Bug#4446: usr/games/fortune needs recompilation
> Package: fortune
> Version: 2.1-1
>
> The /usr/games/fortune executable is a.out rather than ELF. Either a
> dependency upon the old a.out libraries should be added, or the
> executable should be recompiled.
>
The executable should be recompiled. There are a few outstanding bugs on the fortune package, some dating back over a year, that could easily be fixed by a repackaging. I could be wrong, but it seems as if the maintainer has abandoned it.
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