reopen 537689 thanks Michal Suchanek <hramr...@centrum.cz> writes:
> 2009/7/20 Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-...@web.de>: >> Michal Suchanek <hramr...@centrum.cz> writes: >> >>> Package: ia32-apt-get >>> Version: 22 >>> Severity: important >>> >>> >>> Since ia32-apt includes packages twice it exceeds the already insufficient >>> hardcoded limits in apt. >>> >>> Reading package lists... Error! >>> E: Wow, you exceeded the number of versions this APT is capable of. >>> E: Problem with MergeList >>> /var/lib/ia32-apt/lists/ftp.cz.debian.org_debian_dists_sid-i386_main_binary-amd64_Packages >>> E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. >> >> Not a bug in ia32-apt-get and not something ia32-apt-get can >> fix. There is however already a bug against apt to increase the >> default size. Closing this bug. >> > This is not a default size, this is a hardcoded maximum and the issue > is only resloved by installing later version of apt (.7.21- something) > that has a higher maximum. > > They were probably using shortint for this value or something like that. > > Thanks > > Michal Sorry, totaly spaced on this. I confused it with the MMap cache limit. I will add a versioned depend on apt (>= 0.7.21) on the next upload. MfG Goswin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org