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libfile-spec-perl package

"symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/perl5/auto/Cwd/Cwd.so: undefined symbol: Perl_xs_apiversion_bootcheck" message appears during halted distribution upgrades

Bug #1102567 reported by Stefano P.
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This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
libfile-spec-perl (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Daniel T Chen
Precise
Won't Fix
High
Daniel T Chen

Bug Description

upgrading from 10.04 to 12.04

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: esound-common 0.2.41-10build3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-36.57-generic 3.2.35
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-36-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Jan 19 12:27:12 2013
Dependencies:

ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess rm cleanup returned error exit status 127
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20110719.2)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: esound
Title: package esound-common 0.2.41-10build3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess rm cleanup returned error exit status 127
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2013-01-19 (2 days ago)

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Stefano P. (procstef) wrote :
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Daniel T Chen (crimsun) wrote :

Among the many, many errors returned by dpkg in this dist-upgrade, this is the first (that triggered the message):

Preparing to replace libfile-spec-perl 3.3100-1 (using .../libfile-spec-perl_3.3300-1build2_amd64.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libfile-spec-perl ...
/usr/bin/perl: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/perl5/auto/Cwd/Cwd.so: undefined symbol: Perl_xs_apiversion_bootcheck
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess rm cleanup returned error exit status 127

This is essentially identical to bug 902553 (despite the different filename).

affects: esound (Ubuntu) → libfile-spec-perl (Ubuntu)
Changed in libfile-spec-perl (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
importance: Undecided → High
Daniel T Chen (crimsun)
summary: - package esound-common 0.2.41-10build3 failed to install/upgrade:
- ErrorMessage: subprocess rm cleanup returned error exit status 127
+ symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/perl5/auto/Cwd/Cwd.so: undefined symbol:
+ Perl_xs_apiversion_bootcheck
Daniel T Chen (crimsun)
Changed in libfile-spec-perl (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Daniel T Chen (crimsun)
status: Triaged → In Progress
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote : Re: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/perl5/auto/Cwd/Cwd.so: undefined symbol: Perl_xs_apiversion_bootcheck

This bug was fixed in the package libfile-spec-perl - 3.3300-1ubuntu1

---------------
libfile-spec-perl (3.3300-1ubuntu1) raring; urgency=low

  * Avoid package installation failure due to symbol lookup error when
    perl 5.14 and libfile-spec-perl are unpacked and subsequently
    trigger the old doc-base. (LP: #1102567)
 -- Daniel T Chen <email address hidden> Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:43:15 -0500

Changed in libfile-spec-perl (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Released
Daniel T Chen (crimsun)
Changed in libfile-spec-perl (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Triaged
assignee: nobody → Daniel T Chen (crimsun)
importance: Undecided → High
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Daniel T Chen (crimsun) wrote :

Please see https://launchpad.net/~crimsun/+archive/sru-staging for a candidate to install, and please reply in this bug report whether installing it (then resuming the dist-upgrade) resolves the symptom.

Changed in libfile-spec-perl (Ubuntu Precise):
status: Triaged → In Progress
Daniel T Chen (crimsun)
summary: - symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/perl5/auto/Cwd/Cwd.so: undefined symbol:
- Perl_xs_apiversion_bootcheck
+ "symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/perl5/auto/Cwd/Cwd.so: undefined symbol:
+ Perl_xs_apiversion_bootcheck" message appears during halted distribution
+ upgrades
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Felix Geyer (debfx) wrote :

Can we drop this change in saucy and sync the package from Debian?
doc-base 0.10.3 is in precise and since upgrades from pre-precise are not supported
the conflict shouldn't be necessary.

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

Felix: Yes, I think we can. Done in utopic.

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Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote :

The Precise Pangolin has reached end of life, so this bug will not be fixed for that release

Changed in libfile-spec-perl (Ubuntu Precise):
status: In Progress → Won't Fix
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