Postgres 9.1.1 from backports.debian.org on a fresh > installation of Debian Squeeze, and when I run psql here's what I get: > > rod@simecom:~$ psql -U postgres -h localhost > Can't exec "dpkg-architecture": No such file or directory at > /usr/bin/psql line 103. > Use of uninitialized value $multiarch in scalar chomp at /usr/bin/psql > line 104. > Password for user postgres: > psql (9.1.1) > SSL connection (cipher: DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA, bits: 256) > Type "help" for help. > > postgres=# > > It looks to me as if there's a bug there somewhere. apt-get install dpkg-dev should fix what you are seeing. The question remains whether postgresql-client(-common) should "Depends:" from dpkg-dev -- this should be "reportbug postgresql-client"ed. Karsten -- GPG key ID E4071346 @ gpg-keyserver.de E167 67FD A291 2BEA 73BD 4537 78B9 A9F9 E407 1346 -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general