Release-critical Bugreport for February 18, 2000
Bug stamp-out list for Feb 18 03:04 (CST)
Total number of release-critical bugs: 297
Number that will disappear after removing packages marked [REMOVE]: 22
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Package: animals (debian/main)
Maintainer: Jim Lynch <jwl@debian.org>
58247 animals no longer installable
Package: aolserver (debian/main)
Maintainer: Brent A. Fulgham <bfulgham@debian.org>
[REMOVE] This package can be removed if it is not fixed.
53880 aolserver: fails to build
55228 aolserver: Can't compile from source (alpha)
Package: apache (debian/main)
Maintainer: Johnie Ingram <johnie@debian.org>
57007 apache: apache daemon does not upgrade correctly
Package: apache-common (debian/main)
Maintainer: Johnie Ingram <johnie@debian.org>
57769 apache-common: Some Apache modules appear to be missing
Package: apache-perl (debian/main)
Maintainer: Daniel Jacobowitz <dan@debian.org>
57679 apache-perl: Comes without config, but is needed for install
Package: apt (debian/main)
Maintainer: APT Development Team <deity@lists.debian.org>
57941 apt-get for for enteries made by apt-cdrom fails
Package: aspell (debian/main)
Maintainer: Sudhakar Chandrasekharan <thaths@netscape.com>
58358 aspell: uses all available memory (physical and swap) then dies
Package: at (debian/main)
Maintainer: Siggy Brentrup <bsb@winnegan.de>
53715 at: atd does not wait for its children
[WAITING] Maintainer was contacted by MH on Feb. 15, awaiting reply.
56797 atd: leaving zombie sendmail processes around
[WAITING] Maintainer was contacted by MH on Feb. 15, awaiting reply.
Package: autofs (debian/main)
Maintainer: Justin Maurer <justin@debian.org>
52132 autofs: Race condition when expiring autofs submounts leaves daemon crippled
[WAITING] Maintainer was contacted on Dec 12, awaiting reply.
55030 autofs: mangles _ in maps
56316 autofs 3.1.4 released
57347 autofs (frozen) prerm-script error
Package: base (pseudo)
Maintainer: Enrique Zanardi <sr1-boot-floppies@debian.org>
57625 base: PCMCIA cards not recognize during installation
Package: bash (debian/main)
Maintainer: Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org>
55887 bash segfaults with jobcontrol
[STRATEGY] Patches are included in the bug report
57437 bash: Major readline problem
Package: bbdb (debian/main)
Maintainer: Frederic Lepied <Lepied@debian.org>
55432 bbdb: doesn't configure properly with xemacs21
Package: boot-floppies (debian/main)
Maintainer: Debian Install System Team <debian-boot@lists.debian.org>
57365 init hangs: no more processes
57726 mv from busybox enters an endless loop
57783 bootdisk: still gives azerty-Keyboard on first "real" boot
58266 bf-2.2.7: PCMCIA network install is broken
Package: bug (debian/main)
Maintainer: Nicolás Lichtmaier <nick@debian.org>
[REMOVE] This package can be removed if it is not fixed.
56803 bug: eats bug reports
Package: bzflag (debian/main)
Maintainer: Anand Kumria <wildfire@progsoc.uts.edu.au>
55232 bzflag: Can't build from source
[FIX] Problem with libMesaGL{,U}.so, probably fixed in mesa 3.1-4
Package: calc (debian/main)
Maintainer: Frederic Lepied <Lepied@debian.org>
50142 emacs20: wont install correctly.....
[HELP] Maintainer cannot reproduce it.
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Package: cbb (debian/main)
Maintainer: Philippe Troin <phil@fifi.org>
56780 Install problems with cbb-0.81-0.1
56800 Again: cannot install/upgrade
Package: cdrecord (debian/main)
Maintainer: Erik Andersen <andersee@debian.org>
55677 makedev problem in postinst
[FIX] Fixed in 2:1.8a40-1
56043 cdrecord_1:1.8a40r3-1(frozen): doesn't remove debian/files
[STRATEGY] I have been in touch with both the bug reporter and the
upstream author of cdrecord, and I am trying to come up with a good way to
handle this bug. I may just downgrade its severity as it is not critical
for everybody. I will probably be putting out a new release of cdrecord
this week. (Feb15MH)
Package: cocoon (debian/contrib)
Maintainer: Julio Maia <julio@pobox.com>
58182 configure dies, see other bug reports
Package: communicator (debian/contrib)
Maintainer: Adam Heath <doogie@debian.org>
[STRATEGY] Adam will deal with netscape during winter holidays (Dec 24 - Jan 2)
45873 communicator: Bus error when getting mail
52541 Communicator won't collect pop mail
52554 Communicator won't download newsgroups
Package: communicator-dmotif-408 (debian/non-free)
Maintainer: Adam Heath <adam.heath@usa.net>
[STRATEGY] Adam will deal with netscape during winter holidays (Dec 24 - Jan 2)
48163 Cannot coexist with current LessTif package.
Package: communicator-smotif-461 (debian/non-free)
Maintainer: Adam Heath <doogie@debian.org>
[STRATEGY] Adam will deal with netscape during winter holidays (Dec 24 - Jan 2)
42259 [TBF] If you open a menu and a cookie pops up, the browser hangs
43849 communicator-smotif: Floating point exception error
45154 communicator-smotif-461: dead keys no longer work with libc5 version
Package: communicator-smotif-47 (debian/non-free)
Maintainer: Adam Heath <doogie@debian.org>
[STRATEGY] Adam will deal with netscape during winter holidays (Dec 24 - Jan 2)
43739 netscape dies with Bus error
56356 communicator-smotif-47: bus error
Package: console-data (debian/main)
Maintainer: Yann Dirson <dirson@debian.org>
[HELP] NMU needed!
