Bug#555205: segfault caused by optimized library?

[Aurelien Jarno <aurelien@aurel32.net>]

Hi,

Looking at this problem again and again, I have thought it might be due
to problem with optimized libraries that are not upgraded correctly.
This would explain the problem on i386 only, not on amd64.

If this is the correct problem, it can be workarounded by creating a
/etc/ld.so.nohwcap file.

This can be done with touch for example if the partition is mounted on
another system. When it happens after an apt-get upgrade where all 
commands segfault, it can be done using only bash commands: 
"> /etc/ld.so.nohwcap".

Note that if the system works again after that, trying to install or
finish the installation of libc6 will remove this file again, and cause
the breakage again.

Aurelien

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