[Bug 1601998] Re: /usr/bin/dpkg:6:do_internerr:deb_reassemble:process_archive:archivefiles:main

[Brian Murray]

** Description changed:

  [Impact]
  There are a ton of crash reports in the Error Tracker from dpkg about dpkg-split which cause dpkg to abort. It'd be good to get this resolved in Ubuntu 16.04.
  
  [Test Case]
  Verify that the new version of dpkg does not appear in the Error Tracker.
  One might also try the following:
  
  1) dpkg -i /tmp/cats
- 2) Observe dpkg-split aborting
+ 2) Observe dpkg-split aborting e.g.
+ 
+ dpkg-split: error: error reading /tmp/cats: Is a directory
+ dpkg:../../src/unpack.c:123:deb_reassemble: internal error: unexpected exit status 2 from dpkg-split
+ Aborted (core dumped)
  
  With the version of the package in -proposed that should not happen.
  
  [Regression Potential]
  Little as we are just changing the error handling mechanism.
  
  The Ubuntu Error Tracker has been receiving reports about a problem
  regarding dpkg.  This problem was most recently seen with version
  1.18.4ubuntu1.1, the problem page at
  https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/fbab11d5ffef5f64e1affa33c6e5bf0330075104
  contains more details.

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Title:
  /usr/bin/dpkg:6:do_internerr:deb_reassemble:process_archive:archivefiles:main

Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in dpkg source package in Xenial:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  [Impact]
  There are a ton of crash reports in the Error Tracker from dpkg about dpkg-split which cause dpkg to abort. It'd be good to get this resolved in Ubuntu 16.04.

  [Test Case]
  Verify that the new version of dpkg does not appear in the Error Tracker.
  One might also try the following:

  1) dpkg -i /tmp/cats
  2) Observe dpkg-split aborting e.g.

  dpkg-split: error: error reading /tmp/cats: Is a directory
  dpkg:../../src/unpack.c:123:deb_reassemble: internal error: unexpected exit status 2 from dpkg-split
  Aborted (core dumped)

  With the version of the package in -proposed that should not happen.

  [Regression Potential]
  Little as we are just changing the error handling mechanism.

  The Ubuntu Error Tracker has been receiving reports about a problem
  regarding dpkg.  This problem was most recently seen with version
  1.18.4ubuntu1.1, the problem page at
  https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/fbab11d5ffef5f64e1affa33c6e5bf0330075104
  contains more details.

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