Debian Bug report logs - #823288
dpkg misplaces tpl-config.tlib during unpack

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Helmut Grohne <helmut@subdivi.de>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: gnutls28: FTBFS: gcc: error: srptool-args.c: No such file or director

Date: Tue, 3 May 2016 06:17:40 +0200

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Source: gnutls28
Version: 3.4.11-4
Severity: serious
User: helmutg@debian.org
Usertags: rebootstrap

Hi Andreas,

I am attaching a failing build log of gnutls28 while building it
natively in plain sid on amd64 (with DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS=nocheck, but it
doesn't get into checking).

I have little clue what is going on here, but what I can tell already is
that this issue is not caused by the 3.4.11-4 upload. My first
failing[1] build was on 2nd of May at 21:00 UTC. My last successful[2]
build was on the same day at 16:00 UTC (both using the ftp.de.debian.org
mirror). Now all of my gnutls28 builds fail with that error. They differ
by one or two mirror pushes, so not many things can have caused that
regression.  The only potentially relevant piece I could find thus far
is the tar NMU.

Comparing the build logs didn't prove that much helpful either. Any idea
of what is going on here? I'm almost certain that this isn't gnutls28's
fault, but in the absence of a better victim, I have to file the bug
somewhere.

Helmut

[1] https://jenkins.debian.net/job/rebootstrap_armhf_gcc6/19/consoleText
[2] https://jenkins.debian.net/job/rebootstrap_mipsel_gcc6/15/consoleText

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Message #10 received at 823288@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Helmut Grohne <helmut@subdivi.de>

To: 823288@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: gnutls28: FTBFS: gcc: error: srptool-args.c: No such file or director

Date: Tue, 3 May 2016 17:03:12 +0200

Control: retitle -1 dpkg misplaces tpl-config.tlib during unpack
Control: reassign -1 dpkg
Control: found -1 1.18.5
Control: affects -1 + autogen src:gnutls28
Control: severity -1 grave

On Tue, May 03, 2016 at 06:17:38AM +0200, Helmut Grohne wrote:
> I have little clue what is going on here, but what I can tell already is
> that this issue is not caused by the 3.4.11-4 upload. My first
> failing[1] build was on 2nd of May at 21:00 UTC. My last successful[2]
> build was on the same day at 16:00 UTC (both using the ftp.de.debian.org
> mirror). Now all of my gnutls28 builds fail with that error. They differ
> by one or two mirror pushes, so not many things can have caused that
> regression.  The only potentially relevant piece I could find thus far
> is the tar NMU.

Simple. /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/autogen/tpl-config.tlib isn't there.
It's part of autogen, but dpkg 1.18.5 fails place it correctly.

Unpacking autogen with dpkg 1.18.4 places it at the correct location.
Unpacking autogen with dpkg 1.18.5 places it at
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/autogen/tpl-config.tlib.dpkg-new.

It is yet unclear under what conditions this happens. Still we can
conclude that dpkg 1.18.5 can result in broken installations, thus
marking grave.

Helmut

Message #25 received at 823288-submitter@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>

To: 823288-submitter@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#823288 in package dpkg marked as pending

Date: Tue, 03 May 2016 18:16:19 +0000

Control: tag 823288 pending

Hi!

Bug #823288 in package dpkg reported by you has been fixed in
the dpkg/dpkg.git Git repository. You can see the changelog below, and
you can check the diff of the fix at:

    https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/dpkg/dpkg.git/diff/?id=c931762

---
commit c931762286a22626b4f9958d457248a027bfc0f7
Author: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
Date:   Tue May 3 18:11:06 2016 +0200

    dpkg: Fix file queue tail assignment in file queue pop
    
    When we are popping a file from the files queue, we might end up messing
    it up. To check for the side-effects on the file-system one should look
    for files with .dpkg-new extension for packages that have been fully
    configured and where those files are not listed as owned by them. These
    packages will need to be reinstalled.
    
    Closes: #823288

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index b8acd2b..e070e58 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 dpkg (1.18.6) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
+  * Fix file queue tail assignment on file queue pop during unpack. This
+    could mess up the file queue in some circumstances and leave behind
+    files in the filesystem as «pathname».dpkg-new after configuration
+    and without traces of the files in the dpkg database. Closes: #823288
   * Packaging:
     - Bump Standards-Version to 3.9.8 (no changes needed).
 

Message #32 received at 823288-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>

To: 823288-close@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#823288: fixed in dpkg 1.18.6

Date: Tue, 03 May 2016 19:19:14 +0000

Source: dpkg
Source-Version: 1.18.6

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
dpkg, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 823288@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org> (supplier of updated dpkg package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org)


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Format: 1.8
Date: Tue, 03 May 2016 20:17:05 +0200
Source: dpkg
Binary: libdpkg-dev dpkg dpkg-dev libdpkg-perl dselect
Architecture: source
Version: 1.18.6
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Dpkg Developers <debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org>
Changed-By: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
Description:
 dpkg       - Debian package management system
 dpkg-dev   - Debian package development tools
 dselect    - Debian package management front-end
 libdpkg-dev - Debian package management static library
 libdpkg-perl - Dpkg perl modules
Closes: 823288
Changes:
 dpkg (1.18.6) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   [ Guillem Jover ]
   * Fix file queue tail assignment on file queue pop during unpack. This
     could mess up the file queue in some circumstances and leave behind
     files in the filesystem as «pathname».dpkg-new after configuration
     and without traces of the files in the dpkg database. Closes: #823288
   * Use m_strdup() instead of strdup() in dpkg recursive installation code.
   * Fix off-by-one array allocation in dpkg recursive installation code that
     can cause segfaults.
   * Rename sysctl() “name” variable to “mib”, to avoid a clash with the
     call site function argument with the same name in start-stop-daemon.
     This fixes a build failure on */kFreeBSD systems.
   * Initialize number of entries on initial process scan in start-stop-daemon
     on */kFreeBSD.
   * Packaging:
     - Bump Standards-Version to 3.9.8 (no changes needed).
 .
   [ Updated programs translations ]
   * German (Sven Joachim).
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