Bug#81829: corrupt /var/cache/apt/*.bin files

[Bob the Hamster <Bob@HamsterRepublic.com>]

On Thu, Apr 08, 2004 at 09:04:06AM -0700, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 08, 2004 at 12:49:54AM -0700, Bob the Hamster wrote:
> 
> > -rw-r--r--    1 root     root      4882303 Apr  7 15:08 srcpkgcache.bin
> > [root:~]apt-get upgrade
> > Reading Package Lists... Done
> > Segmentation faulty Tree... 65%
> > 
> > So. Anybody want my corrupt /var/cache/apt/.bin files? I am eager to do 
> > whatever I can to assist in resolving this lil' bug once and for all. 
> 
> What filesystem are you using?  This corruption is not believed to be apt's
> fault presently.
> 
> -- 
>  - mdz

I am using plain-ol' EXT3
I would agree with the guess that the corruption was probably not apt's 
fault, but the real issue in this bug is what apt does after [insert 
random cause of corruption] when it tries to parse the corrupt file. 
An error-checking thing, ya know?

--
James Paige