58284 console-data: installs bad keymap
Package: console-tools (debian/main)
Maintainer: Yann Dirson <dirson@debian.org>
58269 /etc/console-tools/default.kmap.gz overwritten with unusable kmap
Package: cruft (debian/main)
Maintainer: Anthony Towns <ajt@debian.org>
[REMOVE] This package can be removed if it is not fixed.
58035 cruft: option parsing severely broken
Package: cti-ifhp (debian/main)
Maintainer: Sven Rudolph <sr1@sax.de>
57272 cti-ifhp: latest potato version breaks printing subsystem
Package: cvs (debian/main)
Maintainer: Tom Lees <tom@debian.org>
55472 cvs: cvs commit with wrong branch revision causes problems
56324 cvs: Using deprecated debconf compatibility library.
Package: cyrus-common (debian/non-free)
Maintainer: Michael-John Turner <mj@debian.org>
56852 cyrus-common: can't install
Package: debconf (debian/main)
Maintainer: Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>
56199 missing perl module
Package: dhcpcd (debian/main)
Maintainer: Dennis Kelly <dpk@debian.org>
53501 /etc/init.d/dhcpcd will not create pidfile correctly
56860 dhcpcd: Client does not send out requests
Package: dhelp (debian/main)
Maintainer: Marco Budde <budde@debian.org>
54100 dhelp: dhelp_parse fails
Package: diald (debian/main)
Maintainer: Philippe Troin <phil@fifi.org>
43885 ppp: Dial-out now fails
[WAITING] Maintainer was contacted on Dec 12, awaiting reply.
52981 diald: Does not bring link up second time.
Package: dip (debian/main)
Maintainer: Fabrizio Polacco <fpolacco@debian.org>
[HELP] Orphaned, can't be rebuilt.
56713 dip: No cleanup after exit, duplicate route and interface left behind.
Package: disc-cover (debian/main)
Maintainer: Bart Warmerdam <bartw@debian.org>
57561 [PATCH] disk-cover uses insecure /tmp file handling
Package: dpkg (debian/main)
Maintainer: Wichert Akkerman <wakkerma@debian.org>
57610 dpkg: cannot recover from broken prerm when new package has none
57840 dpkg-divert potato changes break existing ftape-module postrm scripts
58073 dpkg_1.6.8(frozen): bad build dependency
Package: dpkg-multicd (debian/main)
Maintainer: Martin Schulze <joey@debian.org>
57949 dpkg-multicd: /var/lib/dpkg/methods/multicd/availible doesn't exist
Package: dwww (debian/main)
Maintainer: Jim Pick <jim@jimpick.com>
49664 dwww unable to access docs in /usr/share/doc
[STRATEGY] (Dec 12) Maintainer expects to have fixes uploaded
"in the next week or so".
51206 dwww: update-menus doesn't work correctly with dwww
[STRATEGY] (Dec 12) Maintainer expects to have fixes uploaded
"in the next week or so"
53355 dwww doesn't render any manpages (dwww-convert returns an error)
54220 dwww reports incorrect content-type to http server for man pages
55858 dwwww cannot open documents in /usr/doc
58021 dwww: Post search, cannot select presented man page.
Package: egcs64 (debian/main)
Maintainer: Steve Dunham <dunham@debian.org>
57563 Internal error while compiling Linux kernel
Package: emacs19 (debian/main)
Maintainer: Mark W. Eichin <eichin@thok.org>
55090 emacs19_19.34-21.1(stable): build error: debian/y2k doesn't exist
57636 gnus under emacs19 opens files in /tmp insecurely
Package: emacs20 (debian/main)
Maintainer: Rob Browning <rlb@cs.utexas.edu>
33237 /etc/alternatives/emacs not managed properly - /usr/bin/emacs doesn't run emacs20
[HELP] Opaque, but reproducible.
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Package: enlightenment-data (debian/main)
Maintainer: Laurence J. Lane <ljlane@debian.org>
58034 enlightenment-data: tries to overwrite enlightenment/E-docs/Edoc_bg.png which is in dox
Package: eterm (debian/main)
Maintainer: Laurence J. Lane <ljlane@debian.org>
[REMOVE] This package can be removed if it isn't fixed
57188 Eterm ignores important keys
58115 Eterm race condition.
Package: exim (debian/main)
Maintainer: Mark Baker <mbaker@iee.org>
55473 Exim barfs with some procmail-related error for users with no .procmailrc
[STRATEGY] Maintainer needs more information from the bug submitter. (Feb16MH)
Package: fetchmail (debian/main)
Maintainer: Paul Haggart <phaggart@debian.org>
43139 fetchmail flushed after failed delivery
[WAITING] Maintainer was contacted on Dec 12, awaiting reply.
