To reproduce do:
$ mkdir pool; cd pool
$ apt-get download 2vcard
$ for i in $(seq 1200); do cp 2vcard*.deb homer_clone_$i.deb; done
$ apt-ftparchive packages . /dev/null
E: Failed to create pipes - pipe (24: Too many open files)
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Strace shows that the pipe is not closed when the compressor child
exists:
$ strace -e trace=open,dup,close,pipe apt-ftparchive package. /dev/null
open(./homer_clone_444.deb, O_RDONLY) = 5
pipe([261, 262])= 0
close(262) = 0
--- SIGCHLD (Child
I think this is the right approach as AFAIK the old code did close Fds
set via FileFd.Fd()
** Patch added: We could fix it this way to ensure that FileFd.Fd(int) always
sets AutoClose
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/985452/+attachment/3092850/+files/fix1.diff
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** Patch added: more targeted fix
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/985452/+attachment/3092853/+files/fix2.diff
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apt-ftparchive fails on scanning large repositories
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** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
Status: New = In Progress
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I uploaded a minimal fix to precise-proposed now.
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
Milestone: ubuntu-12.04 = precise-updates
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Hello Adam, or anyone else affected,
Accepted apt into precise-proposed. The package will build now and be
available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to
enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!
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Adam confirmed on IRC that the new apt fixes the bug.
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This bug was fixed in the package apt - 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu9
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* apt-inst/contrib/extracttar.cc:
- ensure that in StartGzip the InFd is set to AutoClose to ensure
that the pipe is closed when InFd is closed. This
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