On Fri, Feb 25, 2000 at 12:59:31PM -0800, Paul Vojta wrote: > > Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 13:58:40 -0500 > > From: Ben Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: Wichert Akkerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [sparc32] compilation of dpkg gives bad > > code] > > > > Can you give us your kernel version and paste some of the error messages > > from the failures you are seeing please? > > ----- > > _tashkent# cd /var/cache/apt/archives > _tashkent# dpkg --install findutils_4.1-37_sparc.deb > (Reading database ... 16703 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to replace findutils 4.1-37 (using findutils_4.1-37_sparc.deb) ... > dpkg: error processing findutils_4.1-37_sparc.deb (--install): > subprocess pre-installation script killed by signal (Segmentation fault) > Errors were encountered while processing: > findutils_4.1-37_sparc.deb
This is the subprocess dying (the preinst script), not dpkg. What happens if the run the preinst script manually? Have you done an strace of the process aswell? -- -----------=======-=-======-=========-----------=====------------=-=------ / Ben Collins -- ...on that fantastic voyage... -- Debian GNU/Linux \ ` [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ' `---=========------=======-------------=-=-----=-===-======-------=--=---'
