Environment
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
Novell GroupWise 2012Situation
Installation of GroupWise hangs running ./install.
Many python errors dump to a log, for example:
Many Python errors*** glibc detected *** ./python/bin/python2.3: free(): invalid pointer: 0x0838f7f8 ***
======= Backtrace: =========
/lib/libc.so.6(+0x6fc54)[0xf7454c54]
/lib/libc.so.6(+0x71563)[0xf7456563]
/lib/libc.so.6(cfree+0x6d)[0xf745969d]
./python/lib/libtcl8.4.so(TclpFree+0x1f)[0xf7052e6f]
./python/lib/libtcl8.4.so(Tcl_Free+0x1f)[0xf7059d6f]
Many python errors dump to a log, for example:
Many Python errors*** glibc detected *** ./python/bin/python2.3: free(): invalid pointer: 0x0838f7f8 ***
======= Backtrace: =========
/lib/libc.so.6(+0x6fc54)[0xf7454c54]
/lib/libc.so.6(+0x71563)[0xf7456563]
/lib/libc.so.6(cfree+0x6d)[0xf745969d]
./python/lib/libtcl8.4.so(TclpFree+0x1f)[0xf7052e6f]
./python/lib/libtcl8.4.so(Tcl_Free+0x1f)[0xf7059d6f]
Resolution
Follow the steps in the following TID
https://support.microfocus.com/kb/doc.php?id=7012184
https://support.microfocus.com/kb/doc.php?id=7012184
Workaround Steps
Run the GroupWise installation in text mode:
./install ––text
Then, follow the prompts.
./install ––text
Then, follow the prompts.