--- smart-1.4.1/smart/fetcher.py.ftp_segfault_pycurl~	2012-01-18 18:48:53.883429534 +0100
+++ smart-1.4.1/smart/fetcher.py	2012-01-18 18:53:11.929741833 +0100
@@ -1529,6 +1529,18 @@ class PyCurlHandler(FetcherHandler):
         self._lock = thread.allocate_lock()
         self._sleep = 0
 
+    def stop(self):
+        FetcherHandler.stop(self)
+        # XXX This should not be needed, but somehow it seems to help
+        #     in cases where pycurl segfaults.
+        self._running = False
+        self._lock.acquire()
+        try:
+            self._multi = pycurl.CurlMulti()
+        except NameError:
+            pass
+        self._lock.release()
+
     def tick(self):
         import pycurl