Overdue problem reports
The following problem reports are very old but have not yet been
marked as `taken up' by a message to debian-bugs-done@pixar.com.
Please help ensure that these bugs are dealt with quickly, even if you
are not the package maintainer in question. (NB a full list of outstanding
bug reports is posted on Fridays - this is a partial list only!)
OVER 6 MONTHS OLD - ATTENTION IS REQUIRED:
Ref Package Keywords/Subject Submitter
350 minicom minicom bugs imurdock@gnu.ai.mit.edu
379 mount Repeatable mount(1) problem wi Bill Mitchell <mitchell@mdd.com
OVER 5 MONTHS OLD - ATTENTION IS REQUIRED:
Ref Package Keywords/Subject Submitter
416 wenglish perl doesn't flush output auto rockwell@nova.umuc.edu
421 unreasonable restriction on te Raul Miller <rdr@merit.edu>
477 xbaseR6 X man pages have moved <bruce@beagle.pixar.com> (Bruce
482 dpkg dpkg 0.93.24 (and later) very Bill Mitchell <mitchell@mdd.com
490 seyon-2.14 seyon-2.14c man page jimr@simons-rock.edu
518 ispell package file collision Bill Mitchell <mitchell@mdd.com
520 wenglish wenglish package file collisio Bill Mitchell <mitchell@mdd.com
554 xdvi-1.8 xdvi jimr@simons-rock.edu
563 tar tar -x fails to overwrite or c iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
576 xdvi xdvi has no source or diff chris@cosy.sbg.ac.at (Christian
577 fvwm fvwm postrm failure if copyrig chris@cosy.sbg.ac.at (Christian
579 image (?) missing /usr/man/man8 manpages Bill Mitchell <mitchell@mdd.com
583 xfnt100-3. xfnt100 jimr@simons-rock.edu
OVER 4 MONTHS OLD - ATTENTION IS REQUIRED:
Ref Package Keywords/Subject Submitter
595 image (?) 0.93R4 lockup, filesystem dama Bill Mitchell <mitchell@mdd.com
598 xbaseR6 xman doesn't display full manu rdr@legislate.com (Raul Miller)
601 fvwmR6 (no subject) rdr@legislate.com (Raul Miller)
617 xbaseR6 prerm script doesn't have defa rdr@legislate.com (Raul Miller)
647 minicom minicom postinst does not setu deisher@enws125.eas.asu.edu (Mi
651 libgrdev out of date <bruce@beagle.pixar.com> (Bruce
657 fvwmR6 link /usr/doc/copyright/fvwm - Marcel Riedi <riedi@tik.ethz.ch
660 gdb GDB gets address of structure iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
662 procps top doesn't behave sensibly if iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
670 Package cl gs_both (Recommended) -depends iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
672 Package cl emacs-x (Standard) -depends-> iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
674 xsvga and X packages' description fields iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
678 lout lout mentions gs, ghostview as iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
680 gopher-cli gopher segmentation faults and mdickey@thorplus.lib.purdue.edu
691 textutils textutils package, fmt(1) prog Bill Mitchell <mitchell@mdd.com
693 oleo oleo not set up well for use i Bill Mitchell <mitchell@mdd.com
700 make make.1 manpage, and gnumake.dv Bill Mitchell <mitchell@mdd.com
702 locate crash with large db Ernie Elu <ernie@tinny.eis.net.
707 inn INN problems iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
708 xconfig? x X configuration bugs iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
710 xs3 X server problem with hardware iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
711 xbaseR6? xload missing iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
713 mh mh should pause after printing iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
719 xfntbas, x xfntbas, xfnt75, xfntscl messa iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
721 inn INN message scrolls iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
723 xconfig X server default configuration iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
725 xbaseR6 twm places windows incorrectly iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
729 procps Bizarre corrupted output from iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
731 ncurses ncurses wgetnstr doesn't work iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
733 inn INN sends spurious mail to `ne iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
737 gawk gawk references to `$0' in END iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
738 inn? INN has problems rotating its iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
740 xbaseR6 xclock leaves `droppings' in i iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
745 many Many packages have executable iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
746 cpio mt doesn't support setblk (and iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
752 xfntbas /etc/rc.misc/xfs incorrect rdr@legislate.com (Raul Miller)
755 dvips Can't tex dvips.tex, missing f Robert Read <rread@diogenes.ic.
