Re: funny build error
> > if you didn't reboot after the libc6 upgrade, or you are still using
> > any libc5 programs that touch utmp (we fixed that for some of them in
> > the new libc5 but some programs mucked directly) then utmp is
> > corrupted and dpkg-* doesn't have a chance. As a workaround, you can
> > always do a setenv LOGNAME your-user-name...
>
> I have rebooted since my upgrade to libc6. However, I am not sure if I have
> any programs which touch utmp. What exactly is "utmp", what does it do, and
> how can I tell which programs are touching it?
utmp is the file where logins are reported located in /var/log. You browse its
contents with 'last'.
>
> Is utmp restarted every reboot? If not, do I maybe need to delete my current
> utmp (because it is corrupted) to let a new correct one be built?
yes, you might want to type
echo "" > utmp
if you see that it's corrupted with last.
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