control: reassign -1 libreadline8 control: forcemerge 1021062 -1 Hi,
On 2022-10-24 05:16, Aleksi Suhonen wrote: > Package: libc6 > Version: 2.35-3 > Severity: important > > I ran into this issue while updating packages on a Debian/sid machine, and > the install scripts for "ntpsec" and "tzdata" started failing with segfault. > I couldn't find a way to reproduce it on that machine immediately. I started > suspecting the machine might be failing. > > But then I ran into the problem on another machine that runs "bird" routing > daemon, as its control program "birdc" also started segfaulting, but started > working if I set LC_ALL=C. Then I found I could also get the install scripts > on the first machine to work with LC_ALL=C. > > So, steps to reproduce: > > root# apt-get install bird > root# LC_ALL=asdf birdc The problem you observed is not linked to glibc, but is a known bug in libreadline8 affecting many packages. Please see bug#1021062. I am therefore reassigning the bug. Regards Aurelien -- Aurelien Jarno GPG: 4096R/1DDD8C9B aurel...@aurel32.net http://www.aurel32.net