[Bug 472701] Re: dpkg assert failure: dpkg: ../../../lib/dpkg/dump.c:170: w_status: Assertion `pigp->want <= want_purge' failed.

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  dpkg assert failure: dpkg: ../../../lib/dpkg/dump.c:170: w_status:
  Assertion `pigp->want <= want_purge' failed.

Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: dpkg

  ubuntu 9.10
  after Upgrade to karmic from intrepid, crash just out of the blue

  ProblemType: Crash
  Architecture: i386
  AssertionMessage: dpkg: ../../../lib/dpkg/dump.c:170: w_status: Assertion `pigp->want <= want_purge' failed.
  Date: Sun Nov  1 14:46:24 2009
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/dpkg
  Package: dpkg 1.15.4ubuntu2
  ProcCmdline: dpkg --configure -a
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, user)
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
  Signal: 6
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  StacktraceTop:
   __kernel_vsyscall ()
   raise () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
   abort () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
   __assert_fail () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
   ?? ()
  Title: dpkg assert failure: dpkg: ../../../lib/dpkg/dump.c:170: w_status: Assertion `pigp->want <= want_purge' failed.
  Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
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