I just fixed the problem by manually downloading apt_0.5.27_hppa.deb. I installed it with dpkg and then did an apt-get -f install. That fixed things. I guess I managed to download a broken version of apt-get in my last upgrade.
> I just finished (2minutes ago) an apt-get upgrade: > # dpkg -l apt\* > Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold > | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed > |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: > uppercase=bad) > ||/ Name Version Description > +++-==============-==============-============================================ > ii apt 0.5.27 Advanced front-end for dpkg > un apt-doc <none> (no description available) > ii apt-utils 0.5.27 APT utility programs > > without pb on my c110 debian unstable running a kernel 2.6.8-rc2-pa5 ;) > > John David Anglin wrote: > > >Today, I tried apt-get update and it seg faulted. Here is the gdb > >backtrace: > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/# gdb /usr/bin/apt-get core > >GNU gdb 6.1-debian > >Copyright 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc. > >GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and you are > >welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain conditions. > >Type "show copying" to see the conditions. > >There is absolutely no warranty for GDB. Type "show warranty" for details. > >This GDB was configured as "hppa-linux"...(no debugging symbols > >found)...Using host libthread_db library "/lib/libthread_db.so.1". > > > >Core was generated by `apt-get update'. > >Program terminated with signal 11, Segmentation fault. > >Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libapt-pkg-libc6.2-3.so.3.2...(no debugging > >symbols found)...done. > >Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libapt-pkg-libc6.2-3.so.3.2 > > > > > umm something weird: my install is /usr/lib/libapt-pkg-libc6.3-5.so.3.3.0 > > hth, > joel > Dave -- J. David Anglin [EMAIL PROTECTED] National Research Council of Canada (613) 990-0752 (FAX: 952-6602)
