Bug#438586: libc6 upgrade renders etch unusable
Package: libc6
Version: latest pushed out as an update to etch.
Severity: critical
apt-get update; apt-get install
using vanilla etch and security sources on a chrooted ia32 debian system
is rendered unusable, with most binaries complaining of library errors:
line:/# apt-get upgrade
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to
correct the problem.
line:/# dpkg --configure -a
dpkg: relocation error: /lib/libpthread.so.0: symbol errno, version
GLIBC_PRIVATE not defined in file libc.so.6 with link time reference
The system is now unusable, fortunately it is chrooted underneath a pure
amd64 debian etch system. I'm afraid to run the update there.
Debian Etch.
amd64 host with emul-ia32 chroot environment (where the problem is so far).
sources.list (on chroot environment):
deb ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ etch main
deb-src ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ etch main
deb http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib
kernel (my own compilation):
line:/stf/FF/skype-1.3.0.53# uname -a
Linux line 2.6.17.11ns4 #4 SMP Fri Jul 27 17:48:31 EDT 2007 x86_64 GNU/Linux
NOTE: it is assumed that libc6 is the culprit here - in fact a number of
packages were upgraded at once.
Thank you,
Nathan
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Nathan Siemers - Fiveprime.org - http://www.fiveprime.org
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