Bug#887078: Bug#887886: libc6 from experimental makes vlc crash (even after rebuilding from source)

[Aurelien Jarno <aurelien@aurel32.net>]

control: forcemerge -1 887078

On 2018-01-21 14:12, Eric Valette wrote:
> Package: libc6
> Version: 2.26.9000+20180108.401311cf-0experimental0
> Severity: critical
> Justification: breaks unrelated software
> 
> launching vlc crash immediately with sigsegv. Downgrading to unstable makes
> it work again.

The problem is the same that has already been reported [1] for mono, as
well as the already reported bug #887078. vlc is easier to debug than
amarok. Reverting the upstream commit f81ddabffd fixes the issue.

The issue is currently listed as a release blocker for the version 2.27
[2], so it will be either fixed or reverted for the final release.

Aurelien

[1] https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2018-01/msg00178.html
[2] https://sourceware.org/glibc/wiki/Release/2.27

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