48159 I had to downgrade to fetchmail_4.6.4-1.1 because I couldn't get my mail from the server! Fetchmail was able to query the IP of the server, but told me something about "file not found". After downgrading fetchmail it worked without problems. I haven't touched any fetchmail relevant scripts!
[WAITING] Maintainer was contacted on Dec 12, awaiting reply.
50990 fetchmail: mail was fetched and deleted from server but never sent to local MTA
[WAITING] Maintainer was contacted on Dec 12, awaiting reply.
51557 missing recommends on tcl/tk for fetchmailconf
[HELP] Needs an extra dependency, NMU needed
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Package: fetchmailconf (debian/main)
Maintainer: Paul Haggart <phaggart@debian.org>
[REMOVE] This package can be removed if it is not fixed.
57287 generates wrong config files
Package: ftape-util (debian/main)
Maintainer: Christian Meder <meder@isr.uni-stuttgart.de>
55678 makedev problem in postinst
Package: ftp.debian.org (pseudo)
Maintainer: Guy Maor <ftpmaster@debian.org>
58129 .debs uploaded to frozen/unstable only going into unstable?
58212 Mutt in slink-proposed-updates doesn't allow write access
Package: g++ (debian/main)
Maintainer: Debian GCC maintainers <gcc@packages.debian.org>
48530 g++ [alpha]: internal compiler error building open-amulet
[WAITING] Maintainer was contacted on Dec 12, awaiting reply.
55291 g++ causes internal compiler error compiling hatman
Package: gaim (debian/main)
Maintainer: Robert S. Edmonds <stu@novare.net>
56340 Patch to fix FPE on Alpha
Package: gcc (debian/main)
Maintainer: Debian GCC maintainers <gcc@packages.debian.org>
55263 gcc: can't compile ncurses4.2
Package: gensig (debian/main)
Maintainer: Andrew Feinberg <agf@debian.org>
[REMOVE] This package can be removed if it is not fixed.
51313 /usr/bin/gensig is also in gensig
[STRATEGY] This should be fixed in the gensig package.
Package: ghc4 (debian/main)
Maintainer: Aaron Van Couwenberghe <aaronv@debian.org>
[REMOVE] This package can be removed if it is not fixed.
52794 ghc4_4.04.19990916-3(unstable): configure doesn't know m68k
55247 ghc4: can't compile from source
Package: gimp1.1 (debian/main)
Maintainer: Ben Gertzfield <che@debian.org>
56503 Gimp is still crashing
[STRATEGY] these have been fixed upstream, maintainer is working on 1.1.17 package
Package: glademm (debian/main)
Maintainer: Marcus Brinkmann <brinkmd@debian.org>
57043 mismatched glademm and libgtkmm-dev
[WAITING] Maintainer was contacted by MH on Feb. 15, awaiting reply.
57529 autogen.sh refers calls aclocal with /usr/local/share/glade/gnome rather than /usr/share/glade/gnome
[WAITING] Maintainer was contacted by MH on Feb. 15, awaiting reply.
Package: glbiff (debian/main)
Maintainer: Eric Leblanc <jughead@debian.org>
55895 Y2K problem ?
Package: gnome-apt (debian/main)
Maintainer: Apt Packaging Team <apt@packages.debian.org>
57283 gnome-apt: libapt-pkg2.7 dependency problem
[STRATEGY] Needs to be recompiled with libapt-pkg2.8
Package: gnome-chess (debian/main)
Maintainer: Vincent Renardias <vincent@debian.org>
56036 gnome-chess: want exit via window manager close button
Package: gnome-napster (debian/main)
Maintainer: Adam Heath <doogie@debian.org>
[REMOVE] This package can be removed if it is not fixed.
57207 gnome-napster: Crashes on searching and downloading fixed in 0.4.1
57208 Interface locks HARD when downloading
Package: gnome-panel (debian/main)
Maintainer: James LewisMoss <dres@debian.org>
58278 gnome-panel: panel no longer works
Package: gnome-terminal (debian/main)
Maintainer: James LewisMoss <dres@debian.org>
58220 gnome-terminal: Entries are not correctly entered into utmp.
Package: gnome-utils (debian/main)
Maintainer: James LewisMoss <dres@debian.org>
58133 gw does not display users logged in via gdm
Package: gnuchess-book (debian/main)
Maintainer: Martin Mitchell <martin@debian.org>
57945 gnuchessbook: /usr/lib/games/gnuchess/gnuchess.data doesn't exist (another dir)
Package: gnumeric (debian/main)
Maintainer: Vincent Renardias <vincent@debian.org>
57429 gnumeric: X server uses 98% CPU time
Package: gpm (debian/main)
Maintainer: Zephaniah E. Hull <warp@whitestar.soark.net>
51322 gpm upgrade from slink to potato breaks X's mouse
[WAITING] Maintainer was contacted on Dec 12, awaiting reply.
