[Pbuilder-maint] Bug#390510: pbuilder: 'apt-get update' fails in sarge chroot during cbootstrap

[mag]

Package: pbuilder
Version: 0.159
Severity: important


Creating sarge chroot in etch environment fails. --debootstrapopts --debug gives 
the following output from the cdebootstrap:

P: Unpacking package apt
D: Updating apt to status 2
O: Setting up apt (0.5.28.6) ...
P: Configuring package apt
D: Updating apt to status 3
O: 
D: Return code: 0
D: call action: apt-prepare
D: Execute "apt-get update" in chroot
O: Reading Package Lists...
O: 
O: E: Unable to parse package file /var/lib/apt/lists/_dists_._main_binary-i386_Release (1)
O: E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
D: Return code: 25600
E: Couldn't install system due to errors!
+ echo 'pbuilder: cdebootstrap failed'
pbuilder: cdebootstrap failed
+ exit 1

Exact command was: pbuilder create --debug --basetgz /var/cache/pbuilder/base-sarge.tgz
--distribution sarge --debootstrapopts --debug


-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (800, 'testing'), (700, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-1-686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=ru_RU.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)

Versions of packages pbuilder depends on:
ii  cdebootstrap                  0.3.11     Bootstrap a Debian system
ii  coreutils                     5.97-5     The GNU core utilities
ii  debianutils                   2.17       Miscellaneous utilities specific t
ii  gcc                           4:4.1.1-7  The GNU C compiler
ii  wget                          1.10.2-2   retrieves files from the web

Versions of packages pbuilder recommends:
pn  cowdancer                     <none>     (no description available)
pn  devscripts                    <none>     (no description available)
ii  fakeroot                      1.5.10     Gives a fake root environment
ii  sudo                          1.6.8p12-4 Provide limited super user privile

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