Release-critical Bugreport for February 1, 1999
Bug stamp-out list for Feb 1 00:02 (CST)
Total number of release-critical bugs: 31
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Package: apache (main)
Maintainer: Johnie Ingram <johnie@debian.org>
32204 user directories allow symlinks to other files
Package: automake (main)
Maintainer: Kevin Dalley <kevind@rahul.net>
32390 Automake patches for proper Alpha detection
[FIX] A fixed version (1.3-2) is in Incoming
Package: base-files (main)
Maintainer: Santiago Vila <sanvila@ctv.es>
32646 base-files: /etc/motd copyright date needs updating
Package: chameleon (main)
Maintainer: Sean E. Perry <shaleh@debian.org>
32522 chameleon in slink depends on too-new libs
[FIX] A fixed version (1.0-3) is in Incoming
Package: dpkg (main)
Maintainer: Ian Jackson and others <dpkg-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
17624 dpkg: installs regular dir when .deb contains symlink !
21182 dpkg: dpkg can go into an infinite loop with --force-configure-any
28519 dpkg: dpkg creates circular symlinks
28817 dpkg takes no care over libdpkg
30090 weirdass dpkg coredumps and xbase upgrade insanity
32635 URGENT: dpkg Conflicts & Replaces errors
Package: ftp.debian.org (pseudo)
Maintainer: Guy Maor <ftpmaster@debian.org>
32484 libpthread0 should probably not exist.
Package: general (pseudo)
Maintainer: debian-devel@lists.debian.org
28850 gettext: security problem when used in setuid programs
[STRATEGY] All setuid applications using the non-libc6 gettext should be
recompiled with gettext 0.10.35-6.1.
Package: modutils (main)
Maintainer: Wichert Akkerman <wakkerma@debian.org>
32539 Kernel 2.2 errors if no module support
[FIX] A fixed version (2.1.121-16) is in Incoming
Package: nonus.debian.org (pseudo)
Maintainer: Heiko Schlittermann <heiko@datom.de>
23780 nonus.debian.org: libssl-dev is obsolete
26443 nonus.debian.org: apache-common_1.3.0+1.19 is obsolete
29246 nonus.debian.org: remove fortify-unix-ppc_1.2.8-1.deb
31326 Broken symlinks on nonus.debian.org
32171 umet dependency for mutt-i
Package: perl-suid (main)
Maintainer: Darren Stalder <torin@daft.com>
31904 [B.A.McCauley@BHAM.AC.UK: Secuity hole with perl (suidperl) and nosuid mounts on Linux]
Package: sendmail-wide (main)
Maintainer: Fumitoshi UKAI <ukai@debian.or.jp>
32475 sendmail-wide: different db file is used
[FIX] A fixed version (8.9.2+3.1W-3.1) is in Incoming
Package: smb2www (main)
Maintainer: Craig Small <csmall@debian.org>
32131 smb2www: smb2www in slink incompatible with samba in slink
Package: sysutils (main)
Maintainer: Michael Alan Dorman <mdorman@debian.org>
29392 oldversion procinfo in sysutils is broken
[FIX] A new version (1.3.3.1) is in Incoming
Package: tcsh (main)
Maintainer: Luis Francisco Gonzalez <luisgh@debian.org>
28959 meta keys in tcsh don't work anymore!
[FIX] A new version (6.08.01-3) is in Incoming
Package: transfig (main)
Maintainer: Edward Betts <edward@debian.org>
32520 transfig: puts files in /usr/lib/X11, should use /usr/X11R6/lib/X11 instead
[FIX] A fixed version (1:3.2.1-7) is in Incoming
Package: util-linux (main)
Maintainer: Vincent Renardias <vincent@waw.com>
32269 partion harddisk fails if WIN95_EXTENDED present
[FIX] A new version (2.1.6) is in Incoming
Package: wdm (main)
Maintainer: Marcelo E. Magallon <mmagallo@debian.org>
32529 Typo in Xsession
Package: xbase (main)
Maintainer: Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org>
30852 X packages do not upgrade automatically due to name change.
[FIX] Fixed in 3.3.2.3a-9, which is in Incoming
Package: xdm (main)
Maintainer: Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org>
29360 xdm: Stopped X without warning/asking
[FIX] Fixed in 3.3.2.3a-9, which is in Incoming
Package: xlib6 (main)
Maintainer: Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org>
31610 xlib6: requires gcc but declares no dependency (dpkg --print-gnu-build-architecture?)
[FIX] Fixed in 3.3.2.3a-9, which is in Incoming
Package: xserver-common (main)
Maintainer: Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org>
29166 xserver-common: should depend or at least recommend properly ver'd xlib6g
[FIX] Fixed in 3.3.2.3a-9, which is in Incoming
Package: xxgdb (main)
Maintainer: Helmut Geyer <Helmut.Geyer@iwr.uni-heidelberg.de>
32206 xxgdb: Can't rebuild xxgdb from source
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