Bug#62170: tetex-bin (alpha): fmtutil, texlinks segfault during setup

[aban@cw025.cm.utexas.edu]

Package: tetex-bin
Version: 1.0.6-4
Severity: grave
Architecture: alpha

Setup of tetex-bin can't be completed due to segmentation
faults in fmtutil and texlinks.  This only happens on my
alpha box, x86 is ok (both are Debian woody/unstable release,
kernel version 2.2.14).  Output from dpkg follows.

Andrew Ban

Setting up tetex-bin (1.0.6-4) ...
mktexlsr: Updating /var/lib/texmf/ls-R... 
mktexlsr: Updating /var/spool/texmf/ls-R... 
mktexlsr: Done.
Running initex. This may take some time. ...
/usr/bin/texconfig: line 1: 25263 Segmentation fault      fmtutil --all
/usr/bin/texconfig: line 2: 25289 Segmentation fault      texlinks ${SILENT_TEXLINKS+-s}
/var/lib/dpkg/info/tetex-bin.postinst: line 83: 25225 Segmentation fault      $TEXCONFIG_P init >$TEMPFILE
dpkg: error processing tetex-bin (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of tetex-extra:
 tetex-extra depends on tetex-bin (>= 0.9.990310-1); however:
  Package tetex-bin is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing tetex-extra (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of tetex-nonfree:
 tetex-nonfree depends on tetex-bin (>= 0.9.990310-1); however:
  Package tetex-bin is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing tetex-nonfree (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 tetex-bin
 tetex-extra
 tetex-nonfree
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)