Bug#427562: texlive-base-bin: Launches forkbomb on upgrade/install

2007-06-05 Thread Frank Küster
Norbert Preining <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Die, 05 Jun 2007, John Goerzen wrote: >> # dpkg -s texlive-latex-base | grep -i status >> Status: install ok unpacked >> >> It is not configured because of this problem. >> >> There is no /etc/texmf/fmt.d/10texlive-latex-base.cnf on this system: >

Bug#427562: texlive-base-bin: Launches forkbomb on upgrade/install

2007-06-05 Thread Norbert Preining
On Die, 05 Jun 2007, John Goerzen wrote: > On Tue, Jun 05, 2007 at 04:57:55PM +0200, Norbert Preining wrote: > > But why is texlive-latex-base not configured AND jadetex.postinst is > > run??? THis is out of my understanding? > > Possibly because I've had jadetex installed since before the transit

Bug#427562: texlive-base-bin: Launches forkbomb on upgrade/install

2007-06-05 Thread John Goerzen
On Tue, Jun 05, 2007 at 04:57:55PM +0200, Norbert Preining wrote: > But why is texlive-latex-base not configured AND jadetex.postinst is > run??? THis is out of my understanding? Possibly because I've had jadetex installed since before the transition to texlive? Anyhow, I will get back on the lat

Bug#427562: texlive-base-bin: Launches forkbomb on upgrade/install

2007-06-05 Thread Norbert Preining
On Die, 05 Jun 2007, John Goerzen wrote: > # dpkg -s texlive-latex-base | grep -i status > Status: install ok unpacked > > It is not configured because of this problem. > > There is no /etc/texmf/fmt.d/10texlive-latex-base.cnf on this system: > > # ls /etc/texmf/fmt.d > 00tex.cnf

Bug#427562: texlive-base-bin: Launches forkbomb on upgrade/install

2007-06-05 Thread John Goerzen
On Tue, Jun 05, 2007 at 03:53:51PM +0200, Norbert Preining wrote: > On Die, 05 Jun 2007, John Goerzen wrote: > > kpathsea: Running mktexfmt latex.fmt > > Sorry, I can't find the format `latex.fmt'; will try `jadetex.fmt'. > > kpathsea: Running mktexfmt jadetex.fmt > > This is really strange. > >

Bug#427562: texlive-base-bin: Launches forkbomb on upgrade/install

2007-06-05 Thread Frank Küster
Norbert Preining <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can you do another test: Please edit /usr/bin/fmtutil and at the top add > set -x > then redo the test and break off as usual. I want to see why > fmtutil/mktexfmt cannot find the latex.fmt. I fear that won't help much; exporting KPATHSEA_DEBUG=

Bug#427562: texlive-base-bin: Launches forkbomb on upgrade/install

2007-06-05 Thread Frank Küster
John Goerzen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Jun 05, 2007 at 08:31:32AM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: >> Okay, in case you want to get your system working, simply remove >> jadetex. In case you want to help us debugging (please!), do the >> following: >> >> - Does the command "fmtutil-sys --by

Bug#427562: texlive-base-bin: Launches forkbomb on upgrade/install

2007-06-05 Thread Norbert Preining
Hi John, hi all! On Die, 05 Jun 2007, John Goerzen wrote: > kpathsea: Running mktexfmt latex.fmt > Sorry, I can't find the format `latex.fmt'; will try `jadetex.fmt'. > kpathsea: Running mktexfmt jadetex.fmt This is really strange. I checked it. I removed my latex format, I called pdfte

Bug#427562: texlive-base-bin: Launches forkbomb on upgrade/install

2007-06-05 Thread John Goerzen
On Tue, Jun 05, 2007 at 08:31:32AM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: > Okay, in case you want to get your system working, simply remove > jadetex. In case you want to help us debugging (please!), do the > following: > > - Does the command "fmtutil-sys --byfmt jadetex" also trigger the > behavior? Yes

Bug#427562: texlive-base-bin: Launches forkbomb on upgrade/install

2007-06-04 Thread Frank Küster
John Goerzen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Package: texlive-base-bin > Version: 2007-11 > Severity: critical > Justification: breaks unrelated software > > I recently tried upgrading (I track sid). > > Upon upgrading texlive-base-bin, the system ate all swap and eventually > crashed. > > I subseque

Bug#427562: texlive-base-bin: Launches forkbomb on upgrade/install

2007-06-04 Thread John Goerzen
Package: texlive-base-bin Version: 2007-11 Severity: critical Justification: breaks unrelated software I recently tried upgrading (I track sid). Upon upgrading texlive-base-bin, the system ate all swap and eventually crashed. I subsequently attempted to remove texlive packages with dpkg --force-