Bug#206832: xlib6-altdev: xpm library and dev stuff missing
On Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 03:24:48PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 10:29:48AM +0200, Francesco P. Lovergine wrote:
> > Package: xlib6-altdev
> > Version: 3.3.6-44
> > Severity: normal
> >
> > I'm interesting to use multiplane in Xaw3d lib. Is there a reason to have not it included
> > in the oldlib?
>
> See the version number. The xlib6 and xlib6-altdev packages are based
> upon the XFree86 3.3.6 sources, which did not contain the Xpm libraries.
>
> Your bug would be better filed against the xpm libc5 compatibility
> packages, if they still exist.
>
> If they don't, it's probably one more reason to consider pulling the
> plug on xlib6{,-altdev}. An even better reason is that there have been,
> ahem, security bugs fixed in the X libraries in XFree86 4.x but not
> backported to the XFree86 3.3.6, which is not maintained upstream.
Anyway, some old cards are (well|only)-supported in 3.3.6.
IMHO old xfree86 should be removed from the archives,
but here again we could get a lots of complaints from users.
They ask yet for libc5 support which is more buggy :-/
What are those 'xpm libc5 compatibility packages'?
--
Francesco P. Lovergine
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