57850 gpm: gpmconfig wont enable repeater
58081 [PATCH] priviledge elevation in gpm-root
Package: gtimer (debian/main)
Maintainer: Robert S. Edmonds <stu@novare.net>
57969 [PATCH] unsafe /tmp files in gtimer(1)
Package: http-analyze (debian/non-free)
Maintainer: Hanno Wagner <wagner@linux.de>
54029 Y2K bug in http-analyze
Package: hwtools (debian/main)
Maintainer: Siggy Brentrup <bsb@debian.org>
[HELP] Maintainer address does not exist. (Feb15MH)
57535 hwtools: irqtune just doesn't work
[WAITING] Maintainer was contacted by MH on Feb. 15, awaiting reply.
Package: ibm-jdk1.1-installer (debian/contrib)
Maintainer: Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org>
56660 ibm-jdk1.1-installer: jre created by ibm-jdk1.1-installer does not work
Package: icecast-server (debian/main)
Maintainer: David M. Zendzian <dmz@debian.org>
56466 icecast-server: uses encrypted passwords but does not explain how to make one
Package: innfeed (debian/main)
Maintainer: Marco d'Itri <md@linux.it>
58294 innfeed_0.10.1.7-5(frozen): error in build dependencies
Package: ircd-dalnet (debian/main)
Maintainer: wibble <Lynagh>
56722 ircd-dalnet: ircd-dalnet postinst tries to modify init script links for ssh and start it
Package: jdk1.1 (debian/non-free)
Maintainer: Stephen Zander <gibreel@debian.org>
51490 jdk1.1 requires a dependancy on xbase-clients
57247 Strange Java problem
[STRATEGY] Stephen: "will require upstream source; the bug can be
reassigned to jdk1.1-native and downgraded if necessary".
Package: junkbuster (debian/main)
Maintainer: Paul Haggart <phaggart@debian.org>
56655 junkbuster: su: Conversation error
Package: jwhois (debian/main)
Maintainer: Per Lundberg <plundis@debian.org>
[REMOVE] This package can be removed if it is not fixed.
57412 jwhois: Package configuration fails
Package: jzip (debian/main)
Maintainer: Michael Stroucken <stroucki@debian.org>
55980 [PATCH] jzip: postinst dies
Package: kaffe (debian/main)
Maintainer: Ean R. Schuessler <ean@novare.net>
55618 kaffe: shell scripts starting kaffe components contain invalid paths
55835 kaffe_1:1.0.5e-0.1(frozen): build error: make -j fails
55848 jdk1.1: paths screwed up ?
Package: kbd (debian/main)
Maintainer: Yann Dirson <dirson@debian.org>
53213 kbd: fails to configure on sparc
[HELP] Maintainer requested a NMU
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Package: kerberos4kth (non-US/main)
Maintainer: Greg Stark <gsstark@mit.edu>
[REMOVE] This package can be removed if it is not fixed.
40025 kerberos4kth: won't compile on glibc2.1
[STRATEGY] Maintainer is preparing a new release.
Package: kernel-image-2.2.14-compact (debian/main)
Maintainer: Randolph Chung <tausq@debian.org>
56114 kernel needs to have dac960 and cpqarray built in
Package: kernel-image-2.2.14-ide (debian/main)
Maintainer: Herbert Xu <herbert@debian.org>
57451 where are the sources for the ide patch ?
Package: libc6 (debian/main)
Maintainer: Joel Klecker <debian-glibc@lists.debian.org>
21810 libc6: rexec call dumps core with user="string" and password=NULL
[WAITING] Maintainer was contacted on Dec 12, awaiting reply.
36584 nss' compat does not work with shadow nis
[WAITING] Maintainer was contacted on Dec 12, awaiting reply.
53448 db2 symbol conflict
57389 Something causing serious dep problems - WARNING
57390 libc6 split/merge fiasco(re: libc6-bin)
57456 libc6: setting timezone fails horribly
57580 postinst fails
57584 libc6: problem with devpts during configuration
57622 strcoll segfaults
57698 libc6: /etc/init.d/devpts.sh: line 63: syntax error: unexpected end of file
57885 date misses /etc/localtime
57922 libc: /etc/localtime missing
58368 diskless
Package: libc6-dev (debian/main)
Maintainer: Joel Klecker <debian-glibc@lists.debian.org>
50083 libc6-dev: broken headers for sparc
[WAITING] Maintainer was contacted on Dec 12, awaiting reply.
Package: libdb2-util (debian/main)
Maintainer: Fabrizio Polacco <fpolacco@debian.org>
58297 Package depends on libc6-bin, which no longer exists.
58346 Depends on libc6-bin
Package: libfltk1 (debian/main)
Maintainer: Sean E. Perry <shaleh@debian.org>
52437 libfltk1 should link against a gl library?
Package: libg++272 (debian/main)
Maintainer: Debian GCC maintainers <gcc@packages.debian.org>
47212 [m68k] libg++272_2.7.2.8-1 build failure
[WAITING] Maintainer was contacted on Dec 12, awaiting reply.
Package: libgc4 (debian/main)
Maintainer: Rob Browning <rlb@cs.utexas.edu>
57296 libgc4: broken on PowerPC
Package: libglib1.2-dev (debian/main)
Maintainer: Ben Gertzfield <che@debian.org>
55246 the macro G_GNUC_EXTENSION generation doesn't exist on alpha's glibconfig.h
Package: libncurses4-dev (debian/main)
Maintainer: Joel Klecker <ncurses-maint@debian.org>
54173 /usr/include/curses.h is a symlink to ..
