Package: dpkg Version: 1.13.11.0.1 Severity: serious I created a package to be used in Greek Debian-Edu/Skolelinux installations, which includes many Greek (UTF-8) filenames, but dpkg fails to install it on any UTF-8 locale I tried (el_GR, en_GB, en_US, pt_BR, fr_FR).UTF-8. This was reproduced by others in #debian-devel channel.
When using a UTF-8 locale, dpkg falls into some kind of endless loop and fails with a 'Cannot allocate memory' error (debug log of dpkg with when run thus: # dpkg -D7777 -i /home/markos/Debian/ancient-greek-literature/ancient-greek-literature_1.0-1_all.deb is attached) The package is located at: http://people.debian.org/~markos/ancient-greek-literature/ancient-greek-literature_1.0-1_all.deb (with accompanying sources) Thanks Konstantinos -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.12 Locale: LANG=el_GR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=el_GR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages dpkg depends on: ii coreutils [textutils] 5.2.1-2.1 The GNU core utilities ii libc6 2.3.5-8 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an dpkg recommends no packages. -- no debconf information
D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci' Selecting previously deselected package ancient-greek-literature. (Reading database ... 174755 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking ancient-greek-literature (from .../ancient-greek-literature_1.0-1_all.deb) ... D000001: process_archive oldversionstatus=not installed D000002: maintainer_script_new nonexistent preinst `/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst' D000010: tarobject ti->Name=`.' 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ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/usr/bin.dpkg-new' D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/usr/bin.dpkg-tmp' D000010: tarobject ti->Name=`./usr/sbin' Mode=755 owner=0.0 Type=53(d) ti->LinkName=`' namenode=`/usr/sbin' flags=2 instead=`<none>' D000100: setupvnamevbs main=`/usr/sbin' tmp=`/usr/sbin.dpkg-tmp' new=`/usr/sbin.dpkg-new' D000100: tarobject already exists D000100: tarobject Directory exists D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/usr/sbin.dpkg-new' D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/usr/sbin.dpkg-tmp' D000010: tarobject ti->Name=`./usr/share' Mode=755 owner=0.0 Type=53(d) ti->LinkName=`' namenode=`/usr/share' flags=2 instead=`<none>' D000100: setupvnamevbs main=`/usr/share' tmp=`/usr/share.dpkg-tmp' new=`/usr/share.dpkg-new' D000100: tarobject already exists D000100: tarobject Directory exists D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/usr/share.dpkg-new' D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/usr/share.dpkg-tmp' D000010: tarobject ti->Name=`./usr/share/doc' Mode=755 owner=0.0 Type=53(d) ti->LinkName=`' namenode=`/usr/share/doc' flags=2 instead=`<none>' D000100: setupvnamevbs main=`/usr/share/doc' tmp=`/usr/share/doc.dpkg-tmp' new=`/usr/share/doc.dpkg-new' D000100: tarobject already exists D000100: tarobject Directory exists D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/usr/share/doc.dpkg-new' D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/usr/share/doc.dpkg-tmp' D000010: tarobject ti->Name=`./usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature' Mode=755 owner=0.0 Type=53(d) ti->LinkName=`' namenode=`/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature' flags=2 instead=`<none>' D000100: setupvnamevbs main=`/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature' tmp=`/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature.dpkg-tmp' new=`/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature.dpkg-new' D000100: tarobject nonexistent D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature.dpkg-new' D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature.dpkg-tmp' D000100: tarobject Directory creating D000100: tarobject new - no backup D000100: tarobject done and installed D000010: tarobject ti->Name=`./usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts' Mode=755 owner=0.0 Type=53(d) ti->LinkName=`' namenode=`/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts' flags=2 instead=`<none>' D000100: setupvnamevbs main=`/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts' tmp=`/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts.dpkg-tmp' new=`/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts.dpkg-new' D000100: tarobject nonexistent D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts.dpkg-new' D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts.dpkg-tmp' D000100: tarobject Directory creating D000100: tarobject new - no backup D000100: tarobject done and installed D000010: tarobject ti->Name=`./usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης' Mode=755 owner=0.0 Type=53(d) ti->LinkName=`' namenode=`/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης' flags=2 instead=`<none>' D000100: setupvnamevbs main=`/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης' tmp=`/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης.dpkg-tmp' new=`/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης.dpkg-new' D000100: tarobject nonexistent D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης.dpkg-new' D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης.dpkg-tmp' D000100: tarobject Directory creating D000100: tarobject new - no backup D000100: tarobject done and installed D000010: tarobject ti->Name=`./usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/κατά Τιμάρχου.odt' Mode=644 owner=0.0 Type=48(-) ti->LinkName=`' namenode=`/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/κατά Τιμάρχου.odt' flags=2 instead=`<none>' D000100: setupvnamevbs main=`/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/κατά Τιμάρχου.odt' tmp=`/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/κατά Τιμάρχου.odt.dpkg-tmp' new=`/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/κατά Τιμάρχου.odt.dpkg-new' D000100: tarobject nonexistent D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/κατά Τιμάρχου.odt.dpkg-new' D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/κατά Τιμάρχου.odt.dpkg-tmp' D000100: tarobject NormalFile[01] open size=63753 D000100: tarobject new - no backup D000100: tarobject done and installed D000010: tarobject ti->Name=`./usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Επιστολαί.odt' Mode=644 owner=0.0 Type=48(-) ti->LinkName=`' namenode=`/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Επιστολαί.odt' flags=2 instead=`<none>' D000100: setupvnamevbs main=`/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Επιστολαί.odt' tmp=`/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Επιστολαί.odt.dpkg-tmp' new=`/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Επιστολαί.odt.dpkg-new' D000100: tarobject nonexistent D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Επιστολαί.odt.dpkg-new' D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Επιστολαί.odt.dpkg-tmp' D000100: