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FS#31878 - [pacman] not check /var space if /var is separated

Attached to Project: Pacman
Opened by Pablo Lezaeta (Jristz) - Wednesday, 10 October 2012, 12:35 GMT
Last edited by Allan McRae (Allan) - Friday, 04 January 2013, 13:27 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category General
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version 4.0.3
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

Description:
I have a /var (and /var/cache/pacman/pkg) in separated partitions
But yesterday I download and intall update (devel-multilib)
Pacman download anc check the space, before try to install but fail due to a /var full showing a error in .INSTALL file and not updating nothing to /var(I empty /var) and the install run correctly

Additional info:
* package version: pacman 4.0.3-3

Steps to reproduce:
make /var full
install a package that change anithing in /var (add a directory for example)

Solver how:
Make pacman check if /Var is full or not and if full stop installing (And any mount point inside it)
This task depends upon

Closed by  Allan McRae (Allan)
Friday, 04 January 2013, 13:27 GMT
Reason for closing:  No response
Additional comments about closing:  Need actual information to follow-up. We already check all partitions
Comment by Dave Reisner (falconindy) - Wednesday, 10 October 2012, 12:48 GMT
Please post the _exact_ error. It sounds to me more like /tmp is full. Pacman has no explicit list of partitions it checks. In fact, currently, we check far too much (everything that's mounted).
Comment by Pablo Lezaeta (Jristz) - Wednesday, 10 October 2012, 12:56 GMT
OK is dificult make a log in a ful /var if everithing store log in /var
but ok I try to give all steps

I turn my Laptop and make a "litle" of work
them Install a package (in my case wxgtk) them download and check freespace
them the package try to install and fail with a single message error about .INSTALL
I check (df -H) my partitions and /tmp round 50% (from a size=1G) and /var is full (a 5G in jfs in a gpt part)
then delete logs (This is why I not have logs) and try again
pacman say about files alredi existing (obvious not update the /var), the only option is forcing or move the alredy existing archives and try again install
my root is a / 40960M actually at 7%)
Comment by Dave Reisner (falconindy) - Wednesday, 10 October 2012, 13:00 GMT
> fail with a single message error about .INSTALL
Yes... and that error is... ?

I'm asking for specific errors thrown by pacman, not an anecdote about what happened.
Comment by Dave Reisner (falconindy) - Wednesday, 10 October 2012, 13:21 GMT
Please attach your /etc/pacman.conf as well.
Comment by Pablo Lezaeta (Jristz) - Wednesday, 10 October 2012, 13:25 GMT
I remmember that say unable to continue due error in .INSTALL and then stop
nothing specific

But I noticed that the package install the archives, in other word the .INSTALL simply not update the database about installed packages (But install the archives anyway and complain about the error post install them)

the order of installatin probably can changed and update the installed package database in /var before install the archives or check /var is full
Comment by Pablo Lezaeta (Jristz) - Wednesday, 10 October 2012, 15:24 GMT
This is my pacman.conf
I boot in linux standard kernel for updated the sistem
and the pacman pkg cache is stores in another partition
   pacman.conf (3.1 KiB)
Comment by Dave Reisner (falconindy) - Thursday, 11 October 2012, 09:28 GMT
Nothing to do here if you can't reproduce this and get the actual error. pacman already does what you claim the bug to be.

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