Bug#200827: libc6: 2.3.1-17.0.1 (powerpc) has Segmentation fault during unpack

[Rick Cook <rcook@ntlug.org>]

Package: libc6
Version: 2.3.1-17
Severity: important
Tags: sid


During an apt-get update;apt-get upgrade cycle this evening,
libc6_2.3.1-17.0.1_powerpc.deb would not install. It dies during the
"unpack" phase:

dpkg -i libc6_2.3.1-17.0.1_powerpc.deb
(Reading database ... 136864 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libc6 2.3.1-17 (using
libc6_2.3.1-17.0.1_powerpc.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libc6 ...
dpkg: error processing libc6_2.3.1-17.0.1_powerpc.deb (--install):
 dpkg: warning - old post-removal script killed by signal (Segmentation
  fault)

dpkg: error while cleaning up:
  subprocess pre-installation script killed by signal (Segmentation
      fault)


I reverted to 2.3.1-17 and have temporarily pinned at that version



-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: powerpc
Kernel: Linux g4dual 2.4.20-ben10 #2 SMP Sat Jun 14 15:25:55 CDT 2003 ppc
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C

Versions of packages libc6 depends on:
ii  libdb1-compat                 2.1.3-7    The Berkeley database routines [gl

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