Re: libc6

[Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>]

On Wednesday 05 November 2003 07:49, Yaroslav Halchenko wrote:
> root@node10[1]
> /net/ravana/raid/debmirror/amd64/alioth/pool/glibc/2.3.2-7.biarch1>dpkg
> -i libc6_2.3.2-7.biarch1_i386.deb
> /usr/bin/dpkg-subarchitecture dpkg-subarchitecture -aamd64 -Si386
> (Reading database ... 66671 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to replace libc6 2.3.2-7.biarch1 (using
> libc6_2.3.2-7.biarch1_i386.deb) ...
> Unpacking replacement libc6 ...
> Setting up libc6 (2.3.2-7.biarch1) ...
> Checking for services that may need to be restarted...head: `-1' option
> is obsolete; use `-n 1'
> Try `head --help' for more information.
> dpkg: error processing libc6 (--install):
>  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  libc6

Hmm, I can't remember seeing that during the upgrade. However, this is
a known problem with some versions of glibc that enforce posix
behaviour. It should work when you set the environment variable
"_POSIX2_VERSION=199209".

> Did anybody tried to port aptitude to amd64? it is much easier to decide
> between package version within it that with dselect...

I haven't tried, but it might just be a matter of rebuilding or using the
i386 version.

	Arnd <><