54345 libncurses4-dev: Creates bogus symlinks in /usr/include
54587 libncurses4-dev: Depends on wrong version of libncurses4
56084 Package requires libncurses4 which conflicts
Package: libncurses5 (debian/main)
Maintainer: Joel Klecker <ncurses-maint@debian.org>
55781 Dselect wants to uninstall libncurses4
56646 signedness problems in libncurses5
Package: libnewt-dev (debian/main)
Maintainer: Enrique Zanardi <ezanard@debian.org>
57651 libnewt-dev: libnewt.a has no symbols
Package: libpcap0 (debian/main)
Maintainer: Torsten Landschoff <torsten@debian.org>
51108 [easy] libpcap ignores timeouts on linux
Package: libstdc++2.10-dev (debian/main)
Maintainer: Debian GCC maintainers <gcc@packages.debian.org>
57332 libstdc++2.10-dev: where is /usr/lib/libstdc++.so
Package: libtool (debian/main)
Maintainer: Ossama Othman <ossama@debian.org>
48412 libtool: Install problem with ltconfig
Package: libungif3g-dev (debian/main)
Maintainer: Adam Heath <doogie@debian.org>
57943 libunguf3g-dev: broken postinstall script
Package: lilypond1.3 (debian/main)
Maintainer: Anthony Fok <foka@debian.org>
55255 lilypond1.3: can't build from source
58078 lilypond1.3_1.3.17-1(frozen): missing build dependencies
Package: links (debian/main)
Maintainer: Peter Gervai <grin@tolna.net>
57127 links only produces segmentation faults
Package: locales (debian/main)
Maintainer: Joel Klecker <debian-glibc@lists.debian.org>
57482 locales: install failure (overwrite)
57979 install of locales_2.1.3-2 breaks 2UTF
Package: logcheck (debian/main)
Maintainer: Rene Mayrhofer <rmayr@vianova.at>
50994 logcheck: "["s in /etc/logcheck/logcheck.violations.ignore kill logcheck.
Package: lpr (debian/main)
Maintainer: Adam Klein <aklein@debian.org>
48642 lpr; lpr does not print on a remote printer
[WAITING] Maintainer was contacted on Dec 12, awaiting reply.
[HELP] Should be fixed by now, someone should doublecheck
Package: lvm (debian/main)
Maintainer: Tom Lees <tom@debian.org>
56102 lvm: LVM doesn't configure
Package: maildrop (debian/main)
Maintainer: Steve Haslam <araqnid@debian.org>
55256 maildrop: can't build from source
[HELP] another victim of /usr/share/aclocal/tk8.2.m4
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Package: mailman (debian/main)
Maintainer: Gergely Madarasz <gorgo@sztaki.hu>
57223 mailman: gate_news problems
57596 mailman: Here we go again... post: nntplib.error_perm : 500 "POST" not implemented; try "help".
58257 mailman: every five minutes
Package: man-db (debian/main)
Maintainer: Fabrizio Polacco <fpolacco@debian.org>
58271 [PATCH] serious /tmp race in man/mandb
Package: man2html (debian/main)
Maintainer: Nicolás Lichtmaier <nick@debian.org>
56095 man2html: mansearch cannot find manuals - Thinks they are in section "gz".
Package: manpages-pl (debian/main)
Maintainer: Piotr Roszatycki <dexter@debian.org>
57719 manpages-pl: conflicts with rpm
Package: mc (debian/main)
Maintainer: Michael Bramer & Martin Bialasinski <mc-debian@internet-treff.uni-koeln.de>
56698 mc: settings don't get saved
[WAITING] Maintainer was contacted by MH on Feb. 15, awaiting reply.
Package: mercury (debian/main)
Maintainer: Tyson Dowd <trd@cs.mu.oz.au>
[FIXED] Newest version is fixed, just awaiting testing.
Package: mesag3+ggi (debian/main)
Maintainer: James A. Treacy <treacy@debian.org>
57760 Missing config file /usr/local/etc/ggi/ggimesa.conf
58267 patch to fix missing files...
Package: metamail (debian/main)
Maintainer: Debian QA Group <debian-qa@lists.debian.org>
58174 metamail is unable to launch any file
Package: modutils (debian/main)
Maintainer: Wichert Akkerman <wakkerma@debian.org>
53660 modutils 2.3.9-1 assumes update-modules can run
54967 depmod doesn't care about unknown kernels anymore
Package: mtools (debian/main)
Maintainer: Mark W. Eichin <eichin@thok.org>
57867 [PATCH] security problems in floppyd
Package: mutt-ja (debian/main)
Maintainer: Kikutani Makoto <kikutani@debian.org>
55777 mutt-ja: mailbox is readonly
Package: mysql-server (debian/non-free)
Maintainer: Christian Hammers <ch@debian.org>
58169 mm.mysql JDBC drivers cease to work with this version of mysql
Package: navigator-smotif-461 (debian/non-free)
Maintainer: Adam Heath <doogie@debian.org>
[STRATEGY] Adam will deal with netscape during winter holidays (Dec 24 - Jan 2)
55945 navigator-smotif-461: Often crashes and causes the X server to take 100% CPU time
Package: navigator-smotif-47 (debian/non-free)
Maintainer: Adam Heath <doogie@debian.org>
[STRATEGY] Adam will deal with netscape during winter holidays (Dec 24 - Jan 2)
50887 navigator-smotif-47: Navigator dies (bus error)
51534 navigator-smotif-47: Distributed binary is different from the original
56260 navigator-smotif-47: Binary cannot be patched with Fortify
Package: ncpfs (debian/main)
Maintainer: Eloy A. Paris <peloy@debian.org>
55262 ncpfs: can't build from source
[HELP] can't be reproduced, ldd bug?
