(Bug horizon) Problem bugs

[Richard Braakman <dark@xs4all.nl>]

The following packages have survived the bug horizon, in some cases twice,
because they are too important to drop.  These bugs will delay the release
of potato.

Package: boot-floppies (debian/main).
Maintainer: Debian Install System Team <debian-boot@lists.debian.org>
  58266 [fixed in CVS] PCMCIA network install is broken
  58779 boot-floppies: Can't boot on my Powerpc
  58857 The boot floppies do not work with milex raid on root.
  60218 [fixed in CVS] error when setting active partition
  60306 [fixed in CVS] Serial console does not work on initial boot
  60370 [fixed in CVS] libdb2 missing from base?
  60371 [fixed in CVS] base, installation glitches (configure network, start ne
w system)
  60956 [fixed in CVS] ARM is not supported (patch included)
  61229 boot-floppies: lilo.conf refers to /boot instead of /
  61280 i386 bootdisks fail with 8 MB of memory
[ New boot-floppies are almost ready ]

Package: debianutils (debian/main).
Maintainer: Guy Maor <maor@debian.org>
  59121 run-parts hangs during /etc/cron.daily runs

Package: dpkg (debian/main).
Maintainer: Wichert Akkerman <wakkerma@debian.org>
  33237 /etc/alternatives/emacs not managed properly - /usr/bin/emacs doesn't r
un emacs20
[STRATEGY] Switches to manual-mode too quickly, maintainer will look at
           it this weekend.
  58091 package name "Eterm" --> "eterm"
  60973 zope names itself Zope in the control

Package: g++ (debian/main).
Maintainer: Debian GCC maintainers <gcc@packages.debian.org>
[HELP] For gcc/g++ bug reports to be sent to the upstream maintainers,
certain procedures must be followed, so help from clueful people is required
  48530 g++ [fixed in 2.96 CVS Feb 2000] [alpha]: internal compiler error build
ing open-amulet
[WAITING] Maintainer was contacted on Dec 12, awaiting reply.
  55291 [alpha] g++ causes internal compiler error compiling hatman

Package: gcc (debian/main).
Maintainer: Debian GCC maintainers <gcc@packages.debian.org>
  58412 r-base: Can't build from source
  59819 gcc_2.95.2-7(frozen): fails to compile itself on m68k
  61258 missing header files in include/asm on non-i386 architectures

Package: libc6-dev (debian/main).
Maintainer: Joel Klecker <debian-glibc@lists.debian.org>
  59962 sys/ucontext.h shouldn't define ERR

Package: nscd (debian/main).
Maintainer: Joel Klecker <debian-glibc@lists.debian.org>
  58367 nscd: 'broken pipe' error causes entire box to be unusable

Package: pdl (debian/main).
Maintainer: Raul Miller <moth@debian.org>
  55268 [Strategy: use older version on alpha] PDL fails to compile on alpha