[solved] libarchive error/ Pathname in pax header can't be converte...

COLDFUSION · 2011-08-09 21:10:48

hi!

I just tried to install already-compiled "2mandvd" DVD authoring package with pacman, on my brand new Arch Linux. But got this error;

# :) sudo yaourt -U 2mandvd*.pkg.tar*
error: error while reading package 2mandvd-1.6.0-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz: Pathname in pax header can't be converted to current locale.
error: '2mandvd-1.6.0-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz': libarchive error

I made some guess from error that this is something abt libarchive pkg and reinstalled it. But that didn't help. I've no other idea abt this shit

Last edited by COLDFUSION (2011-08-10 00:31:29)

falconindy · 2011-08-09 22:01:51

Perhaps you could retry the build using official tools (makepkg and pacman) given that you're posting the pacman forum and not the AUR forum.

karol · 2011-08-09 22:03:00

If you build any other package, do you get the same error or does it build fine?

COLDFUSION · 2011-08-09 22:43:48

falconindy wrote:

Perhaps you could retry the build using official tools (makepkg and pacman) given that you're posting the pacman forum and not the AUR forum.

no. bro this is not abt aur. I got this error from "pacman" tool. moreover I've 2 arch linux installations on my pc (1 for KDE & 1 for Gnome). there's not anything wrong abt installing the same pkg file under the other one.

karol wrote:

If you build any other package, do you get the same error or does it build fine?

I just built 3 other packages with yaourt and it did perfect. but when it comes to 2mandvd package I get the same error again!

I ideate that it might be s.th with archiving tools since it get freaky with a particular tarball.

falconindy · 2011-08-09 23:00:53

I'm not your "bro". You're using an unofficial tool to build an unofficial package. Why again are you posting in the pacman forum?

Using aforementioned official tools, I can't recreate your error.

==> Starting package()...
==> Tidying install...
  -> Purging other files...
  -> Compressing man and info pages...
  -> Stripping unneeded symbols from binaries and libraries...
==> Creating package...
  -> Generating .PKGINFO file...
  -> Adding install file...
  -> Compressing package...
==> Finished making: 2mandvd 1.6.0-1 (Tue Aug  9 22:57:46 UTC 2011)
[root@rampage build]# pacman -U 2mandvd-1.6.0-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz 
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...

Targets (1): 2mandvd-1.6.0-1

Total Download Size:    0.00 MB
Total Installed Size:   34.36 MB

Proceed with installation? [Y/n] 
(1/1) checking package integrity                                                        [################################################################] 100%
(1/1) checking for file conflicts                                                       [################################################################] 100%
(1/1) installing 2mandvd                                                                [################################################################] 100%
Optional dependencies for 2mandvd
    xine-ui: to preview the result
[root@rampage build]#

Your move, sis.

Last edited by falconindy (2011-08-09 23:12:50)

karol · 2011-08-09 23:10:39

I've built it w/o a problem too.

COLDFUSION · 2011-08-10 00:05:24

falconindy wrote:

I'm not your "bro". You're using an unofficial tool to build an unofficial package. Why again are you posting in the pacman forum?
Using aforementioned official tools, I can't recreate your error.

I'm sorry respectable! I just thought it's abt pacman because I got error from "pacman" with -U switch and also there wasn't any problem installing that pkg in the other arch installation. I hadn't known that there also might be error when trying to rebuild it.

Now I just came to say that I managed to solve it. You're right, that wasn't because of pacman. It was just because of not any uncommented locale in locale.gen file. Appreciate your concern. You may now close/move/remove thread!

karol · 2011-08-10 00:19:41

Glad you solved it. Please edit your first post and add '[solved]' to the thread's title.

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[solved] libarchive error/ Pathname in pax header can't be converte...

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