Re: Unionfs on 3.8.2 2005-05-05 (Kaella 2.0.1) bootfrom
On Tue, Sep 20, 2005 at 10:31:45AM +0200, Jody wrote:
> Hi,
>
> [...]
> > Sometimes adding some other packages may crash, can't remember which
> > ones but I promise to note them for now :)
>
> I remark that failed installation often (always ?) finish by a segfault
> error about debsums.
>
> I can't say if it's a cause or a result.
>
> Message is like:
>
> #---x<
>
> sh: line 1: 6074 Erreur de segmentation /usr/bin/debsums
> --generate=nocheck -s
> p /var/cache/apt/archives
> E: Problem executing scripts DPkg::Post-Invoke 'if [ -x /usr/bin/debsums
> ]; then
> /usr/bin/debsums --generate=nocheck -sp /var/cache/apt/archives; fi'
> E: Sub-process returned an error code
It's caused by a unionfs bug that "occsionally" occurs when overwriting
existing files multiple times.
Unfortunately, this bug is still present in all versions of unionfs,
including the newest "stable" snapshot. This is currently delaying the
Knoppix 4.0.2 update. :-(
With kind regards
-Klaus Knopper
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