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FS#62795 - some mandb errors like: keyctl_pkey_verify.3.gz is self referencing

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by no longer using this account (howaboutsynergy) - Saturday, 01 June 2019, 23:39 GMT
Last edited by freswa (frederik) - Saturday, 22 February 2020, 22:01 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Core
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture x86_64
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

Description:
A bunch of mandb errors, but mainly these two:
keyctl_pkey_verify.3.gz is self referencing
keyctl_pkey_verify.3.gz: bad symlink or ROFF `.so' request

Additional info:
* package version(s)
core/keyutils 1.6-1 [installed]
core/man-db 2.8.5-2 (base) [installed]
local/systemd 242.29-3
local/systemd-libs 242.29-3

* config and/or log files etc.
Jun 02 00:53:24 i87k mandb[718]: Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/man3'. Wait...
Jun 02 00:53:24 i87k mandb[718]: Purging old database entries in /usr/share/man...
Jun 02 00:53:24 i87k mandb[718]: Processing manual pages under /usr/share/man...
Jun 02 00:53:24 i87k mandb[718]: /usr/bin/mandb: /usr/share/man/man3/keyctl_pkey_verify.3.gz is self referencing
Jun 02 00:53:24 i87k mandb[718]: /usr/bin/mandb: warning: /usr/share/man/man3/keyctl_pkey_verify.3.gz: bad symlink or ROFF `.so' request
Jun 02 00:53:24 i87k mandb[718]: /usr/bin/mandb: warning: /usr/share/man/man3/pcredemo.3.gz: whatis parse for pcredemo(3) failed
Jun 02 00:53:24 i87k mandb[718]: /usr/bin/mandb: warning: /usr/share/man/man3/pcre2demo.3.gz: whatis parse for pcre2demo(3) failed
Jun 02 00:53:27 i87k systemd-journald[359]: Missed 7 kernel messages
Jun 02 00:53:27 i87k mandb[718]: Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/man5'. Wait...
Jun 02 00:53:27 i87k mandb[718]: Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/man1'. Wait...
Jun 02 00:53:27 i87k mandb[718]: /usr/bin/mandb: warning: /usr/share/man/man1/idn2.1.gz: whatis parse for idn2(1) failed
Jun 02 00:53:27 i87k mandb[718]: /usr/bin/mandb: warning: /usr/share/man/man1/ctags.emacs.1.gz: whatis parse for ctags.emacs(1) failed
Jun 02 00:53:28 i87k mandb[718]: Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/man4'. Wait...
Jun 02 00:53:28 i87k mandb[718]: Updating index cache for path `/usr/share/man/man7'. Wait...
Jun 02 00:53:28 i87k mandb[718]: done.
Jun 02 00:53:29 i87k mandb[718]: Checking for stray cats under /usr/share/man...
Jun 02 00:53:29 i87k mandb[718]: Checking for stray cats under /var/cache/man...
...
Jun 02 00:53:29 i87k mandb[718]: Processing manual pages under /usr/local/man...
Jun 02 00:53:29 i87k mandb[718]: 5 man subdirectories contained newer manual pages.
Jun 02 00:53:29 i87k mandb[718]: 3655 manual pages were added.
Jun 02 00:53:29 i87k mandb[718]: 0 stray cats were added.
Jun 02 00:53:29 i87k mandb[718]: 0 old database entries were purged.
Jun 02 00:53:32 i87k systemd-journald[359]: Missed 88 kernel messages

$ l /usr/share/man/man3/keyctl_pkey_verify.3.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 43 14.11.2018 21:00 /usr/share/man/man3/keyctl_pkey_verify.3.gz

$ zcat /usr/share/man/man3/keyctl_pkey_verify.3.gz
.so keyctl_pkey_verify.3

$ pacman -Qo /usr/share/man/man3/keyctl_pkey_verify.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/keyctl_pkey_verify.3.gz is owned by keyutils 1.6-1


* link to upstream bug report, if any
I don't know.

Steps to reproduce:
I don't know, whenever man-db.timer runs:
$ systemctl status man-db.timer
● man-db.timer - Daily man-db regeneration
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/man-db.timer; disabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: active (waiting) since Sun 2019-06-02 00:53:23 CEST; 41min ago
Trigger: Mon 2019-06-03 00:00:00 CEST; 22h left
Docs: man:mandb(8)
This task depends upon

Closed by  freswa (frederik)
Saturday, 22 February 2020, 22:01 GMT
Reason for closing:  None
Additional comments about closing:  This seems pretty stalled to me. If it's still an issue, please fill a re-open request. Thank you :)
Comment by no longer using this account (howaboutsynergy) - Saturday, 01 June 2019, 23:41 GMT
/usr/bin/whatis is owned by man-db 2.8.5-2
/usr/share/man/man3/pcredemo.3.gz is owned by pcre 8.43-1
/usr/share/man/man3/pcre2demo.3.gz is owned by pcre2 10.33-1
/usr/share/man/man1/idn2.1.gz is owned by libidn2 2.1.1-2
/usr/share/man/man1/ctags.emacs.1.gz is owned by emacs-nox 26.2-1

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