FS#19243 - [postgresql] psql fails to start

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Nicolas Martyanoff (galdor) - Sunday, 25 April 2010, 14:23 GMT
Last edited by Allan McRae (Allan) - Sunday, 25 April 2010, 22:34 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture x86_64
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:

psql fails to start, producing the following error:
psql: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/lib/libncursesw.so.5: file too short
/usr/lib/libncursesw.so.5 contains only the following line:
INPUT(-lncursesw)

Additional info:
* package version(s): postgresql 8.4.3-2


Steps to reproduce:
* Run pgsql.
* Enjoy (or not).
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Closed by  Allan McRae (Allan)
Sunday, 25 April 2010, 22:34 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Comment by Allan McRae (Allan) - Sunday, 25 April 2010, 14:51 GMT
There is no /usr/lib/libncursesw.so.5 file in the ncurses package. Have you mistyped? If not, what package owns that file.
Comment by Nicolas Martyanoff (galdor) - Sunday, 25 April 2010, 16:07 GMT
It seems no package owns /usr/lib/libncursesw.so.5, I have no idea how it was created.
Anyway, without it, pgsql works fine, so I guess there's no bug.

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