Hello bugproxy, or anyone else affected, Accepted util-linux into xenial-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/util- linux/2.27.1-6ubuntu3.2 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.
Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users. If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision. Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to util-linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1577460 Title: mkinitramfs --help > Core dumped Status in Ubuntu on IBM z Systems: In Progress Status in glibc package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in util-linux package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in glibc source package in Xenial: Fix Released Status in util-linux source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Status in glibc source package in Yakkety: Fix Released Status in util-linux source package in Yakkety: Fix Committed Bug description: [Testcase] * $ LC_ALL=fo_FOO.UTF-8 getopt -o c:d:ko:r:v -n /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs -- --help Expected result: /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs: unrecognized option '--help' -- Exit code 1 Current result: Segmentation fault Exit code 139. There are two bugs in play here. glibc bug was fixed, and util-linux bug needs an upload still. Problem Description ============================== root@zlin060:~# mkinitramfs --help Segmentation fault (core dumped) W: non-GNU getopt root@zlin060:~# == Comment: #9 - Heinz-Werner Seeck <heinz-werner_se...@de.ibm.com> - 2016-05-02 10:09:34 == With Ubuntu 14.40 login via ssh: Following cmd : 'getopt -o c:d:ko:r:v -n /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs -- --help' Following call-stack occured (creates coredump): #0 __strncmp_c (s1=0x2e6575634a500a6d <error: Cannot access memory at address 0x2e6575634a500a6d>, s1@entry=0x2e6575634a500a6a <error: Cannot access memory at address 0x2e6575634a500a6a>, s2=0x3fff7fff7ae "p", s2@entry=0x3fff7fff7ab "gelp", n=n@entry=4) at ../string/strncmp.c:44 #1 0x000003ff7e9d4252 in _getopt_internal_r (argc=<optimized out>, argv=0x40, optstring=0x200000030 <error: Cannot access memory at address 0x200000030>, longopts=<optimized out>, longind=<optimized out>, long_only=0, d=0x3ff7ea8c330 <getopt_data>, posixly_correct=0) at getopt.c:546 #2 0x000003ff7e9d51f2 in _getopt_internal (argc=<optimized out>, argv=<optimized out>, optstring=<optimized out>, longopts=<optimized out>, longind=0x3fff7ffe674, long_only=0, posixly_correct=0) at getopt.c:1175 #3 0x000003ff7e9d52b6 in getopt_long (argc=<optimized out>, argv=<optimized out>, options=<optimized out>, long_options=<optimized out>, opt_index=0x3fff7ffe674) at getopt1.c:65 #4 0x000002aa236821d8 in ?? () #5 0x000002aa23681c22 in main () To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-z-systems/+bug/1577460/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
