I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but applying this patch to 0.4.5.4-1 did not make my lockups go away.
I did the following on my sid system: apt-get source aptitude apt-get build-deps aptitude cd aptitude-<v> edited src/vscreen/vscreen.cc to add braces, here's the current fragment: if(result != 1) { if(errno != EINTR) { // Probably means that there was an error reading // standard input. (could also be ENOMEM) vscreen_post_event(new fatal_input_error(errno)); break; } } else... edited changelog to add new version debian/rules build fakeroot debian/rules binary Installed the resulting dpkg. Dates on /usr/bin/aptitude show it to be the new version. Steve -- Steve Greenland The irony is that Bill Gates claims to be making a stable operating system and Linus Torvalds claims to be trying to take over the world. -- seen on the net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]