On Wednesday 21 May 2008, Frank Gruellich wrote:
> * [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 20. May 08:
> > Even the simple "pear" command from the command line hangs, strace
> > show that it hangs at
> >
> > futex(0x2ac88d5093a0, FUTEX_WAIT, 2, NULL
>
> I had this problem with rpm waiting for a lock in its DB.  This
> futex() call waits forever, that at memory address 0x2ac88d5093a0
> appears a 2. Try to figure out what's mapped on 0x2ac88d5093a0 and
> what could write a 2 to it but doesn't.  It should also appear
> somewhere in the strace. Maybe this gives a clue what it is waiting
> for.
>
> HTH.  Kind regards,
>  Frank.
> --
> Sigmentation fault

I can try tomorrow morning... Never thought to see what's in the 
address, it could give me a clue.

I was able to install PEAR-PEAR in the past, now it hangs too, there 
must be something obvious. 

Ciao
        Francesco

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