Bug#421969: texlive-base-bin: Huge number of etex and pdfetex sub-processes created

To: "Pierre Barbier de Reuille" <p.barbierdereuille@free.fr>, 421969@bugs.debian.org
Cc: "Debian Bug Tracking System" <421969@bugs.debian.org>
Subject: Bug#421969: texlive-base-bin: Huge number of etex and pdfetex sub-processes created
From: "Ralf Stubner" <ralf.stubner@physik.uni-erlangen.de>
Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 22:01:50 +0200 (CEST)
Message-id: <3546.85.181.81.163.1179864110.squirrel@tfkpsv.physik.uni-erlangen.de>
Reply-to: "Ralf Stubner" <ralf.stubner@physik.uni-erlangen.de>, 421969@bugs.debian.org
In-reply-to: <20070522172410.4838.48763.reportbug@Flybort>
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Pierre Barbier de Reuille wrote:
> Package: texlive-base-bin
> Version: 2007-7
> Followup-For: Bug #421969

Why do you think this is related to #421969?

> While trying to upgrade this package, a huge number of etex and pdfetex
> sub-processes were created. Probably hundreds of them ! It ate all my
> memory (i.e. more than 2GB of RAM) and I had to kill them by hand to
> regain control over my computer. Obviously, the install then fails.

This looks like #419987 and co. Do you have xmltex installed? Which version?

cheerio
ralf

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