dpkg assert failure: dpkg: ../../src/filesdb.c:668: findnamenode: Assertion `(*pointerp)->name[0] == '/'' failed.

[Ryan]

All I know is that this is one of the many applications/daemons that crashed after I did an update.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: dpkg 1.16.0~ubuntu7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic 2.6.38.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic i686
Architecture: i386
AssertionMessage: dpkg: ../../src/filesdb.c:668: findnamenode: Assertion `(*pointerp)->name[0] == '/'' failed.
Date: Sat Sep 3 11:41:12 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/dpkg
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/dpkg --force-overwrite --status-fd 14 --force-depends --force-remove-essential --remove libmusicbrainz3-6 libdiscid0 linux-headers-2.6.38-8-generic linux-headers-2.6.38-8
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: dpkg
StacktraceTop:
 __kernel_vsyscall ()
 raise () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
 abort () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
 __assert_fail () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
 ?? ()
Title: dpkg assert failure: dpkg: ../../src/filesdb.c:668: findnamenode: Assertion `(*pointerp)->name[0] == '/'' failed.
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-09-03 (0 days ago)
UserGroups:

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StacktraceTop:
 __GI___assert_fail (assertion=0x8072a9c "nabled:", file=0x8072a88 "em because --force enabled:", line=668, function=0x8072e2c "rently installed.)\n") at assert.c:81
 findnamenode (name=0xb71070cf "usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.38-8-generic/include/config/mtd/physmap.h", flags=fnn_nocopy) at ../../src/filesdb.c:668
 pkg_files_add_file (file_tail=0xa3b245c, flags=fnn_nocopy, filename=0xb71070ce "/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.38-8-generic/include/config/mtd/physmap.h", pkg=0x95c2910) at ../../src/filesdb.c:249
 ensure_packagefiles_available (pkg=0x95c2910) at ../../src/filesdb.c:354
 ensure_allinstfiles_available () at ../../src/filesdb.c:480

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.