759 kbd, xbase /usr/bin/X11/showfont conflict rdr@legislate.com (Raul Miller)
762 base Comments about and bugs in 0.9 richard@elmail.co.uk (Richard K
764 procps procps ps produces extra junk richard@elmail.co.uk (Richard K
765 emacs-el mouse.el/hilit19.el font probl richard@elmail.co.uk (Richard K
767 mfbin (+mf mf: can't find library 'libXt. richard@elmail.co.uk (Richard K
773 xbaseR6 xmh falls over if mh is not in richard@elmail.co.uk (Richard K
775 xbaseR6 twm reports errors on incorrec richard@elmail.co.uk (Richard K
783 tar tar --same-order doesn't work iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
784 manpages Infelicities in fopen manpage iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
785 cpio mt problems mitchell@mdd.comm.mot.com (Bill
OVER 3 MONTHS OLD - ATTENTION IS REQUIRED:
Ref Package Keywords/Subject Submitter
786 syslogd syslogd gone awol iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jacks
788 svgalib *.so.* missing in svgalib V 1. janky@ka-1.de.Contrib.Net (Stef
791 To the TeX mantainer. ecl%gluon@meson.if.usp.br (Emil
795 svgalib (? restoretextmode missing from s bwj@foo.st.hmc.edu (Brian W. Jo
796 base? /etc/termcap comes from what p Bill Mitchell <mitchell@mdd.com
797 whichever /etc/termcap console keydefs f Bill Mitchell <mitchell@mdd.com
798 svgalib svgalib gets control key mucke rdr@legislate.com (Raul Miller)
801 xcompR6 ADMDIR incorrect in imake conf pat@it.com.au (Pat Mackinlay)
808 info Info anchors not active in ema mdickey@thorplus.lib.purdue.edu
814 inn INN fails to create /var/spool iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
817 tar tar -T /dev/null extracts whol iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
818 bash bash builtin `echo' doesn't ch iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
819 tar tar should have null-separated iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
820 tcsh tcsh builtin `echo' doesn't ch iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
821 shellutils /bin/echo doesn't check write iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
822 tar tar -t doesn't check write err iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
823 tcsh starting tcsh causes network t iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
824 cpio cpio should have non-verbose, iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
825 trn trn warning messages corrupt t iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
827 libc or sh who reports wrong hostname (wa chris@cosy.sbg.ac.at (Christian
829 trn trn has no way to override ser iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
830 inn INN 1.4sec doesn't support `LI iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
835 sysklogd syslogd dies, leaves system un grib@arlut.utexas.edu (William
836 Possible bugs in termcap syste "Emilio C. Lopes" <ecl@if.usp.b
841 dpkg dselect from dpkg 0.93.34 says mitchell@mdd.comm.mot.com (Bill
844 manpages readdir(3) should document str iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
845 manpages access(2) is ambiguous iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
850 indent [indent] option mentioned in d jdassen@wi.leidenuniv.nl (J.H.M
851 svgalib libvga.so is in the root parti iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
853 shellutils `nice' does not do anything iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
857 gs_both gs (2.6.1pl4-4) doesn't use /e iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
860 mount `only root can mount' can mean iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
864 make make gets MAKEFLAGS wrong iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
Over two months old - attention is required:
Ref Package Keywords/Subject Submitter
887 xarchieR6 xarchie barfs when ftp closes dgregor@coil.com
889 Info 3.1-6 ecl@gluon.if.usp.br (Emilio C.
895 various x lost in X rdr@legislate.com (Raul Miller)
896 xbase xfs interfers with xbase upgra rdr@legislate.com (Raul Miller)
897 xbase xdm doesn't properly update la rdr@legislate.com (Raul Miller)
902 lpr lpr can't print a PostScript f iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
903 base /dev miscellaney Bill Mitchell <mitchell@mdd.com
905 xbase xbiff doesn't know how to find rdr@legislate.com (Raul Miller)
906 tf /usr/bin/tf rdr@legislate.com (Raul Miller)
907 netbase inetd.conf upgrades may disabl rdr@legislate.com (Raul Miller)
908 bash [ -n $var ] always true rdr@legislate.com (Raul Miller)
910 inn INN has bad behaviour wrt DNS iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
911 libc libc causes rsh to fail on com iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
912 emacs Couldn't exec the program /usr rdr@legislate.com (Raul Miller)
916 fvwmR6 Problem seen upgrading fvwmR6 mitchell@mdd.comm.mot.com (Bill
918 miscutils mkboot and image packages mitchell@mdd.comm.mot.com (Bill
923 xbaseR6 xdm failed with `unknown sessi iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
927 dpkg dselect display bug Bill Mitchell <mitchell@mdd.com
928 xs3 xs3 removed /etc/X11/X, no con iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
932 pine Pine over-encodes files and au iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
933 pine Pine wants to post my email re iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
934 pine Pine `Full Header Mode' when r iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
936 dpkg dpkg conffiles handling? mitchell@mdd.comm.mot.com (Bill
937 web2c Corrupted source tar.gz file jdassen@WI.LeidenUniv.NL (J.H.M
944 sysvinit clock (-u) question "James A. Robinson" <jimr@simon
945 clock (-u) question jwl@atlanta.cray.com (James W.
947 Xfig & 11 22 errors in instalation Corey Sweeney <corey@interacces
957 dpkg dpkg should automatically log iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
960 base? base? jimr@simons-rock.edu
962 dselect dselect re-display jimr@simons-rock.edu
963 inn INN breaks on overly-long Mess iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackso
969 acct `acct' has mangled control fil iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jacks
971 dpkg dselect gives "no instalation Corey Sweeney <corey@interacces
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