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Package: ndtpd (debian/main)
Maintainer: Susumu OSAWA <susumu-o@debian.or.jp>
[REMOVE] This package can be removed if it is not fixed.
55264 ndtpd: can't build from source
[HELP] another victim of /usr/share/aclocal/tk8.2.m4
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Package: netbase (debian/main)
Maintainer: Anthony Towns <ajt@debian.org>
55011 netbase: net-tools needs to be updated for newer dev (2.3.x) kernels
57909 netbase: always enables syncookies
Package: netcat (debian/main)
Maintainer: Robert S. Edmonds <stu@novare.net>
56390 arm() function collides with ARM macro
[STRATEGY] Patch is provided in the bug report
Package: newsx (debian/main)
Maintainer: Adrian Bridgett <bridgett@debian.org>
55266 newsx: can't build from source
[HELP] another victim of /usr/share/aclocal/tk8.2.m4
[STRATEGY] Maintainer has a fix (hack), but is looking for a better
fix. (Feb16MH)
</FONT>
Package: nfs-server (debian/main)
Maintainer: Herbert Xu <herbert@debian.org>
55693 nfs-server: no init script
55807 "exports" manpage not included
Package: nscd (debian/main)
Maintainer: Joel Klecker <debian-glibc@lists.debian.org>
58367 nscd: 'broken pipe' error causes entire box to be unusable
Package: oidentd (debian/main)
Maintainer: Sean E. Perry <shaleh@debian.org>
56021 oidentd: "^ident" should be "^auth" in init.d script
Package: omniorb (debian/non-free)
Maintainer: Brent A. Fulgham <bfulgham@debian.org>
57921 omniorb does not build from source on powerpc
Package: openc++ (debian/main)
Maintainer: John Lapeyre <lapeyre@physics.arizona.edu>
[REMOVE] This package can be removed if it is not fixed.
55267 openc++: can't build from source
Package: openldapd (debian/main)
Maintainer: Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org>
58143 openldapd upgrade blocks the upgrade process
Package: parted (debian/main)
Maintainer: Timshel Knoll <timshel@pobox.com>
[REMOVE] This package can be removed if it is not fixed.
58301 Parted creates dodgy partition tables on > 8 gig hard disks
Package: passwd (debian/main)
Maintainer: Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org>
58203 weak passwords allowed by default
Package: patch (debian/main)
Maintainer: Darren Stalder <torin@daft.com>
56621 [PATCH] unsafe file handling in patch
57100 patch doesn't correctly build from source
Package: pdl (debian/main)
Maintainer: Raul Miller <moth@debian.org>
55268 pdl: can't compile from source
Package: perl-5.004 (debian/main)
Maintainer: Darren Stalder <torin@daft.com>
53895 doc-base: install-docs depends on perl-5.004
Package: perl-5.005 (debian/main)
Maintainer: Darren Stalder <torin@daft.com>
55794 Wrong system call numbers on alpha (and probably other non-i386)
55932 Can't build powerpc binary from -5.3 source package
[FIX] version -4.1 was already built successfully on powerpc!
Package: perl-5.005-suid (debian/main)
Maintainer: Darren Stalder <torin@daft.com>
55521 Suidperl isn't suid if suidmanager is missing
Package: perl-base (debian/main)
Maintainer: Darren Stalder <torin@daft.com>
53794 perl policy is flawed -- 5.004 and 5.005 simultaneous
Package: playmidi (debian/main)
Maintainer: Steve McIntyre <stevem@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
57020 [PATCH] splaymidi handles setuid root badly, and undermines audio security policy
Package: pmake (debian/main)
Maintainer: Edward Brocklesby <ejb@debian.org>
56878 [PATCH] seriously poor /tmp handling in pmake when running multiple jobs
[WAITING] Maintainer was contacted by MH on Feb. 15, awaiting reply.
Package: postfix (debian/main)
Maintainer: LaMont Jones <lamont@debian.org>
58364 Nasty warnings generated daily
Package: postgresql (debian/main)
Maintainer: Oliver Elphick <Oliver.Elphick@lfix.co.uk>
53086 "critical: lost all databases when upgrading"
56445 postgresql: cannot upgrade from 6.3 (slink)
56685 postgresql: Serious security hole problem
57246 postgresql: upgradeing from postgresql 6.3.2 causes all databases to be deleted
58339 postgresql wont restart after crash
Package: powertweak (debian/main)
Maintainer: Sudhakar Chandrasekharan <thaths@netscape.com>
[REMOVE] This package can be removed if it is not fixed.
