[Bug 985452] Re: apt-ftparchive fails on scanning large repositories

[Martin Pitt]

Hello Adam, or anyone else affected,

Accepted apt into precise-proposed. The package will build now and be
available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to
enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

** Also affects: apt (Ubuntu Precise)
   Importance: Critical
     Assignee: Michael Vogt (mvo)
       Status: In Progress

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Precise)
       Status: In Progress => Fix Committed

** Tags added: verification-needed

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Title:
  apt-ftparchive fails on scanning large repositories

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Committed
Status in “apt” source package in Precise:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  See, for instance, the build log at:

  http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-archive/livefs-build-logs/precise
  /ubuntu-server-omap4/20120419/livecd-20120419-armhf.out

  grep for "Failed to create"

  This is also reproducible locally with a sufficiently large collection
  of debs (over 1015ish, it seems like)

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