[Mageia-dev] urpmi segfaults on the build system (was Re: Our BS is about to eat packages?)

Fri Aug 24 01:44:01 CEST 2012

On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 11:58 PM, Olivier Blin <mageia at blino.org> wrote:
+> Colin Guthrie <mageia at colin.guthr.ie> writes:
+>
+>>>>> Boklm found the problem, it was urpmi segfaulting.
+>>
+>>> After hitting the issue yesterday with the "git" package, we had a look
+>>> at the issue together with pterjan.
+>>> I had to merge some patches in valgrind to support the new compressed
+>>> debug info first, but then valgrind spotted some interesting issues.
+>>>
+>>> pterjan fixed some of them, fixes are now in perl-URPM 4.12.
+>>> It should help preventing "build loops" in the BS.
+>>>
+>>> Attached is the valgrind log with remaining issues, maybe insightful for
+>>> Titi.
+>>
+>> jonund was seeing plenty urpmi segv's today...
+>
+> Yep, there is still at least one remaining issue in perl-URPM, that can
+> be reproduced by just installing texlive-texmf IIRC.
+>
+> pterjan and tv have (probably) been discussing this off-list.
+> Any news about this?
+
+I have committed a change which should avoid it, but was interrupted
+by perl breakage in cauldron
+There is new perl-URPM in cauldron and 2/updates_testing, but I need
+to upload a new urpmi too
+