Process exited with code 253 on Ubuntu 18.04. Works fine on Ubuntu 17.10. CPU is an AMD Ryzen. I have several computer with level 18.04 and 17.10. Every work unit fails on level 18.04.

Stderr output
<core_client_version>7.9.3</core_client_version>
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<message>
process exited with code 253 (0xfd, -3)</message>
<stderr_txt>
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GLUE
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Detected input arg: argv[0] is ../../projects/burp.renderfarming.net/blender_5.12_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu__mt
Setting basename to blender_5.12_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu__mt from ../../projects/burp.renderfarming.net/blender_5.12_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu__mt
Detected input arg: argv[1] is blender
Setting command to blender
Detected input arg: argv[2] is -noaudio --factory-startup -y -b
Setting preopts to -noaudio --factory-startup -y -b
Detected input arg: argv[3] is -P clirender.py -- -F PNG -T 16 -t #threadcount -f 941 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0
Setting postopts to -P clirender.py -- -F PNG -T 16 -t #threadcount -f 941 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0
Detected input arg: argv[4] is --kill
Setting no-progress threshold to 1976000
Detected input arg: argv[5] is 1976000
Detected input arg: argv[6] is --nthreads
--nthreads detected with value 16
Detected input arg: argv[7] is 16
$Id: BOINCHandler.cpp 1849 2015-05-31 10:39:02Z jbk $
Initializing stdout redirection, all output from now on will be redirected to a file
boinc_init_diagnostics() completed
boinc_init_options() completed
boinc_get_init_data() completed
CPU performance profile completed: 5294169727.564470 fpops, 123247262293.096985 iops reported. p_c is 1531931399.901231
Checking if GPU should be enabled...
No, using CPU
Mapping logical files to physical destinations:
in => in
out.zip => ../../projects/burp.renderfarming.net/ses0000003444frm0000000941prt00001_0_0
./linux_zip_x64_r600 => ./linux_zip_x64_r600
./linux_unzip_x64_r600_static => ./linux_unzip_x64_r600_static
Project Directory Base => /var/lib/boinc-client/projects/burp.renderfarming.net
Unpacking archives:
blender_5.12_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu__mt.zip => blender_5.12_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu__mt.zip
./linux_unzip_x64_r600_static -o -d "." blender_5.12_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu__mt.zip...linux_unzip_x64_r600_static: loadlocale.c:130: _nl_intern_locale_data: Assertion `cnt < (sizeof (_nl_value_type_LC_TIME) / sizeof (_nl_value_type_LC_TIME[0]))' failed.
Aborted (core dumped)

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Exception caught: Non-zero exit status in Portability::runcmd()
Status: -3
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Calling exit()...

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We usually don't see issues with the unzip process. Since the issue happened in "loadlocale" what languages is this system configured with?

We usually don't see issues with the unzip process. Since the issue happened in "loadlocale" what languages is this system configured with?

The language is English(United States). Looks like that is the only one.

The same bug is my Debian. A week ago I updated from 9.4 to 9.5 and since then I have made mistakes. I'm not able to determine what exactly updates. http://burp.renderfarming.net/result.php?resultid=10796978

I did a search on loadlocale failed and some people are hitting problems with it on the new level. Some mentioned putting in the build:

export LC_ALL=C

Not sure if that applies to this or not.

Here are a couple of threads:

https://github.com/mikma/lxd-openwrt/issues/2

https://www.reddit.com/r/LineageOS/comments/8v2pjc/building_with_ubuntu_1804/

Thanks

Confirmed the issue on Ubuntu 18.04 live CD.
LC_ALL=C apparently avoids the issue.

Looking into it.

Wow! Thank-you for great support.

It looks like a fix can be sent out without having to generate a new client, this will be tested in the next session.

Thank you very much.

Ubuntu 18.04 works now. Thanks again for your work.