#247189 - dpkg: segfault when trying to update xserver-xfree86 http://bugs.debian.org/247189
(see also bug #247189) Hello, Thanks for reporting this, and sorry for the delay. (The state of the dpkg BTS page makes it hard to keep track of bugs and even harder to work on older ones). I don't think this is a dpkg bug. First, notice that dpkg actually continues running for a short while, with the error message: subprocess post-installation script killed by signal (Segmentation fault) This seems to indicate a problem with the package's postinst script, rather than with dpkg. Indeed, lib/mlib.c shows that this is what happens (and happens only) when the forked process is wait()ed on, and its exit status indicates that it was killed, by a signal (and in this case helpfully indicates that core was dumped). I just don't understand why your core dump lists dpkg rather than some other program; did you conceivaly run out of memory during the execve()? Justin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
