Package: dpkg Version: 1.15.5.6ubuntu4.5 Severity: important When deal with large pacakge(>10G Bytes), dpkg-deb/dpkg with a 'bad magic at end of first header' error when using 'dpkg-deb -e' to extract the package.
Say if use 'dpkg-deb -b' to build a large package(>10G Bytes), it is ok. but if 'dpkg-deb -e' to extract the package, error will happenned. Is there any size limitation for dpkg/dpkg-deb tools? -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers lucid-updates APT policy: (900, 'lucid-updates'), (900, 'lucid-security'), (900, 'lucid') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-40-generic (SMP w/8 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages dpkg depends on: ii coreutils 7.4-2ubuntu3 The GNU core utilities ii libc6 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.10 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib ii lzma 4.43-14ubuntu2 Compression method of 7z format in dpkg recommends no packages. Versions of packages dpkg suggests: ii apt 0.7.25.3ubuntu9.11 Advanced front-end for dpkg -- debconf-show failed -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]

