Bug#120638: acknowledged by developer (Re: Bug#120638: Not db3's fault)
I will try the config change asap. Thanks.
Meanwhile: the reason I surmised that the db3/db2 problem was the cause was:
(a) the dist upgrade hadn't added many files to the system,
(b) when trying to build apt from source, it required libdb2-dev, which
couldn't be installed since libdb3-dev was installed.
So at least it's not possible to make apt from source.
Colin.
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> #120638: apt depends on libdb2 but libdb3 is installed,
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> On Thu, 22 Nov 2001, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
>
> > i can't see how this can possibly be db3's fault.
>
> It isn't. That error means you exceeded the pre-allocated 6 meg storage
> structure - ie you have more packages than is reasonable to imagine (or
> you are using a really old APT that had a much smaller size, upgrade)..
>
> Fortunately it's just a configuration option:
>
> Cache-Limit
> APT uses a fixed size memory mapped cache file to
> store the 'available' information. This sets the
> size of that cache.
>
> Jason
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