Subject: Bug#4265: util-linux_2.5-5.deb: /sbin/clock Seg. faults

From: Erik B Andersen <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 1996 03:01:31 -0600

Package: util-linux
Version: 2.5-5

/sbin/clock seg. faults.  The following illustrates this problem:

       Dillweed# dpkg -i util-linux_2.5-5.deb
       (Reading database ... 15590 files and directories currently
       installed.)
       Preparing to replace util-linux (using util-linux_2.5-5.deb) ...
       Unpacking replacement util-linux ...
       Setting up util-linux (2.5-5) ...
        
       Dillweed# clock 
-----> Segmentation fault
       Dillweed# dpkg -i util-linux_2.5-4.deb 
       dpkg - warning: downgrading util-linux from 2.5-5 to 2.5-4.
       (Reading database ... 15590 files and directories currently
       installed.)
       Preparing to replace util-linux (using util-linux_2.5-4.deb) ...
       Unpacking replacement util-linux ...
       Setting up util-linux (2.5-4) ...

       Dillweed# clock
-----> Fri Aug 23 01:21:12 1996
       Dillweed# 

I solved this by copying the binary from util-linux_2.5-4.deb over the
binary
from util-linux_2.5-5.deb, and everything was fine...

I am using Debian 1.1, patched up to everything in the experimental
distribution as of August 24, 1996, with kernel version 2.0.14 and
libc.so.5.2.18 from libc5.5.2.18-10.deb.

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From: Guy Maor <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 12:00:27 -0500 (CDT)

> /sbin/clock seg. faults.  The following illustrates this problem:

I can't duplicate this.  I'm running 2.0.15, libc5.2.18-10.  I skipped
2.0.14 but doubt that that's the problem.  Are you on a m68k perhaps?
There were some changes made to clock for that system.

So please try 2.0.15 just in case, and if that doesn't help, email me
the gzipped, uuencoded, coredump.  Email it directly to me; there's no
reason to clutter the bug-system with it.

Guy