Hi there.
I recently updated my system - here's the update log:
Commit Log for Sat Jan 29 15:01:33 2011
Upgraded the following packages:
dpkg (1.15.8.8) to 1.15.8.9
dpkg-dev (1.15.8.8) to 1.15.8.9
grub-common (1.98+20100804-13) to 1.98+20100804-14
grub-pc (1.98+20100804-13) to 1.98+20100804-14
ia32-libs (20101129) to 20110117
libc-bin (2.11.2-9) to 2.11.2-10
libc-dev-bin (2.11.2-9) to 2.11.2-10
libc6 (2.11.2-9) to 2.11.2-10
libc6-dbg (2.11.2-9) to 2.11.2-10
libc6-dev (2.11.2-9) to 2.11.2-10
libc6-i386 (2.11.2-9) to 2.11.2-10
libdpkg-perl (1.15.8.8) to 1.15.8.9
locales (2.11.2-9) to 2.11.2-10
I rebooted and ran the "./reproduce-bug.sh v3c-repo" test.
The machine failed to respond while all available memory was consumed,
but after a minute or two
the process was killed and the operating system and desktop were paged
back in.
I would consider this bug as solved, providing there aren't any others
out there who continue
to experience the problem after these updates.
Philip