package dpkg severity 232445 important thanks On Thu, Feb 12, 2004 at 08:22:19PM +0100, debbug2@danisch.de wrote: > I installed a a new machine today from a debian mirror > on a harddisk synchronized about 2-3 weeks ago (sid). > > after installing the meta package "gnome" a special > problem occured: When configuring the packages > (and every time when trying dpkg --configure --pending) > dpkg goes into an endless loop. > > It consumes about 99% of cpu time. > > strace shows that it does not do any system calls except > for stat on several postinst files very rarely (about every > 10-30seconds or so). > We've tested this fairly extensively and it seems that dpkg isn't inside an infinite loop, merely a very long one; if left for a short while it'll break out of the loop itself and carry on. I'm therefore downgrading the severity of this bug, it doesn't make the whole system break (critical) but certainly has a major effect of the usability of the package without rendering it completely unusuable to everyone (important). It'll still be fixed, don't worry :) Scott -- Have you ever, ever felt like this? Had strange things happen? Are you going round the twist?
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