Bug#301140: libstdc++6-4.0-doc: dpkg fails to manage this package : filenames too long (on my box at least)
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browaeys.alban@wanadoo.fr writes:
> Package: libstdc++6-4.0-doc
> Version: 4.0-0pre5
> Severity: important
>
> Installation leads too :
>
> Preparing to replace libstdc++6-4.0-doc 4.0-0pre5 (using
> .../libstdc++6-4.0-doc_4.0-0pre8_all.deb) ...
> Document `libstdc++6-4.0-doc' is not installed, cannot remove.
> Unpacking replacement libstdc++6-4.0-doc ...
> dpkg: error processing
> /var/cache/apt/archives/libstdc++6-4.0-doc_4.0-0pre8_all.deb
> (--unpack):
> unable to clean up mess surrounding
> `./usr/share/doc/gcc-4.0-base/libstdc++/html_user/structstd_1_1tr1_1_1tuple__size_3_01tuple_3_01___null_class_00_01___null_class_00_01___null_class_00_01___null_class_00_01___null_class_00_01___null_class_00_01___null_class_00_01___null_class_00_01___null_'
> before installing another version: File name too long
> dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
>
>
>
> PS: i will test will the unstable dpkg version (i use the
> experimental one , but there are not many changes by now ).
>
>
> Even sending the bug report leads to errors:
> i have a hundreds md5sums does not match (as the files are
> missing ...). Then it asks if i really want to send the report.
>
>
> By the way are those hundreds characters for a file really
> usefull ? The documetation must not have reach the billion of
> billion pages by now ... else adding more directory may help :)
>
>
> Regards
> Alban
>
>
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: 3.1
> APT prefers unstable
> APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
> Architecture: i386 (i686)
> Kernel: Linux 2.6.11-rc5
> Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8@euro, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8@euro (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) (ignored: LC_ALL set to C)
>
> Versions of packages libstdc++6-4.0-doc depends on:
> ii gcc-4.0-base 4.0-0pre8 The GNU Compiler Collection (base
>
> -- no debconf information
>
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