tag 621763 + patch thanks On Fri, 08 Apr 2011, Otto Visser wrote: > dpkg-deb (subprocess): short read on buffer copy for failed to write to > pipe in copy > dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste returned error exit status 2 > dpkg: error processing > /local/downloads/skype-debian_2.2.0.25-1_amd64.deb (--install): > short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during > `./usr/share/skype/lang/skype_ja.qm' > Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ... > Errors were encountered while processing: > /local/downloads/skype-debian_2.2.0.25-1_amd64.deb > > The sentence "short read on buffer copy for failed to write to > pipe in copy" is a bit hard to parse... My guess here is that 'for' > should have been 'or'?
No, actually the part "failed to write to pipe in copy" is wrong, it's supposed to be an action description and not a complete error message. That's because the actuel error message is constructed from 2 separate strings. Anyway, I have always found those error messages very hard to grasp and badly worded. I took this opportunity to improve all those that are related to buffer_copy(). Attached is a patch. Reviews welcome (including from translators since I quite some strings). With my patch, your error message would have been: dpkg-deb (subprocess): unexpected end of input while copying ar member 'data.tar' from '/local/downloads/skype-debian_2.2.0.25-1_amd64.deb' to decompressor At least you have a chance to guess that your .deb file was truncated and is not complete. Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer Follow my Debian News ▶ http://RaphaelHertzog.com (English) ▶ http://RaphaelHertzog.fr (Français) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
