Internal pacman error: Segmentation fault [Solved]

KRTac · 2010-09-20 17:24:07

All of a sudden I can't use pacman any more. It didn't happen after a update (I think). This happens when I do -Syu. Here's the complete --debug output:

debug: config: attempting to read file /etc/pacman.conf
debug: config: new section 'options'
debug: config: HoldPkg: pacman
debug: config: HoldPkg: glibc
debug: config: SyncFirst: pacman
debug: config: architecture: x86_64
debug: config: new section 'core'
debug: registering sync database 'core'
debug: config file /etc/pacman.conf, line 64: including /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
debug: config: attempting to read file /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
debug: adding new server URL to database 'core': http://mirrors.kernel.org/archlinux/core/os/x86_64
debug: setlibpaths() called
debug: option 'cachedir' = /var/cache/pacman/pkg/
debug: config: finished parsing /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
debug: config: new section 'extra'
debug: registering sync database 'extra'
debug: config file /etc/pacman.conf, line 67: including /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
debug: config: attempting to read file /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
debug: adding new server URL to database 'extra': http://mirrors.kernel.org/archlinux/extra/os/x86_64
debug: config: finished parsing /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
debug: config: new section 'community'
debug: registering sync database 'community'
debug: config file /etc/pacman.conf, line 73: including /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
debug: config: attempting to read file /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
debug: adding new server URL to database 'community': http://mirrors.kernel.org/archlinux/community/os/x86_64
debug: config: finished parsing /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
debug: config: finished parsing /etc/pacman.conf
debug: registering local database
:: Synchronizing package databases...
debug: destfile found, using mtime only
debug: using 'core.db.tar.gz' for download progress
debug: HTTP_PROXY: (null)
debug: http_proxy: (null)
debug: FTP_PROXY:  (null)
debug: ftp_proxy:  (null)
debug: ust.mtime: 1284897567 local_time: 1284897567 compare: 0
debug: ust.size: 36523 local_size: 36523 compare: 0
debug: files are identical, skipping core.db.tar.gz
 core is up to date
debug: destfile found, using mtime only
debug: using 'extra.db.tar.gz' for download progress
debug: HTTP_PROXY: (null)
debug: http_proxy: (null)
debug: FTP_PROXY:  (null)
debug: ftp_proxy:  (null)
debug: ust.mtime: 1284988790 local_time: 1284988790 compare: 0
debug: ust.size: 477138 local_size: 477138 compare: 0
debug: files are identical, skipping extra.db.tar.gz
 extra is up to date
debug: destfile found, using mtime only
debug: using 'community.db.tar.gz' for download progress
debug: HTTP_PROXY: (null)
debug: http_proxy: (null)
debug: FTP_PROXY:  (null)
debug: ftp_proxy:  (null)
debug: ust.mtime: 1284992793 local_time: 1284992793 compare: 0
debug: ust.size: 391706 local_size: 391706 compare: 0
debug: files are identical, skipping community.db.tar.gz
 community is up to date
debug: loading package cache for repository 'local'
debug: database path for tree local set to /var/lib/pacman/local/
debug: loading package cache for repository 'core'
debug: database path for tree core set to /var/lib/pacman/sync/core/
:: Starting full system upgrade...
debug: checking for package upgrades
debug: loading package cache for repository 'extra'
debug: database path for tree extra set to /var/lib/pacman/sync/extra/
debug: loading package cache for repository 'community'
debug: database path for tree community set to /var/lib/pacman/sync/community/
debug: new version of 'git' found (1.7.2.3-2 => 1.7.3-1)
debug: adding package git-1.7.3-1 to the transaction targets
error: segmentation fault
Internal pacman error: Segmentation fault.
Please submit a full bug report with --debug if appropriate.

Last edited by KRTac (2010-09-21 06:10:02)

Allan · 2010-09-20 23:12:54

Any chance of running this under gdb and posting to the bug tracker?

toofishes · 2010-09-21 03:27:01

I'm thinking corrupt database here as well. If you could attach your pacman.conf file and link to a tar.gz of /var/lib/pacman/ off of your system that would be cool, and also indicate if you are using any kind of speed-up scripts or anything.

KRTac · 2010-09-21 06:09:44

I solved the problem with -Syyu. Thanks.

xwrs · 2010-09-30 09:29:48

2 KRTac
it helped me too.+1

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#1 2010-09-20 17:24:07

Internal pacman error: Segmentation fault [Solved]

#2 2010-09-20 23:12:54

Re: Internal pacman error: Segmentation fault [Solved]

#3 2010-09-21 03:27:01

Re: Internal pacman error: Segmentation fault [Solved]

#4 2010-09-21 06:09:44

Re: Internal pacman error: Segmentation fault [Solved]

#5 2010-09-30 09:29:48

Re: Internal pacman error: Segmentation fault [Solved]

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