severity 351898 normal merge 351811 351898 thanks * Stuart T. R. Rowan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Hey, > > So just in case things had gone a bit mad.... > I did: > apt-get install mozilla-browser firefox --reinstall > dpkg-reconfigure dash (and removed the /bin/sh diversion) > > First time I ran firefox -g after this it just crapped out with : > Cannot find user-level thread for LWP 25043: generic error > (gdb) bt > Cannot fetch general-purpose registers for thread -1222231120: generic error > Cannot fetch general-purpose registers for thread -1222231120: generic error > > I've subsequently run it and it is fine -- I got the you're running the > latest firefox webpage thang that apparently you only see once. > > I've now reinstated the dash diversion of /bin/sh, quit firefox and > fired up a new firefox: All still working brilliantly. > > I hate this sort of bug. Anyway it looks like it affects lots of people, > so hopefully someone will nail down the problem better than me.
There's a bashism in the firefox.preinst script which is why it fails. A fixed package is in incoming. -- Eric Dorland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ICQ: #61138586, Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1024D/16D970C6 097C 4861 9934 27A0 8E1C 2B0A 61E9 8ECF 16D9 70C6 -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS d- s++: a-- C+++ UL+++ P++ L++ E++ W++ N+ o K- w+ O? M++ V-- PS+ PE Y+ PGP++ t++ 5++ X+ R tv++ b+++ DI+ D+ G e h! r- y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
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