Bug#366717: Method http has died unexpectedly (Packages/DiffIndex)

[Michael Vogt <mvo@debian.org>]

On Wed, May 10, 2006 at 05:40:08PM +0200, Martin Michlmayr wrote:
> Package: apt
> Version: 0.6.44
> Severity: important
> 
> After upgrading my unstable chroot, apt no longer works.  I get:
> 
> sh-3.1# apt-get -V update
> Get:1 http://ftp.de.debian.org sid Release.gpg [189B]
> Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org sid Release
> Get:2 http://ftp.de.debian.org sid/main Packages/DiffIndex [12.6kB]
> E: Method http has died unexpectedly!
> sh-3.1#
> 
> When I change /etc/apt/sources.list, I get:
> 
> sh-3.1# apt-get update
> Get:1 http://ftp.es.debian.org sid Release.gpg [189B]
> E: Method http has died unexpectedly!
> sh-3.1#
> 
> Any idea?

Can I get a backtrace of the crash please? Does it only happens on
sparc? Or on one of your other arches as well?

Thanks,
 Michael

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