Debian Bug report logs - #13348
dpkg can´t unpack but ar+tar can

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: "Eduardo Diaz Comellas(TSC)" <ediaz@tsc.uvigo.es>

To: submit@bugs.debian.org

Subject: dpkg can´t unpack but ar+tar can

Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 10:54:39 +0200

Package: dpkg
Version: 1.4.0.8
Severity: grave

This dpkg is the included with debian-1.3.1, cleanly installed.

I have made a package with the ptolemy software, and while testing
it, dpkg breaks with the message:

"corrupted tar filesystem"

First I though it was because of the size of the package (110 Mbs
uncompressed) but while splitting it into pieces I found it to be a 
problem with the files.

This debug info was obtained by running 

dpkg -D11 -i ptolemy-dev-data1-0.7-1.deb

I only include here the last lines, as the whole info is 1.7Mbs

I posted a message asking for help in debian-devel, and it was said 
that dpkg´s implementation of tar does not admit filenames too big.

Please send me an urgent solution, as the release of this package can´t
wait... :-(

Thanks very much.

-------------- begin of debug info ----------------------
D000010: cu_installnew
`/usr/ptolemy/src/domains/de/icons/BusFork/schematic/contents;' flags=12
D000010: cu_installnew
`/usr/ptolemy/src/domains/de/icons/Record/schematic/interface;' flags=12
D000010: cu_installnew
`/usr/ptolemy/src/domains/de/icons/Record/schematic/contents;' flags=12
D000010: cu_installnew
`/usr/ptolemy/src/domains/de/icons/Clock/schematic/interface;' flags=12
D000010: cu_installnew
`/usr/ptolemy/src/domains/de/icons/Clock/schematic/contents;' flags=12
D000010: cu_installnew
`/usr/ptolemy/src/domains/de/icons/Sampler/schematic/interface;'
flags=12
D000010: cu_installnew
`/usr/ptolemy/src/domains/de/icons/Sampler/schematic/contents;' flags=12
D000010: cu_installnew
`/usr/ptolemy/src/domains/de/icons/Poisson/schematic/interface;'
flags=12
D000010: cu_installnew
`/usr/ptolemy/src/domains/de/icons/Poisson/schematic/contents;' flags=12
D000010: cu_installnew
`/usr/ptolemy/src/domains/de/icons/Ramp/schematic/interface;' flags=12
D000010: cu_installnew
`/usr/ptolemy/src/domains/de/icons/Ramp/schematic/contents;' flags=12
D000010: cu_installnew
`/usr/ptolemy/src/domains/de/icons/Discard/schematic/interface;'
flags=12
D000010: cu_installnew
`/usr/ptolemy/src/domains/de/icons/Discard/schematic/contents;' flags=12
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci'
D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting running rm -rf
D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/var/lib/dpkg/reassemble.deb'
Errors were encountered while processing:
 ptolemy-dev-data1-0.7-1.deb
------------- end of debug info -------------------------

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