Bug#612986: apt: E: Method rred has died unexpectedly! E: Sub-process rred received a segmentation fault. [sparc, powerpc]
Package: apt
Version: 0.8.11
Severity: important
In Sid on the sparc and powerpc architectures I can no more update the
package lists as apt-get update (as well as aptitude update and aptitude
-u) fail with the following error messages.
On sparc (apt/0.8.11; from which the bug report is written from):
[...]
Hit http://ftp.ch.debian.org stable/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://ftp.ch.debian.org stable/non-free TranslationIndex
Get:4 http://ftp.ch.debian.org sid/main 2011-02-09-0809.51.pdiff [4,268 B]
Get:5 http://ftp.ch.debian.org sid/non-free 2011-02-09-1408.39.pdiff [42 B]
Get:6 http://ftp.ch.debian.org sid/contrib 2011-02-09-0809.51.pdiff [607 B]
Get:7 http://ftp.ch.debian.org sid/main sparc 2011-02-09-0809.51.pdiff [23.1 kB]
Get:8 http://ftp.ch.debian.org sid/non-free sparc 2011-02-09-1408.39.pdiff [63 B]
Get:9 http://ftp.ch.debian.org sid/contrib sparc 2011-02-09-0809.51.pdiff [653 B]
Hit http://ftp.ch.debian.org sid/main Translation-de
Get:10 http://ftp.ch.debian.org sid/main 2011-02-09-0809.51.pdiff [4,268 B]
E: Method rred has died unexpectedly!
E: Sub-process rred received a segmentation fault.
On powerpc (apt/0.8.11.1; with German locale settings):
[...]
Hole:6 http://debian.ethz.ch testing/main 2011-02-11-0216.23.pdiff [4'827 B]
OK http://debian.ethz.ch sid/main Sources/DiffIndex
OK http://debian.ethz.ch sid/non-free Sources/DiffIndex
OK http://debian.ethz.ch sid/contrib Sources/DiffIndex
OK http://debian.ethz.ch sid/main powerpc Packages/DiffIndex
OK http://debian.ethz.ch sid/non-free powerpc Packages/DiffIndex
OK http://debian.ethz.ch sid/contrib powerpc Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://debian.ethz.ch sid/contrib TranslationIndex
OK http://debian.ethz.ch sid/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://debian.ethz.ch sid/non-free TranslationIndex
OK http://deb.opera.com sid Release
Hole:7 http://debian.ethz.ch testing/main 2011-02-11-0216.23.pdiff [4'827 B]
E: Method rred has died unexpectedly!
E: Unterprozess rred hat einen Speicherzugriffsfehler empfangen.
If I put 'Acquire::PDiffs "false";' into /etc/apt/apt.conf, it fails,
too, but differently.
On sparc:
[...]
Ign http://ftp.ch.debian.org stable/non-free Translation-de
Fetched 12.2 MB in 1min 19s (154 kB/s)
W: Failed to fetch bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.ch.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_source_Sources Hash Sum mismatch
W: Failed to fetch bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.ch.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-sparc_Packages Hash Sum mismatch
W: Failed to fetch bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.ch.debian.org_debian_dists_sid_main_source_Sources Hash Sum mismatch
W: Failed to fetch bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.ch.debian.org_debian_dists_sid_main_binary-sparc_Packages Hash Sum mismatch
W: Failed to fetch bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.ch.debian.org_debian_dists_sid_contrib_binary-sparc_Packages Hash Sum mismatch
W: Failed to fetch bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.ch.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_main_source_Sources Hash Sum mismatch
W: Failed to fetch bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.ch.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_main_binary-sparc_Packages Hash Sum mismatch
E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
On powerpc:
[...]
