[Edgy] Segmentation Fault when doing various operations

[Julien Lavergne]

Binary package hint: synaptic

When I finish some operations (update, install or remove), the CPU work at 100% for several seconds and synaptic crash. Operation are committed when I reopen synaptic.

[Julien Lavergne (gilir)]

I have a apport report, but it's seem to be empty. I'll try to do a backtrace.

[Simon Law (sfllaw)]

Thank you. Please follow the instructions at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Backtrace.

[Julien Lavergne (gilir)]

I try to compile with debug synaptic, but it doesn't work. When I launch gdb synaptic and run, I see : (no debugging symbols found). Can I do a backtrace without them ?
But, I found a way to post the apport report.

[Simon Law (sfllaw)]

The apport report is good enough. Thanks!

[Michael Vogt (mvo)]

What operation did you perform when this apport crash happend?

[Julien Lavergne (gilir)]

I removed some linux-* packages if my memory is good.

[Julien Lavergne (gilir)]

I reproduce the bug, during an update this time

[Michael Vogt (mvo)]

Can you please test this patch and let me know if it fixes the issue for you? You may have to rebuild apt first to make it build because of bug #62461).

Thanks,
 Michael

[Julien Lavergne (gilir)]

The patch seem to work. After some install/remove and update, no more bug. Thanks :)
I see that you have release the patch, so I switch the statut of the bug.

[Michael Vogt (mvo)]

Thanks a lot for verifiying the fix! Unfortunately (because of #62298) synaptic is not yet rebuild. I put it into fix-commited until the build is completed.