confirmed that reconfiguring xargs with DEFAULT_ARG_SIZE="(127u * 1024u)" instead of the default: (128u * 1024u) fixes the problem.
patch to debian/rules : --- rules.orig 2009-05-05 15:44:19.000000000 +0000 +++ rules 2009-05-05 10:54:23.000000000 +0000 @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ dh_testdir # Add here commands to configure the package. - CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)" ./configure $(confflags) \ + DEFAULT_ARG_SIZE="(127u * 1024u)" CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)" ./configure $(confflags) \ --prefix=/usr --localstatedir=/var/cache/locate \ --enable-d_type-optimisation \ --libexecdir='$${prefix}/lib/locate' \ -- xargs on qemu has bad ARG_MAX https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/372121 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs