Re: infinite loop inside dpkg
On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 03:29:18PM -0500, Jude DaShiell wrote:
> The loop that's causing the package installation problems happening here
> is one without an exit so far as software performance behavior on this end
> show. I can leave aptitude or apt-get run with this error condition and
> they none of them terminate unless and until I hit control-c a couple
> times to stop the program. If you just hit control-c once dpkg tries to
> recover and goes back to the original error-producing code; you hit
> control-c twice though then you get dropped out to the command prompt.
> I'm going to have to uninstall Debian for the foreseeable future until a
> new version of dpkg comes out because now this operating system is broken
> and will remain so until update ability is restored.
First I've heard of it.
Do you care to give us any information that may be helpful or are you
just pissed off that something went wrong?
Give us your /etc/apt/sources.list
Of course, the actual error that dpkg is giving would be helpful too.
Doug.
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