Package: apt Version: 0.5.27 A bug presently in apt-get prevents the usage of apt in combination with very-large dependency list. This is due to a fixed maximum default length when creating pkgTagFile objects. (currently 32k).
Below is the output of a testrun with a Packages file containing a package with 10000 dependencies. dyn82:~# apt-get update Hit http://workstation01.intra.krnl.nl sarge-2005-01-01/main Packages Ign http://workstation01.intra.krnl.nl sarge-2005-01-01/main Release Reading Package Lists... Error! E: Unable to parse package file /var/lib/apt/lists/workstation01.intra.krnl.nl_bootstrap-wrapped_dists_sarge-2005-01-01_main_binary-i386_Packages(1) E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. A patch that will initialize all pkgTagFile objects with the proper size (from the FileFd) is included below. The patch is compatible with both 0.5.27 and 0.6.25. ############### BEGIN PATCH ################ diff -ru apt-0.5.27.orig/apt-inst/deb/dpkgdb.cc apt-0.5.27/apt-inst/deb/dpkgdb.cc --- apt-0.5.27.orig/apt-inst/deb/dpkgdb.cc 2004-01-07 21:39:37.000000000 +0100 +++ apt-0.5.27/apt-inst/deb/dpkgdb.cc 2005-01-17 16:46:40.397977118 +0100 @@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ bool debDpkgDB::ReadConfFiles() { FileFd File(_config->FindFile("Dir::State::status"),FileFd::ReadOnly); - pkgTagFile Tags(&File); + pkgTagFile Tags(&File,File.Size()+256); //XXX if (_error->PendingError() == true) return false; diff -ru apt-0.5.27.orig/apt-pkg/policy.cc apt-0.5.27/apt-pkg/policy.cc --- apt-0.5.27.orig/apt-pkg/policy.cc 2003-08-12 02:17:37.000000000 +0200 +++ apt-0.5.27/apt-pkg/policy.cc 2005-01-17 16:46:40.397977118 +0100 @@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ return true; FileFd Fd(File,FileFd::ReadOnly); - pkgTagFile TF(&Fd); + pkgTagFile TF(&Fd,Fd.Size()+256);//XXX if (_error->PendingError() == true) return false; iff -ru apt-0.5.27.orig/cmdline/apt-sortpkgs.cc apt-0.5.27/cmdline/apt-sortpkgs.cc --- apt-0.5.27.orig/cmdline/apt-sortpkgs.cc 2003-01-11 08:18:44.000000000 +0100 +++ apt-0.5.27/cmdline/apt-sortpkgs.cc 2005-01-17 16:46:40.398977012 +0100 @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ bool DoIt(string InFile) { FileFd Fd(InFile,FileFd::ReadOnly); - pkgTagFile Tags(&Fd); + pkgTagFile Tags(&Fd,Fd.Size()+256);//XXX if (_error->PendingError() == true) return false; diff -ru apt-0.5.27.orig/cmdline/indexcopy.cc apt-0.5.27/cmdline/indexcopy.cc --- apt-0.5.27.orig/cmdline/indexcopy.cc 2002-03-26 08:38:58.000000000 +0100 +++ apt-0.5.27/cmdline/indexcopy.cc 2005-01-17 16:46:40.398977012 +0100 @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ Pkg.Seek(0); } - pkgTagFile Parser(&Pkg); + pkgTagFile Parser(&Pkg,Pkg.Size()+256); //XXX if (_error->PendingError() == true) return false; diff -ru apt-0.5.27.orig/ftparchive/writer.cc apt-0.5.27/ftparchive/writer.cc --- apt-0.5.27.orig/ftparchive/writer.cc 2004-03-24 02:40:43.000000000 +0100 +++ apt-0.5.27/ftparchive/writer.cc 2005-01-17 16:46:40.399976907 +0100 @@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ // No auto-close FD FileFd Fd(CompFd,false); - pkgTagFile Tags(&Fd); + pkgTagFile Tags(&Fd,Fd.Size()+256); //XXX if (_error->PendingError() == true) { Pkgs.CloseOld(CompFd,Proc); ########### END PATCH ############## Marcel Toele