Ign http://debian.ethz.ch stable/non-free Translation-en
Es wurden 22.8 MB in 32 s geholt (692 kB/s)
W: Fehlschlag beim Holen von bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/debian.ethz.ch_debian_dists_testing_main_source_Sources Hash-Summe stimmt nicht überein
W: Fehlschlag beim Holen von bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/debian.ethz.ch_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-powerpc_Packages Hash-Summe stimmt nicht überein
W: Fehlschlag beim Holen von bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/debian.ethz.ch_debian_dists_sid_main_source_Sources Hash-Summe stimmt nicht überein
W: Fehlschlag beim Holen von bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/debian.ethz.ch_debian_dists_sid_main_binary-powerpc_Packages Hash-Summe stimmt nicht überein
W: Fehlschlag beim Holen von bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/debian.ethz.ch_debian_dists_sid_contrib_binary-powerpc_Packages Hash-Summe stimmt nicht überein
W: Fehlschlag beim Holen von bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/debian.ethz.ch_debian_dists_experimental_main_source_Sources Hash-Summe stimmt nicht überein
W: Fehlschlag beim Holen von bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/debian.ethz.ch_debian_dists_experimental_main_binary-powerpc_Packages Hash-Summe stimmt nicht überein
E: Einige Indexdateien konnten nicht heruntergeladen werden, sie wurden ignoriert oder alte an ihrer Stelle benutzt.
-- Package-specific info:
-- apt-config dump --
APT "";
APT::Architecture "sparc";
APT::Build-Essential "";
APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential";
APT::Install-Recommends "false";
APT::Install-Suggests "false";
APT::Acquire "";
APT::Acquire::Translation "environment";
APT::Authentication "";
APT::Authentication::TrustCDROM "true";
APT::NeverAutoRemove "";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^firmware-linux.*";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-firmware$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image.*";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-image.*";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-restricted-modules.*";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-ubuntu-modules-.*";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^gnumach$";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections "";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "metapackages";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "restricted/metapackages";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "universe/metapackages";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "multiverse/metapackages";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "oldlibs";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "restricted/oldlibs";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "universe/oldlibs";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "multiverse/oldlibs";
APT::Update "";
APT::Update::Pre-Invoke "";
APT::Update::Pre-Invoke:: "if [ -x /usr/bin/daptup ]; then /usr/bin/daptup --pre; fi";
APT::Update::Post-Invoke "";
APT::Update::Post-Invoke:: "if [ -x /usr/bin/daptup ]; then /usr/bin/daptup --post; fi";
APT::Default-Release "unstable";
APT::Cache-Limit "33554432";
Dir "/";
Dir::State "var/lib/apt/";
Dir::State::lists "lists/";
Dir::State::cdroms "cdroms.list";
Dir::State::mirrors "mirrors/";
Dir::State::extended_states "extended_states";
Dir::State::status "/var/lib/dpkg/status";
Dir::Cache "var/cache/apt/";
Dir::Cache::archives "archives/";
Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache "srcpkgcache.bin";
Dir::Cache::pkgcache "pkgcache.bin";
Dir::Etc "etc/apt/";
Dir::Etc::sourcelist "sources.list";
Dir::Etc::sourceparts "sources.list.d";
Dir::Etc::vendorlist "vendors.list";
Dir::Etc::vendorparts "vendors.list.d";
Dir::Etc::main "apt.conf";
Dir::Etc::netrc "auth.conf";
Dir::Etc::parts "apt.conf.d";
Dir::Etc::preferences "preferences";
Dir::Etc::preferencesparts "preferences.d";
Dir::Etc::trusted "trusted.gpg";
Dir::Etc::trustedparts "trusted.gpg.d";
Dir::Bin "";
Dir::Bin::methods "/usr/lib/apt/methods";
Dir::Bin::dpkg "/usr/bin/dpkg";
Dir::Media "";
Dir::Media::MountPath "/media/apt";
Dir::Log "var/log/apt";
Dir::Log::Terminal "term.log";