54101 powertweak: 80867190_HOST_FAST_DATA_READY bad
54348 powertweak: MAkes the kernel freeze while upgrading with apt-get. Tried twice.
Package: procps (debian/main)
Maintainer: Craig Small <csmall@debian.org>
58365 horrid formatting
Package: python-imaging-doc (debian/main)
Maintainer: Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org>
56372 python-imaging-doc fails to install: dhelp problem
Package: qmail-src (debian/non-free)
Maintainer: Jon Marler <jmarler@debian.org>
[REMOVE] This package can be removed if it is not fixed.
56588 qmail-src: The uid-system is broken
Package: qpopper (debian/main)
Maintainer: Miquel van Smoorenburg <miquels@cistron.nl>
57256 lost mail with qpopper
Package: queue (debian/main)
Maintainer: Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>
56931 queue changing ownership/perms on /dev/tty
Package: samba (debian/main)
Maintainer: Eloy A. Paris <peloy@debian.org>
56711 Samba doesn't manage well long share name
57417 samba: smb.conf not moved to new location
58015 potato samba wins support is broken
58058 upgrade from slink went badly
Package: seesat5 (debian/main)
Maintainer: Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net>
57071 segfaults when entering a command without arguments
Package: semi (debian/main)
Maintainer: Takuo KITAME <kitame@northeye.org>
56063 general: semi breaks sending mail with XEmacs.
Package: slang1 (debian/main)
Maintainer: Jim Mintha <jmintha@debian.org>
58272 fluorescent green slang
Package: slocate (debian/main)
Maintainer: R Garth Wood <rgwood@debian.org>
56388 slocate: overlap with findutils, missing dir
56417 slocate: locate: error accessing DB Directory: /var/lib/slocate/ : No such file or directory
56505 Manual page conflict with findutils and solution to #56417
56791 slocate: Unable to install or remove
56907 slocate: does create wrong diversions
57011 upgrade of slocate fails
57046 Again slocate's install is hosed up.
57530 slocate: overwrite not allowed (prevents other programs from installing)
58023 slocate: Fails to install due to dpkg-divert error
Package: smail (debian/main)
Maintainer: Soenke Lange <soenke@escher.north.de>
48614 smail: postinst leaves MTA broken if xinetd is in use
[WAITING] Maintainer was contacted on Dec 12, awaiting reply.
Package: spruce (debian/main)
Maintainer: Randolph Chung <tausq@debian.org>
57190 spruce: mailbox file size limits.
Package: ssh (non-US/main)
Maintainer: Philip Hands <phil@hands.com>
[HELP] Please NMU. (with extreme care)
50607 openssh looks in /usr/lib/ssh for ssh-askpass, but not /usr/bin
51306 Problems with clients connecting to the OpenSSH daemon; I get several esoteric replies.
[STRATEGY] Need more information from the bug submitter
51393 Connecting to known hosts fails
51747 ssh: can't handle expired passwords
52317 ssh: mistakenly tries to hang on to ttys
53697 ssh: scp broken on alpha and sparc
54243 ssh: ssh shouldn't conflict with ssh2
55379 ssh: connect from OS/2 ssh client sets incorrect terminal mode
56596 ssh: ssh is uninstallable
57891 ssh: rresvport: af=10 Invalid argument
57970 ssh: openssh 1.2.2 introduces /long/ delays when connecting
57982 ssh client no longer works
Package: ssh-askpass (non-US/main)
Maintainer: Philip Hands <phil@hands.com>
50967 ssh-askpass: Incorrectly hard-coded path to ssh-askpass
Package: ssh-nonfree (non-US/non-free)
Maintainer: Philip Hands <phil@hands.com>
[HELP] Please NMU. (with extreme care)
48439 root cannot scp
54758 Postinst prevents sshd startup
56670 ssh-nonfree: does not build on current potato
Package: ssh2 (non-US/non-free)
Maintainer: Edward Brocklesby <ejb@debian.org>
51767 ssh2: installation script runs through one question
[WAITING] Maintainer was contacted by MH on Feb. 15, awaiting reply.
56299 ssh2 to co-operate with ssh-nonfree
[WAITING] Maintainer was contacted by MH on Feb. 15, awaiting reply.
56777 ssh2: ssh2 postinst creates broken man symlinks
[WAITING] Maintainer was contacted by MH on Feb. 15, awaiting reply.
Package: suck (debian/main)
Maintainer: Christophe Le Bars <clebars@debian.org>
56758 suck: Header X-Trace need to be removed for posting
Package: syslog-ng (debian/main)
Maintainer: SZALAY Attila <sasa@debian.org>
55275 syslog-ng: can't build from source
Package: t-code (debian/main)
Maintainer: UEYAMA Rui <rui@linux.or.jp>
57042 xemacs21 can no longer search with C-s
Package: tclx76 (debian/main)
Maintainer: Philippe Troin <phil@fifi.org>
56541 tclx76: cannot install
Package: tix41 (debian/main)
Maintainer: Philippe Troin <phil@fifi.org>
[REMOVE] This package can be removed if it is not fixed.
