Package: openoffice.org-writer2latex Version: 0.5-6 Dist: sid x86_64 Libc: libc6 2.7-1
I've tracked this down to this: root 3200 0.1 0.9 268304 18628 pts/9 Tl 22:50 0:00 | \_ /usr/lib/openoffice/program/unopkg.bin add --shared /usr/lib/openoffice/share/extension/install/writer2latex.uno.pkg -env:UserInstallation=file:////tmp/tmp.nZQMFn3199 -env:UNO_JAVA_JFW_INSTALL_DATA=$ORIGIN/../share/config/javasettingsunopkginstall.xml -env:JFW_PLUGIN_DO_NOT_CHECK_ACCESSIBILITY=1 root 3213 1.9 14.7 534896 302956 pts/9 Tl 22:50 0:01 | \_ /var/usr/lib/openoffice/program/uno.bin --quiet --singleaccept -u uno:pipe,name=3fbdcbe9238f877562f9f0f13b112f751085211b27bc892f3fcef497b72cce43;urp;uno.ComponentContext -env:INIFILENAME= -env:UserInstallation=file:////tmp/tmp.nZQMFn3199 -env:UNO_JAVA_JFW_INSTALL_DATA=$ORIGIN/../share more specifically to the uno.bin binary from openoffice, which is running rampant and never finishes. Its environment (minus termcap): /var/usr/lib/openoffice/program/uno.bin --quiet --singleaccept -u uno:pipe,name=3fbdcbe9238f877562f9f0f13b112f751085211b27bc892f3fcef497b72cce43;urp;uno.ComponentContext -env:INIFILENAME= -env:UserInstallation=file:////tmp/tmp.nZQMFn3199 -env:UNO_JAVA_JFW_INSTALL_DATA=$ORIGIN/../share/config/javasettingsunopkginstall.xml -env:JFW_PLUGIN_DO_NOT_CHECK_ACCESSIBILITY=1 SSH_AGENT_PID=2815 SHELL=/bin/bash TERM=screen HISTSIZE=100000 DPMS=300 300 300 CVSROOT=/home/math/CVS WINDOWID=14680079 OLDPWD=/var/usr/lib/openoffice USER=root XTERM_SHELL=/bin/bash HISTFILESIZE=100000 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/var/usr/lib/openoffice/program:/usr/lib/openoffice/program OPENOFFICE_MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME=/var/usr/lib/openoffice/program SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/ssh-mkNOSb2788/agent.2788 XTFN=-*-clean-medium-r-*-*-*-70-*-*-*-*-*-* COLUMNS=80 PATH=/var/usr/lib/openoffice/program:/usr/lib/openoffice/program:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11 MAIL=/var/mail/root STY=3024.pts-1.ire PWD=/var/home/math EDITOR=/usr/bin/jove LANG= DOMAIN=ire TZ=EST5EDT LINES=93 SENT=/home/math/Mail/sent XTERM_VERSION=XTerm(222) HOME=/root SHLVL=5 SAL_ENABLE_FILE_LOCKING=1 LOGNAME=root VISUAL=/usr/bin/jove CVS_RSH=/usr/bin/ssh WINDOW=1 DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:abstract=/tmp/dbus-XAkllhsvk7,guid=1e2bc93d6c93790ebf46530048338d1d LESSOPEN=| lesspipe %s DISPLAY=:0.0 XTFN2=-*-clean-medium-r-*-*-*-80-*-*-*-*-*-* URE_BOOTSTRAP=file:///var/usr/lib/openoffice/program/fundamentalrc if left alone it will grow til you run out of swap, and ext3 journal runs out of ram, crashes your root filesystem to read only and forces a manual fsck, among other fun things (sigh). for eg: 3335 root 22 0 2308m 1.5g 33m S 69 78.5 0:08.92 uno.bin i straced it as i installed it, the tar of all the forked straces are here. The largest is obviously uno.bin operating on some filehandle. D000040: checking dependencies of openoffice.org (- <none>) D000400: checking group ... D000400: checking possibility -> openoffice.org-core D000400: is installed, ok and found D000400: found 3 D000400: found 3 matched 0 D000400: checking group ... D000400: checking possibility -> openoffice.org-writer D000400: is installed, ok and found D000400: found 3 D000400: found 3 matched 0 D000400: checking group ... D000400: checking possibility -> openoffice.org-calc D000400: is installed, ok and found D000400: found 3 D000400: found 3 matched 0 D000400: checking group ... D000400: checking possibility -> openoffice.org-impress D000400: is installed, ok and found D000400: found 3 D000400: found 3 matched 0 D000400: checking group ... D000400: checking possibility -> openoffice.org-draw D000400: is installed, ok and found D000400: found 3 D000400: found 3 matched 0 D000400: checking group ... D000400: checking possibility -> openoffice.org-math D000400: is installed, ok and found D000400: found 3 D000400: found 3 matched 0 D000400: checking group ... D000400: checking possibility -> openoffice.org-base D000400: is installed, ok and found D000400: found 3 D000400: found 3 matched 0 D000400: checking group ... D000400: checking possibility -> ttf-dejavu D000400: is installed, ok and found D000400: found 3 D000400: found 3 matched 0 D000400: checking group ... D000400: checking possibility -> openoffice.org-officebean D000400: is installed, ok and found D000400: found 3 D000400: found 3 matched 0 D000400: checking group ... D000400: checking possibility -> openoffice.org-filter-binfilter D000400: is installed, ok and found D000400: found 3 D000400: found 3 matched 0 D000400: checking group ... D000400: checking possibility -> openoffice.org-writer2latex D000400: unpacked/halfconfigured, defer D000400: found 1 D000400: found 1 matched 0 D000400: checking group ... D000400: checking possibility -> openoffice.org-filter-mobiledev D000400: is installed, ok and found D000400: found 3 D000400: found 3 matched 0 D000400: checking group ... D000400: checking possibility -> openoffice.org-java-common D000400: is installed, ok and found D000400: found 3 D000400: found 3 matched 0 D000040: ok 1 msgs >><< D000040: checking dependencies of openoffice.org-writer2latex (- <none>) D000400: checking group ... D000400: checking possibility -> openoffice.org-core D000400: is installed, ok and found D000400: found 3 D000400: found 3 matched 0 D000400: checking group ... D000400: checking possibility -> openoffice.org-java-common D000400: is installed, ok and found D000400: found 3 D000400: found 3 matched 0 D000040: ok 2 msgs >><< Setting up openoffice.org-writer2latex (0.5-6) ... D000002: fork/exec /var/lib/dpkg/info/openoffice.org-writer2latex.postinst ( con figure ) Adding extension /usr/lib/openoffice/share/extension/install/writer2latex.uno.pk g... which then runs uno* from openoffice and eats all ram and never completes. Perhaps I have a special environment. Perhaps this is a repeat of the other bug, which generated an exception for the lucky poster instead of eating all ram on the whole system for him. Tar of the strace fork logs at http://sizone.org/~math/utils/bugs/openoffice.org-writer2latex.strace.tbz /kc -- Ken Chase - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Toronto CANADA. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]