tarobject NormalFile[01] open size=30921 D000100: tarobject new - no backup D000100: tarobject done and installed D000010: tarobject ti->Name=`./usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Κατά Κτησιφώντος.odt' Mode=644 owner=0.0 Type=48(-) ti->LinkName=`' namenode=`/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Κατά Κτησιφώντος.odt' flags=2 instead=`<none>' D000100: setupvnamevbs main=`/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Κατά Κτησιφώντος.odt' tmp=`/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Κατά Κτησιφώντος.odt.dpkg-tmp' new=`/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Κατά Κτησιφώντος.odt.dpkg-new' D000100: tarobject nonexistent D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Κατά Κτησιφώντος.odt.dpkg-new' D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Κατά Κτησιφώντος.odt.dpkg-tmp' D000100: tarobject NormalFile[01] open size=79081 D000100: tarobject new - no backup D000100: tarobject done and installed D000010: tarobject ti->Name=`./usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Περί της παραπρεσβείας.odt' Mode=644 owner=0.0 Type=48(-) ti->LinkName=`' namenode=`/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Περί της παραπρεσβείας.odt' flags=2 instead=`<none>' D000100: setupvnamevbs main=`/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Περί της παραπρεσβείας.odt' tmp=`/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Περί της παραπρεσβείας.odt.dpkg-tmp' new=`/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Περί της παραπρεσβείας.odt.dpkg-new' D000100: tarobject nonexistent D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Περί της παραπρεσβείας.odt.dpkg-new' D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Περί της παραπρεσβείας.odt.dpkg-tmp' D000100: tarobject NormalFile[01] open size=59944 dpkg: error processing /home/markos/Debian/ancient-greek-literature/ancient-greek-literature_1.0-1_all.deb (--install): failed to realloc for variable buffer: Cannot allocate memory D000010: cu_installnew `/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Περί της παραπρεσβείας.odt' flags=2 D000100: setupvnamevbs main=`//usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Περί της παραπρεσβείας.odt' tmp=`//usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Περί της παραπρεσβείας.odt.dpkg-tmp' new=`//usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Περί της παραπρεσβείας.odt.dpkg-new' D000100: cu_installnew not restoring D000100: unlinkorrmdir `//usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Περί της παραπρεσβείας.odt.dpkg-new' unlink OK D000010: cu_installnew `/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Κατά Κτησιφώντος.odt' flags=52 D000100: setupvnamevbs main=`//usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Κατά Κτησιφώντος.odt' tmp=`//usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Κατά Κτησιφώντος.odt.dpkg-tmp' new=`//usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Κατά Κτησιφώντος.odt.dpkg-new' D000100: cu_installnew removing new file D000100: unlinkorrmdir `//usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Κατά Κτησιφώντος.odt' unlink OK D000100: unlinkorrmdir `//usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Κατά Κτησιφώντος.odt.dpkg-new' rmdir No such file or directory D000010: cu_installnew `/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Επιστολαί.odt' flags=52 D000100: setupvnamevbs main=`//usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Επιστολαί.odt' tmp=`//usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Επιστολαί.odt.dpkg-tmp' new=`//usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Επιστολαί.odt.dpkg-new' D000100: cu_installnew removing new file D000100: unlinkorrmdir `//usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Επιστολαί.odt' unlink OK D000100: unlinkorrmdir `//usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/Επιστολαί.odt.dpkg-new' rmdir No such file or directory D000010: cu_installnew `/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/κατά Τιμάρχου.odt' flags=52 D000100: setupvnamevbs main=`//usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/κατά Τιμάρχου.odt' tmp=`//usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/κατά Τιμάρχου.odt.dpkg-tmp' new=`//usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/κατά Τιμάρχου.odt.dpkg-new' D000100: cu_installnew removing new file D000100: unlinkorrmdir `//usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/κατά Τιμάρχου.odt' unlink OK D000100: unlinkorrmdir `//usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης/κατά Τιμάρχου.odt.dpkg-new' rmdir No such file or directory D000010: cu_installnew `/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης' flags=52 D000100: setupvnamevbs main=`//usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης' tmp=`//usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης.dpkg-tmp' new=`//usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης.dpkg-new' D000100: cu_installnew removing new file D000100: unlinkorrmdir `//usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης' rmdir OK D000100: unlinkorrmdir `//usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts/Αισχίνης.dpkg-new' rmdir No such file or directory D000010: cu_installnew `/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts' flags=52 D000100: setupvnamevbs main=`//usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts' tmp=`//usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts.dpkg-tmp' new=`//usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts.dpkg-new' D000100: cu_installnew removing new file D000100: unlinkorrmdir `//usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts' rmdir OK D000100: unlinkorrmdir `//usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature/texts.dpkg-new' rmdir No such file or directory D000010: cu_installnew `/usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature' flags=52 D000100: setupvnamevbs main=`//usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature' tmp=`//usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature.dpkg-tmp' new=`//usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature.dpkg-new' D000100: cu_installnew removing new file D000100: unlinkorrmdir `//usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature' rmdir OK D000100: unlinkorrmdir `//usr/share/doc/ancient-greek-literature.dpkg-new' rmdir No such file or directory dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) D000002: maintainer_script_new nonexistent postrm `/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm' D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci' dpkg: error while cleaning up: fork failed: Cannot allocate memory D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/var/lib/dpkg/reassemble.deb' Errors were encountered while processing: /home/markos/Debian/ancient-greek-literature/ancient-greek-literature_1.0-1_all.deb Processing was halted because there were too many errors.
