Bug#264363: marked as done (gconf2: gconftool-2 crashes during postinst of multiple packages)

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From: Guido Trotter <ultrotter@debian.org>
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Subject: gconf2: gconftool-2 crashes during postinst of multiple packages
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Package: gconf2
Version: 2.6.3-1
Severity: grave

While upgrading to today's sid I was stuck by the following errors:

Setting up gnome-system-monitor (2.6.0-5) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/gnome-system-monitor.postinst: line 15:  6945 Segmentation fault      HOME=/root GCONF_CONFIG_SOURCE=`gconftool-2 --get-default-source` gconftool-2 --makefile-install-rule $SCHEMA_LOCATION/$SCHEMA >/dev/null
dpkg: error processing gnome-system-monitor (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139
Setting up metacity (2.8.1-4) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/metacity.postinst: line 42:  6956 Segmentation fault      HOME=/root GCONF_CONFIG_SOURCE=`gconftool-2 --get-default-source` gconftool-2 --makefile-install-rule $SCHEMA_LOCATION/$SCHEMA >/dev/null
dpkg: error processing metacity (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139
Setting up rhythmbox (0.8.5-3) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/rhythmbox.postinst: line 15:  6965 Segmentation fault      HOME=/root GCONF_CONFIG_SOURCE=`gconftool-2 --get-default-source` gconftool-2 --makefile-install-rule $SCHEMA_LOCATION/$SCHEMA >/dev/null
dpkg: error processing rhythmbox (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139
Setting up gnome-media (2.6.2-0.3) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/gnome-media.postinst: line 13:  6968 Segmentation fault      HOME=/root GCONF_CONFIG_SOURCE=xml::/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults gconftool-2 --makefile-install-rule /etc/gconf/schemas/$FILES >/dev/null
dpkg: error processing gnome-media (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139
Errors were encountered while processing:
 gnome-system-monitor
 metacity
 rhythmbox
 gnome-media


It seems that gconftool-2 is segfaulting! :/

Thanks,

Guido

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.6
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8

Versions of packages gconf2 depends on:
ii  libatk1.0-0                 1.6.1-2.1    The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libc6                       2.3.2.ds1-15 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libgconf2-4                 2.6.3-1      GNOME configuration database syste
ii  libglib2.0-0                2.4.5-2      The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgtk2.0-0                 2.4.4-2      The GTK+ graphical user interface 
ii  liborbit2                   1:2.10.2-1.1 libraries for ORBit2 - a CORBA ORB
ii  libpango1.0-0               1.4.1-1      Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  libpopt0                    1.7-4        lib for parsing cmdline parameters
ii  libxml2                     2.6.11-3     GNOME XML library
ii  zlib1g                      1:1.2.1.1-5  compression library - runtime

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Source: gconf2
Source-Version: 2.6.3-2

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
gconf2, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:

gconf2_2.6.3-2.diff.gz
  to pool/main/g/gconf2/gconf2_2.6.3-2.diff.gz
gconf2_2.6.3-2.dsc
  to pool/main/g/gconf2/gconf2_2.6.3-2.dsc
gconf2_2.6.3-2_i386.deb
  to pool/main/g/gconf2/gconf2_2.6.3-2_i386.deb
libgconf2-4_2.6.3-2_i386.deb
  to pool/main/g/gconf2/libgconf2-4_2.6.3-2_i386.deb
libgconf2-dev_2.6.3-2_i386.deb
  to pool/main/g/gconf2/libgconf2-dev_2.6.3-2_i386.deb



A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 264363@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

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J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) <jdassen@debian.org> (supplier of updated gconf2 package)

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Format: 1.7
Date: Sun,  8 Aug 2004 15:39:07 +0200
Source: gconf2
Binary: libgconf2-4 gconf2 libgconf2-dev
Architecture: source i386
Version: 2.6.3-2
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) <jdassen@debian.org>
Changed-By: J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) <jdassen@debian.org>
Description: 
 gconf2     - GNOME configuration database system. (daemon and tools, for GNOME
 libgconf2-4 - GNOME configuration database system libraries (for GNOME2)
 libgconf2-dev - GNOME configuration database system development files. (for GNOME
Closes: 264266 264363
Changes: 
 gconf2 (2.6.3-2) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * [debian/disabled-patches/gnu_os_maxpathlen_fix.diff] Moved so it is not
     applied. This patch causes crashes in packages' postinsts (in particular
     when a /etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/.../%gconf.xml file has been removed).
     (Closes: #264363, #264266)
Files: 
 8570cf01282ee2b12c192ad9602dd723 1566 libs optional gconf2_2.6.3-2.dsc
 9d988117f0eefa529fef3b9c6373d763 16921 libs optional gconf2_2.6.3-2.diff.gz
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 c622f015e9b1b715a7b01c8fcecd1ad8 64874 libs optional libgconf2-4_2.6.3-2_i386.deb
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