Bug#257456: gconf2: gconftool-2 --makefile-install-rule hangs while installing packages

[J.H.M. Dassen (Ray)]

tags 257456 - moreinfo
tags 257456 - unreproducible
severity 257456 normal
retitle 257456 gconftool-2 hangs with older glib
# Workaround known
tags 257456 + patch 
thanks

On Sat, Aug 14, 2004 at 11:59:59 +0200, Walther Zwart wrote:
> I've got some great news: the problem has been solved.

Congratulations.

> I had more time than I expected so I installed gconf from source today.
> Then I found out that gconftool was hanging after calling some function
> in libglib2.
> After installing a newer version of libglib2 (it was 2.4.2.1 and now it
> is 2.4.5-2) all was well again. So it was either a bug in an old libglib
> version or a dependency that was too loose.

I've filed http://bugs.debian.org/265659 to get things tightened up in the
future.

> But I'm happy now and because noone else experienced the problem, it is
> probably not worth investigating any further.

I've adjusted the status of this report; we can rebuild gconf once glib's
dependency information has been tightened.

Regards,
Ray
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