[NBLUG/talk] RPM Segmentation Fault
Todd Cary
todd at aristesoftware.com
Sat Dec 6 22:06:01 PST 2003
Mark -
I have not done the up2date yet...it was nice to have FirebridSS install
:-) ! However, when I did the up2date in the many other reinstalls,
everything worked EXCEPT the rpm of FirebirdSS. As I said in other
messages, I took FirebirdSS rpm's from my other server and copied them
to the problem child and I got segmentation faults, yet if I move the
files the other way, no segmentation errors.
Also, the rpm worked with other rpm files...just the FirebirdSS gave the
problem.
So, I guess that I will run up2date tomorrow (FirebirdSS is installed)
and then try
# rpm -Vp FirebirdSS......
and see what happens.....
Todd
Mark Street wrote:
>Hmmm, my experience stated below is with a fedora box with all updates
>installed using yum. I have since installed and erased both Firebird and
>Interbase at least twice since your initial post without a hiccup.... And by
>the way I built the php rpm in such a way that an UPdate if and when it
>becomes available will NOT overwrite my custom package, but it will download
>the src rpm for me and get it ready for a custom build. Then all I have to
>do is tweak the .spec file, build it and install it. consistency......
>custom
>
>It's hard to give you any advice with the information you provide and the
>inability to reproduce said behavior on my fedora box.
>
>Is it rpm that is seg faulting on the install?
>
>Try cleaning up the rpm database, rebuild it and try again after your up2date.
>(I have never used up2date.... ; ) , but hey..) I really don't think this is
>all worth another install of fedora though. I think you are wasting your
>time doing all these installs. I prefer a sniper to a shotgun.
>
>To rebuild the rpm database....
># rpm --rebuilddb
>
>Then try to install Firebird....
>
>I don't know what to tell you, I have never known or seen rpm seg fault.....
>I have seen it hang and do other strange behaviors from time to time... but
>never seg fault.
>
>You might try using the strace command with your rpm install of firebird to
>see where it is bombing.
>
>strace rpm -ivh Firebird-blah...rpm you will get a ton of shit but it may
>hand you a clue.
>
>Anyone else have any ideas on where to find clues to this strangeness. Maybe
>a bad RAM module?
>
>On Saturday 06 December 2003 20:10, Todd Cary wrote:
>
>
>>Mark Street wrote:
>>
>>
>>>corrupted package?
>>>
>>># rpm -e InterBaseSS_LI
>>>Saved a copy of isc4.gdb in /tmp
>>># rpm -ivh FirebirdSS-1.5.0.4027-RC7.i686.rpm
>>>Preparing... ###########################################
>>>[100%] 1:FirebirdSS
>>>########################################### [100%] starting Firebird
>>>server: service [ OK ]
>>>Running gsec to modify SYSDBA password
>>>rGSEC> GSEC>
>>>Running ed to modify /etc/init.d/firebird
>>>1495
>>>1494
>>>
>>>On Friday 05 December 2003 08:09, Todd Cary wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I am trying to install a FirebirdSS rpm on my "learning box". The one I
>>>>have on my online Linux server and the latest I downloaded both give me
>>>>a "Segmentation Error". This is my first encounter with this error and
>>>>Google did not yield anything that helped me understand what is going on
>>>>and how to get around it.
>>>>
>>>>Help...
>>>>
>>>>
>>Here is what I found:
>>
>>I reinstalled Fedora again and did the up2date updates. Same problem:
>>Segmeentation Fault when I tried to use the FirebirdSS rpm.
>>
>>Tried rebooting with the "before up2date" version: same problem
>>
>>Reinstalled Fedora *and* did *not* do the up2date updates: FirebirdSS
>>installs fine!
>>
>>I do not have enough knowledge about Linux and the myiad of pieces that
>>are in play here, but it appears that something is updated that
>>interfers with rpm. The version of rpm before and after the updates was
>>the same.
>>
>>Any help would be GREATLY appreciated......
>>
>>Todd
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