Public bug reported: I have noticed (via the postinst script of Beyond Compare), that `kde4-config -v` in the root directory ("/") goes mad:
% cd / % kde4-config --version 2>&1 | head -20 "KConfigIni: In file /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-30-generic, line 3: " Invalid entry (missing '=') "KConfigIni: In file /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-30-generic, line 5: " Invalid entry (missing ']') "KConfigIni: In file /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-30-generic, line 6: " Invalid entry (missing ']') "KConfigIni: In file /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-30-generic, line 7: " Invalid entry (missing ']') "KConfigIni: In file /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-30-generic, line 8: " Invalid entry (missing '=') "KConfigIni: In file /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-30-generic, line 9: " Invalid entry (missing '=') "KConfigIni: In file /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-30-generic, line 11: " Invalid entry (missing ']') "KConfigIni: In file /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-30-generic, line 14: " "Invalid escape sequence "\B"." "KConfigIni: In file /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-30-generic, line 15: " "Invalid escape sequence "\*"." "KConfigIni: In file /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-30-generic, line 15: " "Invalid escape sequence "\+"." "KConfigIni: In file /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-30-generic, line 15: " "Invalid escape sequence "\W"." "KConfigIni: In file /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-30-generic, line 15: " "Invalid escape sequence "\×"." "KConfigIni: In file /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-30-generic, line 16: " Invalid entry (missing '=') "KConfigIni: In file /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-30-generic, line 17: " "Invalid escape sequence "\"." "KConfigIni: In file /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-30-generic, line 17: " "Invalid escape sequence "\³"." "KConfigIni: In file /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-30-generic, line 17: " "Invalid escape sequence "\;"." "KConfigIni: In file /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-30-generic, line 17: " "Invalid escape sequence "\g"." "KConfigIni: In file /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-30-generic, line 19: " Invalid entry (missing ']') "KConfigIni: In file /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-30-generic, line 22: " Invalid entry (missing ']') "KConfigIni: In file /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-30-generic, line 24: " Invalid entry (missing '=') `kde4-config --prefix` works fine, but also `kde4-config --help` goes mad. When redirecting stderr, it "only" takes a few seconds: % time kde4-config --version 2>/dev/null Qt: 4.8.6 KDE: 4.13.1 kde4-config: 1.0 kde4-config --version 2> /dev/null 5,17s user 0,46s system 99% cpu 5,644 total % time kde4-config --help 2>&1|wc -l 774798 kde4-config --help 2>&1 6,75s user 1,49s system 99% cpu 8,248 total wc -l 0,64s user 2,19s system 34% cpu 8,247 total It appears to look at the following files: /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-29-generic, /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-30-generic, /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnss3.so, Extracted via: % time kde4-config --version 2>&1|awk '{print $4}'|sort -u /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-29-generic, /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-30-generic, /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnss3.so, kde4-config --version 2>&1 8,28s user 1,68s system 95% cpu 10,396 total awk '{print $4}' 1,73s user 2,20s system 37% cpu 10,396 total sort -u 0,53s user 0,06s system 5% cpu 10,398 total ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: kdelibs-bin 4:4.13.1-0ubuntu0.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-30.54-generic 3.13.11.2 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-30-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Fri Jul 4 03:03:58 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-05-28 (766 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) SourcePackage: kde4libs UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-05-01 (63 days ago) ** Affects: kde4libs (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1337649 Title: "kde4-config --version" in / goes mad: looks into /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-29-generic etc To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kde4libs/+bug/1337649/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs