Bug#450510: "HASH SUM MISMATCH" errors in apt, versions > 0.7.6

[Daniel Burrows <dburrows@debian.org>]

On Wed, Nov 07, 2007 at 07:46:56PM +0100, Uwe Bugla <uwe.bugla@gmx.de> was heard to say:
> Hello everybody,
> 
> (same message as yesterday, ccing all relevant maintainers of apt, apt-utils, 
> aptitude, and synaptic this time)
> 
> using Debian Sid I stumble over lots of HASH SUM MISMATCHES in connection with 
> apt versions > 0.7.6.

  Could you please send a transcript of an apt session, illustrating the
error you're talking about, to this bug report?  If possible (e.g., they aren't
secret or too large), please also post your sources.list and the contents of the
Packages file that's giving you trouble.

  I just set up a local repository and was able to install packages from
it without any trouble.

> Then you should be able to reproduce the error on your own:
> The relevant package will _hang_ in directory /var/cache/apt/archives/partial.
> It will refuse to get installed at all.

  You're saying apt goes into an infinite loop trying to install your
packages?

  Daniel