Package: libc6
Version: 2.7-8
Severity: grave
Hi,
i just noticed that the current glibc fails a direct upgrade from etch:
(Reading database ... 7180 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libc6 2.3.6.ds1-13etch5 (using .../archives/libc6_2.7-8_i386.deb) ...
Name Service Switch update in the C Library: pre-installation question.
Running services and programs that are using NSS need to be restarted,
otherwise they might not be able to do lookup or authentication any more.
The installation process is able to restart some services (such as ssh or
telnetd), but other programs cannot be restarted automatically. One such
program that needs manual stopping and restart after the glibc upgrade by
yourself is xdm - because automatic restart might disconnect your active
X11 sessions.
Known packages that need to be stopped before the glibc upgrade are:
xdm kdm gdm postgresql xscreensaver proftpd
This script did not detect any installed services which need to be
stopped.
If you want to interrupt the upgrade now and continue later, please
answer No to the question below.
Do you want to upgrade glibc now? [Y/n] y
Unpacking replacement libc6 ...
/bin/sh: relocation error: /lib/tls/libc.so.6: symbol _dl_out_of_memory, version GLIBC_PRIVATE not defined in file ld-linux.so.2 with link time reference
dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 127
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
/bin/sh: relocation error: /lib/tls/libc.so.6: symbol _dl_out_of_memory, version GLIBC_PRIVATE not defined in file ld-linux.so.2 with link time reference
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.7-8_i386.deb (--unpack):
subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 127
/bin/sh: relocation error: /lib/tls/libc.so.6: symbol _dl_out_of_memory, version GLIBC_PRIVATE not defined in file ld-linux.so.2 with link time reference
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 127
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.7-8_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
I got it on a real machine and was able to reproduce in a debootstraped
etch chroot ... Just debootstrap an etch and issue an
apt-get install libc6 tzdata
Flo
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