Re: [zw@debian.org: console-tools help]

[Fumitoshi UKAI <ukai@debian.or.jp>]

Hi,

At Wed, 28 Feb 2001 14:23:14 +0100,
Yann Dirson wrote:

> > ----- Forwarded message from zhaoway <zw@debian.org> -----
> > zw@q ~/debian/c/console-tools
> >  % sudo dpkg -i console-tools_0.2.3-17_i386.deb
> > (Reading database ... 72246 files and directories currently installed.)
> > Preparing to replace console-tools 1:0.2.3-14 (using console-tools_0.2.3-17_i386.deb) ...
> > Unpacking replacement console-tools ...
> > dpkg: error processing console-tools_0.2.3-17_i386.deb (--install):
> >  failed to realloc for variable buffer: Cannot allocate memory
> 
> This looks like a short-of-memory problem on your box, caught by dpkg.
> Nothing to do with console-tools.

No, this is not short-of-memory problem on his box.
It's bug of dpkg. see also Bug#86847

Anyway, this problem can be avoided if console-tools uses only ASCII filenames.

Thanks,
Fumitoshi UKAI