At 09:36 7/10/2002 +0100, you wrote: >On Mon, Oct 07, 2002 at 01:33:27PM +0800, Crispin Wellington wrote: > > On Mon, 2002-10-07 at 12:57, Chris McCormick wrote: > > > At 12:41 7/10/2002 +0800, you wrote: > > > >Can you dump it on a webpage and post the URL to the list? > > > > > > Sure, > > > http://203.59.70.242/strace_dpkg_output.txt > > > > [pid 4582] ptrace(PTRACE_ATTACH, 4580, 0, 0) = -1 EPERM (Operation not > > permitted) > > [pid 4582] ptrace(PTRACE_ATTACH, 4577, 0, 0) = -1 EPERM (Operation not > > permitted) > > > > this is something tar is trying to do and failing, thus breaking the > > pipe... > >I think it actually means that strace couldn't attach to the processes >in question. > >I only have a very vague memory of the original problem, but that vague >memory says it got fixed sometime during the woody development process. >An upgrade (upgrading dpkg first) might be worthwhile.
Ok i might just bite the bullet and do this. Thanks for the suggestion. Chris. ______________________________________________________ Chris McCormick - Systems Developer - PerthWeb Pty Ltd Internet Solutions for your business! Level 9/105 St George's Tc - Perth - Western Australia Ph: (08) 9226 1366 Fax: (08) 9226 1375 Visit Perth online! : www.perthweb.com.au PGP Key = http://www.perthweb.com.au/~chris/public.txt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]