Request confirmation this is a dpkg bug
Hello everyone,
I've been having some trouble with dpkg and afaik it is a bug.
Can someone confirm this is worth a bugreport ?
_Symptoms:_
Sometimes (not all packages, not always) dpkg fails as follows:
#+v
dpkg: error processing
/var/cache/apt/archives/noatun-plugins_4%3a3.1.0-2_i386.deb (--unpack):
failed to realloc for variable buffer: Cannot allocate memory
#-v
_Research:_
Searching the archive reveals this bug has already been reported 2 years
ago (#85040) and was apparantly solved ... so it shouldn't be happening
on this version of dpkg.
_SystemInfo:_
dpkg: 1.10.9 (i386) (same result with version 1.9.21 (i386))
dselect: 1.10.9
libc6: 2.3.1-11
debian: stable/testing/unstable
kernel: 2.4.19
arch: i686 (duron 1000Mhz)
ram: 512MB
(Since some bugs with dpkg had to do with locales I checked that it does
happen with LC_ALL=C and LANG=C)
_Question:_
Is this a bug ? If so, should I reopen the original #85040 ? (Is that
even possible ?)
Please be gentle since I am not an expert and have never submitted a
bugreport.
Simon
PS: I am aware of the existence of the *reportbug* package.
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