Bug#216466: libc6.1 breaks software far and wide

[Jeff Bailey <jbailey@nisa.net>]

tags 216466 -sid
tags 216466 +experimental
thanks control, over and out.

I've just double checked, and 2.3.2-8 is in unstable.  2.3.2.ds1-5 is in
experimental.  I've now recovered from the mild heart attack. =)

Thanks for the bug report, though.

On Sun, Oct 19, 2003 at 10:46:03AM +1000, Duraid Madina wrote:
> Package: libc6.1
> Version: 2.3.2-7
> Severity: critical
> Tags: sid
> Justification: breaks unrelated software
> 
> The current libc6.1 in unstable, (2.3.2.ds1-5) breaks various pieces of
> software, such as:
> 
> 	XFree86 (4.3.99.14)
> 
> 	BEA's JVM (BEA WebLogic JRockit(R) Virtual Machine (build
> 8.1sp1-1.4.1-viking-Load8-linux64-stheng03-20030709-1550, Native Threads,
> Generational Concurrent Garbage Collector)
> 
> 	the Intel C/C++ compiler
> 
> 	Some of this stuff is binary-only, some of it is built from source.
> Whatever the case, it doesn't matter, this libc _breaks stuff_. Here's an
> example stack trace of XFree86 dying:
> 
> Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
> 0x200000000018e6e1 in __strtoll_internal () from /lib/libc.so.6.1
> (gdb) where
> #0  0x200000000018e6e1 in __strtoll_internal () from /lib/libc.so.6.1
> #1  0x40000000000a7a30 in xf86strtol ()
> #2  0x2000000004644a40 in NvRmAllocDevice () from
> /home/duraid/XF43/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so
> #3  0x200000000463bec0 in __nvsym30454 () from
> /home/duraid/XF43/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so
> #4  0x40000000000a7a30 in xf86strtol ()
> #5  0xc000000000000389 in ?? ()
> #6  0x40000000000a7a30 in xf86strtol ()
> #7  0x60000000000469f8 in __JCR_LIST__ ()
> #8  0x40000000000a7a30 in xf86strtol ()
> #9  0x600000000001cc20 in indexForBitsPerPixel ()
> #10 0x40000000000a7a30 in xf86strtol ()
> #11 0x60000000000604c0 in dixScreenOrigins ()
> #12 0x40000000000a7a30 in xf86strtol ()
> #13 0x0000000000000000 in ?? ()
> (gdb)
> 
> 	Reverting libc6.1 to 2.3.2-7 makes everything work like a charm once
> again. I hope you can track this one down, it's hard to do development work
> without C, java or X! ;(
> 
> 	Duraid
> 
> 
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: testing/unstable
> Architecture: ia64
> Kernel: Linux freestyle 2.6.0-test8 #1 SMP Sun Oct 19 08:27:47 EST 2003 ia64
> Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C
> 
> Versions of packages libc6.1 depends on:
> ii  libdb1-compat                 2.1.3-7    The Berkeley database routines [gl
> 
> -- no debconf information
> 
> 
> 
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