[issue197] Smart Fails on Segmentation Faults

[Basil Chupin]

linux_learner wrote:
> Nope. Do a strace, and post the results here. Also please provide your
> smart.conf and smart channels. Then we'll want to know what packages
> this occurs on, and which repos those packages are on.

I would be delighted to provide a trace - if only I knew what you meant 
by a trace and how to do it.

I cannot find "smart.conf" so do you mean some other file?

The smart channels are as follows (stock standard as supplied by the 
smart package):


file:///var/lib/smart/channels/guru%%http:__ftp.gwdg.de_pub_linux_misc_suser-guru_rpm_10.1_content
file:///var/lib/smart/channels/guru%%http:__ftp.gwdg.de_pub_linux_misc_suser-guru_rpm_10.1_media.1_media
file:///var/lib/smart/channels/guru%%http:__ftp.gwdg.de_pub_linux_misc_suser-guru_rpm_10.1_setup_descr_packages
file:///var/lib/smart/channels/guru%%http:__ftp.gwdg.de_pub_linux_misc_suser-guru_rpm_10.1_setup_descr_packages.en
file:///var/lib/smart/channels/packman-10.1-yast2%%ftp:__packman.unixheads.com_suse_10.1_content
file:///var/lib/smart/channels/packman-10.1-yast2%%ftp:__packman.unixheads.com_suse_10.1_media.1_media
file:///var/lib/smart/channels/packman-10.1-yast2%%ftp:__packman.unixheads.com_suse_10.1_setup_descr_packages
file:///var/lib/smart/channels/packman-10.1-yast2%%ftp:__packman.unixheads.com_suse_10.1_setup_descr_packages.en
file:///var/lib/smart/channels/packman%%http:__packman.inode.at_suse_10.1_media.1_media
file:///var/lib/smart/channels/suse%%http:__download.opensuse.org_distribution_SL-10.1_inst-source_media.1_media
file:///var/lib/smart/channels/suse-kde-backports%%http:__software.opensuse.org_download_KDE:_Backports_SUSE_Linux_10.1_repodata_filelists.xml
file:///var/lib/smart/channels/suse-kde-backports%%http:__software.opensuse.org_download_KDE:_Backports_SUSE_Linux_10.1_repodata_filelists.xml.gz
file:///var/lib/smart/channels/suse-kde-backports%%http:__software.opensuse.org_download_KDE:_Backports_SUSE_Linux_10.1_repodata_primary.xml
file:///var/lib/smart/channels/suse-kde-backports%%http:__software.opensuse.org_download_KDE:_Backports_SUSE_Linux_10.1_repodata_primary.xml.gz
file:///var/lib/smart/channels/suse-kde-backports%%http:__software.opensuse.org_download_KDE:_Backports_SUSE_Linux_10.1_repodata_repomd.xml
file:///var/lib/smart/channels/suse-kde%%http:__software.opensuse.org_download_KDE:_KDE3_SUSE_Linux_10.1_repodata_filelists.xml
file:///var/lib/smart/channels/suse-kde%%http:__software.opensuse.org_download_KDE:_KDE3_SUSE_Linux_10.1_repodata_filelists.xml.gz
file:///var/lib/smart/channels/suse-kde%%http:__software.opensuse.org_download_KDE:_KDE3_SUSE_Linux_10.1_repodata_primary.xml
file:///var/lib/smart/channels/suse-kde%%http:__software.opensuse.org_download_KDE:_KDE3_SUSE_Linux_10.1_repodata_primary.xml.gz
file:///var/lib/smart/channels/suse-kde%%http:__software.opensuse.org_download_KDE:_KDE3_SUSE_Linux_10.1_repodata_repomd.xml
file:///var/lib/smart/channels/suse-non-oss%%http:__download.opensuse.org_distribution_SL-10.1_non-oss-inst-source_media.1_media
file:///var/lib/smart/channels/suse-update%%ftp:__ftp.suse.com_pub_suse_update_10.1_repodata_repomd.xml

> 
> This is a form of science. Let's not make assumptions, but let's prove
> things with facts and evidence.
> 
> We can also reasonably conclude that since it's working fine for
> Pascal, who packaged it, and not for you, then the problem must lie on
> your computer. I have no trouble with smart-0.42-9.


Cheers.

-- 
This computer is environment-friendly and is running on OpenSuSE 10.1