On Saturday 02 December 2006 12:10, Carlos E. R. wrote: > Hi, > > My rpm command segfaults when installing Mesa (and only that rpm that I > know): > > nimrodel:~ # rpm --verbose --upgrade Mesa-6.4.2-19.12.i586.rpm > Preparing packages for installation... > Segmentation fault
When rpm segfaults, the first thing to try is rpm --rebuilddb > It doesn't say why it segfaults, so I thought I would install rpm-debug, > thinking that it would produce a coredump, perhaps. But Yast complains > (hand copied): You can get a coredump without the debug rpm, by setting "ulimit -c unlimited" before running the crashing command. You need the -debuginfo rpm to get some sensible, readable information from that coredump > > This would invalidate atom:rpm-... > > | atom:rpm-4.4.2-43.4.i586 has unfulfilled requirements > > - Conflict Resolution > O delete rpm > delete atom: rpm-4.4.2-43.4.i586 > > > Obviously, I can't delete that package without hossing my system. What do > I do? Well, not so obvious. the -debug rpm has the same functionality, except with debugging enabled. So you wouldn't be just deleting it, you would be replacing it But you don't need to -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
