package apt forcemerge 669060 669044 thanks On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 22:38, Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be> wrote: > I'm seeing lots of errors like: > E: Internal error: APT::pkgPackageManager::MaxLoopCount reached in SmartConfigure for libapt-inst1.5:i386, aborting > E: Internal error: APT::pkgPackageManager::MaxLoopCount reached in SmartConfigure for libapt-inst1.5:amd64, aborting > E: Internal error: APT::pkgPackageManager::MaxLoopCount reached in SmartConfigure for adduser:amd64, aborting Oh dear, it's as always, you are using a self-build version which is "so close" to the one in the archive and as just one easy loop-break is added you give a go with 19:31:58 < DonKult> what could possibly go wrong? I should have known the answer… Long story short: In SmartConfigure the counter isn't initialized like it is in the first instance of this (in SmartUnpack). I seriously wonder why this hasn't exploded earlier… Best regards David Kalnischkies
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