apt reliably segfaults at present on my i686 system with apt 0.6.46.4, eg: Ign file: apt-build Release.gpg Get:1 file: apt-build Release [89B] Ign file: apt-build/main Packages Get:2 http://linux.csua.berkeley.edu testing Release.gpg [189B] Get:3 http://linux.csua.berkeley.edu unstable Release.gpg [189B] Ign http://www.rarewares.org ./ Release.gpg Hit http://linux.csua.berkeley.edu testing Release Ign http://www.rcdrummond.net sid Release.gpg Get:4 http://security.debian.org testing/updates Release.gpg [189B] Hit http://www.rarewares.org ./ Release Hit http://linux.csua.berkeley.edu unstable Release Get:5 http://debian-multimedia.fx-services.com testing Release.gpg [189B] Get:6 http://debian-multimedia.fx-services.com unstable Release.gpg [189B] Get:7 http://mirrors.geeks.org testing Release.gpg [189B] Get:8 http://mirrors.geeks.org unstable Release.gpg [189B] Ign http://www.rarewares.org ./ Packages/DiffIndex Hit http://security.debian.org testing/updates Release Get:9 http://linux.csua.berkeley.edu testing/main Packages [4298kB] Hit http://mirrors.geeks.org testing Release Ign http://www.rarewares.org ./ Packages Ign http://www.rcdrummond.net sid Release Ign http://security.debian.org testing/updates/main Packages/DiffIndex Get:10 http://debian-multimedia.fx-services.com testing Release [5560B] Hit http://www.rarewares.org ./ Packages Hit http://mirrors.geeks.org unstable Release Ign http://security.debian.org testing/updates/contrib Packages/DiffIndex Ign http://security.debian.org testing/updates/non-free Packages/DiffIndex Get:11 http://mirrors.geeks.org testing/main Packages/DiffIndex [2038B] Get:12 http://mirrors.geeks.org testing/contrib Packages/DiffIndex [2023B] Get:13 http://mirrors.geeks.org testing/non-free Packages [83.9kB] Ign http://security.debian.org testing/updates/main Sources/DiffIndex Ign http://security.debian.org testing/updates/contrib Sources/DiffIndex Ign http://security.debian.org testing/updates/non-free Sources/DiffIndex Ign http://www.rcdrummond.net sid/main Packages/DiffIndex Get:14 http://debian-multimedia.fx-services.com unstable Release [5560B] Hit ftp://ftp.sonic.net testing Release.gpg Hit http://security.debian.org testing/updates/main Packages Ign http://debian-multimedia.fx-services.com testing/main Packages/DiffIndex Hit http://security.debian.org testing/updates/contrib Packages Hit http://security.debian.org testing/updates/non-free Packages Hit http://security.debian.org testing/updates/main Sources Ign http://www.rcdrummond.net sid/main Packages Ign http://debian-multimedia.fx-services.com unstable/main Packages/DiffIndex Get:15 http://mirrors.geeks.org testing/main Sources [1215kB] Hit http://security.debian.org testing/updates/contrib Sources Hit ftp://ftp.sonic.net unstable Release.gpg Hit http://debian-multimedia.fx-services.com testing/main Packages Hit http://security.debian.org testing/updates/non-free Sources Hit http://www.rcdrummond.net sid/main Packages Hit http://debian-multimedia.fx-services.com unstable/main Packages Hit ftp://ftp.sonic.net testing Release Hit ftp://ftp.sonic.net unstable Release [.somehow lost Get:16 in the paste] Get:17 http://mirrors.geeks.org testing/contrib Sources [18.2kB] Get:18 http://mirrors.geeks.org testing/non-free Sources [28.3kB] Get:19 http://mirrors.geeks.org unstable/main Packages [4613kB] Get:20 http://linux.csua.berkeley.edu testing/contrib Packages [58.8kB] Get:21 http://linux.csua.berkeley.edu testing/non-free Packages [83.9kB] Get:22 http://linux.csua.berkeley.edu testing/main Sources [1215kB] Get:23 http://linux.csua.berkeley.edu testing/contrib Sources [18.2kB] Get:24 http://linux.csua.berkeley.edu testing/non-free Sources [28.3kB] Get:25 http://linux.csua.berkeley.edu unstable/main Packages [4614kB] Get:26 http://mirrors.geeks.org unstable/contrib Packages [67.6kB] Get:27 http://mirrors.geeks.org unstable/non-free Packages [93.6kB] Get:28 http://mirrors.geeks.org unstable/main Sources [1303kB] Get:29 http://linux.csua.berkeley.edu unstable/contrib Packages [67.6kB] Get:30 http://linux.csua.berkeley.edu unstable/non-free Packages [93.3kB] Get:31 http://linux.csua.berkeley.edu unstable/main Sources [1303kB] Get:32 http://linux.csua.berkeley.edu unstable/contrib Sources [21.4kB] Get:33 http://linux.csua.berkeley.edu unstable/non-free Sources [30.7kB] Get:34 http://mirrors.geeks.org unstable/contrib Sources [21.4kB] Get:35 http://mirrors.geeks.org unstable/non-free Sources [30.8kB] Get:36 ftp://ftp.sonic.net unstable/main Packages [4613kB] Fetched 26.2MB in 19m8s (22.8kB/s) /usr/lib/dpkg/methods/apt/update: line 42: 26364 Segmentation fault $APTGET $OPTS "$APT_OPT0" "$APT_OPT1" update
The problem appears to be that in my /etc/apt/apt.conf I have the line: APT::Cache-Limit "10000000"; which is not large enough. This results in: -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10000000 2007-03-07 07:40 /var/cache/apt/pkgcache.bin I THINK that when this file is attempted to be read, a segfault occurs, but I am murky on the design of apt. Really it seems like a clear error should be produced when the ceiling is reached, and that whoever tries to parse this (broken) file should cleanly recover. I can provide the set of apt source list files and the pkgcache.bin if this will help. -josh -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
