The crash happens very early (from __libc_start_main@plt), as with aptitude in http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=708812#25; I suspect a libc or toolchain bug.
(gdb) where #0 0x00000000 in ?? () #1 0x0041f740 in _PROCEDURE_LINKAGE_TABLE_ () Backtrace stopped: frame did not save the PC (gdb) info symbol 0x41f740 __libc_start_main@plt in section .plt of /home/ucko/ncbi-blast+/c++/BUILD/bin/project_tree_builder (gdb) break __libc_start_main Breakpoint 1 at 0x77956970 (gdb) break __libc_start_main@plt Breakpoint 2 at 0x41f740 (gdb) run Starting program: /home/ucko/ncbi-blast+/c++/BUILD/bin/project_tree_builder -version [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled] Using host libthread_db library "/lib/mipsel-linux-gnu/libthread_db.so.1". Breakpoint 2, 0x0041f740 in __libc_start_main@plt () (gdb) where #0 0x0041f740 in __libc_start_main@plt () #1 0x0041f798 in _ftext () (gdb) disass Dump of assembler code for function __libc_start_main@plt: => 0x0041f740 <+0>: lui t7,0x51 0x0041f744 <+4>: lw t9,-8196(t7) 0x0041f748 <+8>: jr t9 0x0041f74c <+12>: addiu t8,t7,-8196 -- Aaron M. Ucko, KB1CJC (amu at alum.mit.edu, ucko at debian.org) http://www.mit.edu/~amu/ | http://stuff.mit.edu/cgi/finger/?a...@monk.mit.edu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org