Package: daptup Version: 0.12.3 Severity: important Dear Maintainer,
here is the problem: # apt-get update Building old list of packages... [done] Building old list of available updates... Can't exec "/bin/sh": Argument list too long at /usr/bin/daptup line 77. at /usr/bin/daptup line 77 Daptup::Backend::AptOrCupt::get_updates('Daptup::Backend::AptOrCupt=HASH(0x9d32acc)', '/var/spool/daptup/updates-before') called at /usr/bin/daptup line 451 main::do_pre() called at /usr/bin/daptup line 571 [done] [...] This bug occurs on a test system with (too ?) many installed packages: $ wc /var/spool/daptup/new-after 37137 303695 2288390 /var/spool/daptup/new-after $ dpkg -l | wc 16046 147118 2339060 I tested with /bin/sh pointing to bash and dash: the result is the same. -- System Information: Debian Release: wheezy/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 3.1.0-1-686-pae (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages daptup depends on: ii apt 0.8.16~exp8 ii cupt 2.3.0 ii liblocale-gettext-perl 1.05-7+b1 ii perl 5.14.2-6 daptup recommends no packages. Versions of packages daptup suggests: ii aptitude 0.6.4-1.2 -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org