Package: dpkg Version: 1.13.21 Severity: normal Nearly all the dpkg calls to ohshite use _() for localization; unfortunately, as written, it destroys errno, and causes bogus messages:
$ sudo gdb --args dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/acct_6.3.99+6.4pre1-2_i386.deb (gdb) break fork Breakpoint 2, 0xa7e65bf6 in fork () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 (gdb) break malloc Breakpoint 3 at 0xa7e3c8b6 (gdb) d 2 (gdb) c Continuing. Breakpoint 3, 0xa7e3c8b6 in malloc () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 (gdb) return 0 Make selected stack frame return now? (y or n) y #0 0x0805f52d in ?? () (gdb) c Continuing. dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/acct_6.3.99+6.4pre1-2_i386.deb (--install): malloc failed (131 bytes): No such file or directory ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ [..or..] Breakpoint 3, 0xa7ed48b6 in malloc () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 (gdb) return 0 Make selected stack frame return now? (y or n) y #0 0x0805eed6 in ?? () (gdb) c Continuing. dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/acct_6.3.99+6.4pre1-2_i386.deb (--install): out of memory for new cleanup entry: Illegal seek ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ It might be acceptable to pass the literal string to ohshite(), which then first saves errno, then calls _(), then either restores errno, or uses strerror(). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
