On 2008-10-14 15:35 +0200, Daniel Abel wrote: > Package: dpkg > Version: 1.14.16.6ubuntu4 > Severity: normal
Please report Ubuntu bugs in Launchpad, not in the Debian BTS. > Running 'dpkg -l' gives the following if $PATH contains an unreachable > NFS-mounted directory: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dpkg -l > dpkg: failed to exec dpkg-query: Input/output error > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ > > removing that directory from $PATH fixes the problem. > > I assume this is caused by dpkg looking for something in any directory > in $PATH and not skipping unaccessible ones. It is the glibc's execvp() function that performs this search and fails, there is nothing dpkg can do about that. See exec(3). Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