47825 tix41: Doesn't work with Tcl/Tk 8.2
[WAITING] Maintainer was contacted on Dec 12, awaiting reply.
Package: tkstep8.0 (debian/main)
Maintainer: Steve Kostecke <steve@debian.org>
55953 tkstep8.0: upgrade from tkstep8.0_8.0p2-3.3 removes /usr/bin/wish8.0
56950 tk8.0, tk8.2
57600 PowerPC port of tkstep8.0 has broken dependencies, and breaks many tk applications
Package: toshutils (debian/main)
Maintainer: Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>
54954 toshutils: toshutils compiled for kernel 2.2.13 only
Package: transproxy (debian/main)
Maintainer: Adam Heath <doogie@debian.org>
56998 transproxy: daemon does not start
Package: util-linux (debian/main)
Maintainer: Vincent Renardias <vincent@debian.org>
42556 util-linux: hwclock: Continually messes up my clock
[WAITING] Maintainer was contacted on Dec 12, awaiting reply.
Package: vncserver (debian/main)
Maintainer: Edward Betts <edward@debian.org>
57706 vncserver: Server crashes with vncviewer from Win98
[REMOVE] Package may be removed if not fixed in time. (Feb16MH)
[STRATEGY] "I sent the submitter suggesting that he try the latest version
of vnc to see if it makes a difference, I am awaiting a response." NMU
welcome, but maintainer prefers to apply the patch and upload a fixed
package himself. (Feb16MH)
[HELP] More information required from the submitter. Unable to
reproduce. (Feb16MH)
Package: watchdog (debian/main)
Maintainer: Johnie Ingram <johnie@debian.org>
55683 makedev problem in postinst
Package: wml (debian/main)
Maintainer: Brian Bassett <brianb@debian.org>
58254 wml: va_arg abuse
Package: wwwoffle (debian/main)
Maintainer: Christian Hammers <ch@debian.org>
56680 wwwoffle: should not copy cache unless necessary
Package: xcdroast (debian/main)
Maintainer: Wichert Akkerman <wakkerma@debian.org>
57434 Looks in the wrong place for source data and "locks up".
Package: xchat (debian/main)
Maintainer: Edward C. Lang <edlang@debian.org>
56380 xchat: New version of xchat segfaults on start
Package: xchat-text (debian/main)
Maintainer: Edward C. Lang <edlang@debian.org>
58282 xchat-text: Doesn't install: conflict
Package: xexec (debian/contrib)
Maintainer: Zed Pobre <zed@debian.org>
[REMOVE] Upstream author has disappeared.
56762 xexec: GPLed software linked against non-compatible Qt2
Package: xfs (debian/main)
Maintainer: Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org>
56382 xfs: incomplete id change
Package: xlife (debian/main)
Maintainer: <dave@zenda.demon.co.uk>
58231 xlife_5.0-1.2(frozen): error in build dependencies
Package: xmem (debian/main)
Maintainer: David N. Welton <davidw@efn.org>
58025 xmem doesn't start
Package: xmms (debian/main)
Maintainer: Josip Rodin <jrodin@jagor.srce.hr>
58130 xmms eats too much cpu on SMP systems (pointer to a fix included)
Package: xpvm (debian/main)
Maintainer: Anand Kumria <wildfire@progsoc.uts.edu.au>
54450 xpvm: Build-Depends missing, build failure
Package: xserver-common (debian/main)
Maintainer: Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org>
57955 xserver-common: xserver takes 100% CPU time when dying programs lose their connection
Package: xserver-svga (debian/main)
Maintainer: Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org>
44995 xserver-svga: XF86_SVGA Hungs in Apm_Sync()
[STRATEGY] This may be fixed in 3.3.6.
[HELP] Please try the 3.3.6 pre-release packages (http://www.debian.org/~branden/)
47741 xserver-svga: gmc root icons in wmaker crash the X server
[HELP] An strace of this would be helpful.
</FONT> 50624 xserver-svga: Hangs when switching to graphic mode
[HELP] Branden: "I need the output from the X server on this bug."
</FONT> 56371 xfonts-base: version 3.3.6-3 on X-SVGA 3.3.6-3 displays barcode-like fonts
Package: xterm (debian/main)
Maintainer: Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org>
58332 xterm: Keys 'Del', 'Pos1' and 'End' don't work probably on a German keyboard
Package: xviddetect (debian/main)
Maintainer: Randolph Chung <tausq@debian.org>
57915 Does not build on powerpc; build architecture is powerpc, not ppc.
Package: xview (debian/main)
Maintainer: Martin Buck <mbuck@debian.org>
57924 xview: some packages need more specific Architecture: fields
Package: zsh (debian/main)
Maintainer: Clint Adams <schizo@debian.org>
52542 zsh: Job control broken since pws9 on Alpha
[HELP] Allegedly this only occurs in autobuilt packages, and manually-rebuilt
packages work fine. Thus I need help tracking this down.
[WAITING] Maintainer was contacted by MH on Feb. 15, awaiting reply.
</FONT> 58036 zsh does not build from source: broken FIFO test
[WAITING] Maintainer was contacted by MH on Feb. 15, awaiting reply.
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