Bug#216466: libc6.1 breaks software far and wide
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 ()
Backtrace doesn't tell me much - but I learned a lot from the bit down
at the bottom of your message that said ia64. I haven't tested on
ia64, we'll have to investigate.
--
Daniel Jacobowitz
MontaVista Software Debian GNU/Linux Developer
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