Checkinstall error

kater · 12-28-2004, 12:21 PM

After upgrading to Slackware 10.0 I got this error-msg after trying to install something with the checkinstall script:

========================= Installation results ===========================
/usr/local/sbin/checkinstall: line 815: 13656 Segmentation fault $INSTALLWA TCH -o /${TMP_DIR}/newfiles.tmp $TMP_SCRIPT 2>&1

**** Installation failed. Aborting package creation.

Cleaning up...OK

Bye.

Note: If I install with the usual 'make install' command, it works. If someone has an idea, let me know.

Cedrik · 12-28-2004, 12:54 PM

Did you search the forum ?
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...t=checkinstall

kater · 01-01-2005, 02:38 PM

Yes, I did and saw the posting in your link. Same error, even if I install the Slackware-Package.

Cedrik · 01-01-2005, 02:50 PM

I was thinking of an incompatible version for your system because checkinstall is installed
in /usr/sbin not in /usr/local/sbin with the slackware official package.

To make sure, did you remove the old /usr/local/sbin/checkinstall before attempt to create a
package with the new checkinstall ?

kater · 01-04-2005, 03:41 PM

I don't think so. Now, I'm running on Slackware-current and still got the same error. Dunno why, but it's wiered.

sharper · 01-04-2005, 06:28 PM

I just put 10.0 on a new box and started having the same problem. At the checkinstall site http://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall/ he has recently released 1.6.0beta4 to fix what he calls "the nasty segfault when running on newer glibc versions."

Just downloaded it and it seems to work fine. the one gotcha that threw me for a minute was the default behavior doesn't install the package. After creating the package you have to use the installpkg command.

kater · 01-08-2005, 02:12 AM

Thank you, that helped out!