Dir::Log::History "history.log";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently "";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "~$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.disabled$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.bak$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.dpkg-[a-z]+$";
Acquire "";
Acquire::cdrom "";
Acquire::cdrom::mount "/media/cdrom/";
DPkg "";
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs "";
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true";
DPkg::Post-Invoke "";
DPkg::Post-Invoke:: "if [ -x /usr/bin/debsums ]; then /usr/bin/debsums --generate=nocheck -sp /var/cache/apt/archives; fi";
DPkg::Post-Invoke:: "if [ -x /usr/sbin/localepurge ] && [ $(ps w -p $PPID | grep -c remove) != 1 ]; then /usr/sbin/localepurge; else exit 0; fi";
Aptitude "";
Aptitude::UI "";
Aptitude::UI::Default-Grouping "filter(missing),status,section(subdir,passthrough),pattern(~O, !~O => other),pattern(~A, !~A => other),section(topdir),priority";
Aptitude::UI::HelpBar "false";
Aptitude::UI::Menubar-Autohide "true";
Aptitude::UI::Minibuf-Prompts "true";
Aptitude::UI::Incremental-Search "false";
Aptitude::UI::InfoAreaTabs "false";
Aptitude::UI::Advance-On-Action "true";
Aptitude::UI::Description-Visible-By-Default "false";
Aptitude::UI::Package-Display-Format "%c%a%M%S%i %p %r %Z %I %15v %15V";
Aptitude::ProblemResolver "";
Aptitude::ProblemResolver::Allow-Break-Holds "true";
Aptitude::AutoClean-After-Update "true";
CommandLine "";
CommandLine::AsString "apt-config dump";
-- /etc/apt/preferences --
Package: *
Pin: release a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 990
Package: *
Pin: release a=testing
Pin-Priority: 600
Package: *
Pin: release a=stable
Pin-Priority: 400
Package: *
Pin: release a=experimental
Pin-Priority: 110
-- /etc/apt/sources.list --
deb http://ftp.ch.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib
deb-src http://ftp.ch.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib
deb http://ftp.ch.debian.org/debian/ sid main non-free contrib
deb-src http://ftp.ch.debian.org/debian/ sid main non-free contrib
deb http://ftp.ch.debian.org/debian/ stable main non-free contrib
deb-src http://ftp.ch.debian.org/debian/ stable main non-free contrib
deb http://ftp.ch.debian.org/debian/ experimental main non-free contrib
deb-src http://ftp.ch.debian.org/debian/ experimental main non-free contrib
# security.debian.org and our inofficial mirror
deb http://security.debian.ethz.ch/ testing/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.debian.ethz.ch/ testing/updates main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.ethz.ch/ stable/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.debian.ethz.ch/ stable/updates main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main contrib non-free
# Other 3rd-party resources
deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ sid non-free
deb http://deb.opera.com/opera-snapshot/ sid non-free
#deb ftp://ftp.ethgen.de/pub/debian testing unofficial
#deb-src ftp://ftp.ethgen.de/pub/debian testing unofficial
#deb ftp://ftp.ethgen.de/pub/debian sid unofficial
#deb-src ftp://ftp.ethgen.de/pub/debian sid unofficial
#deb http://debian.isg.ee.ethz.ch/isg.ee-ubuntu gutsy main
#deb-src http://debian.isg.ee.ethz.ch/isg.ee-ubuntu gutsy main
deb http://noone.org/apt sid main non-free
deb-src http://noone.org/apt sid main non-free
deb http://noone.org/conkeror-nightly-debs sid main
deb-src http://noone.org/conkeror-nightly-debs sid main
-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (990, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (400, 'stable'), (110, 'experimental')
Architecture: sparc (sparc64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-sparc64
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii debian-archive-keyring 2010.08.28 GnuPG archive keys of the Debian a
ii gnupg 1.4.10-4 GNU privacy guard - a free PGP rep
ii libc6 2.11.2-11 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii libgcc1 1:4.4.5-10 GCC support library
ii libstdc++6 4.4.5-10 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3 compression library - runtime
apt recommends no packages.
Versions of packages apt suggests:
pn apt-doc <none> (no description available)
ii aptitude 0.6.3-3.2 terminal-based package manager (te
ii bzip2 1.0.5-6 high-quality block-sorting file co
ii dpkg-dev 1.15.8.10 Debian package development tools
ii python-apt 0.7.100.1 Python interface to libapt-pkg
ii xz-lzma [lzma] 5.0.0-2 XZ-format compression utilities -
-- no debconf information
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