Unresolved Overdue Bugs
725: xbase - twm places windows incorrectly
740: xbase - xclock leaves `droppings' in its window
773: xbase - xmh falls over if mh is not installed
775: xbase - twm reports errors on incorrect line numbers
820: tcsh - tcsh builtin `echo' doesn't check write errors
887: xarchie - xarchie barfs when ftp closes unexpectedly
957: dpkg - dpkg should automatically log everything
988: general - `script' is insecure, and general tty insecurity
1037: dpkg - dselect user interface (was Re: debian 0.93pl5 installation)
1112: a2gs - a2gs output unusable by gs but usable by ghostview
1275: xarchie - xarchie clumsy with 2-button mouse
1281: bin86 - bin86
1292: xserver-svga - X locks up
1399: dpkg - dselect error handling not consistent
1406: dbackup - backup postrm can fail when it shouldn't
1480: dpkg - start-stop-daemon doesn't check process status
1488: dld - dld control file dsccription problem
1526: dpkg - man dpkg(5) dpkg(8) dselect
1555: dpkg - dselect per-screen-half focus request
1621: xbase - Xmark has no manpage
1642: dpkg - dpkg recursive package listing doesn't do the right thing
1685: dpkg - dpkg-split --msdos not correct
1690: xbase - XDM protection fault on X config error
1691: xbase - X config allows invalid numeric range
1747: nas - nas: no manpages for au available
1797: dpkg - upgrade/downgrade dependency calculation problem
1818: dpkg - configure ordering based on Recommends
1819: xbase - X11 doesn't set a lock on the mouse port
1921: dpkg - update-alternatives prompt, dpkg conffile show diff
1981: xcontrib - xman fails to format ascii(7) correctly
1985: xbase - xdm won't redirect to remote machines.
2039: xserver-mach64 - X server font erosion
2158: ncurses-term - new ncurses bug ?
2167: timezone - timezone zdump for US zones gives GMT instead of local time.
2169: timezone - timezone zdump utility should be able to dump files
2231: mathpad - mathpad problems
2275: timezone - ctime(3) should be replaced by newctime(3)
2291: ncurses3.0-dev - missing terminfo capabilities for xterm
2296: bugs.debian.org - debian-bugs WWW doesn't say how to find out Debian version
2297: xbase - xterm gets mouse-paste and RETURN in wrong order
2302: rcs - RCS - problems with msdos filesystems
2313: xbase - xterm keymapping problems suspected
2334: mh - MH scan -width dumps core
2360: xbase - xdm cannot find a free VT
2425: ispell - ispell thinks `formated' is correct
2450: cdtool - `cdir' prints out huge chunks of /etc/passwd !
2474: ncurses-bin - /usr/bin/reset does the wrong thing
2531: dpkg - install-info should use better locking strategy
2556: lpr - lpf stops on special character sequence
2648: mh -
2664: ncurses3.0 - arrow keys fail in dselect not just after search ?
2671: timezone - timezone Mexico/General doesn't switch to DST
2701: dpkg - seyon: dpkg --purge doesn't work
2710: xbase - colour xterm has problems when resizing
2806: ncurses3.0-dev - ncurses man pages internal inconsistencies
2823: mc - mc segfaults on reconnect of ftpfs
2828: dpkg - have to install xosview twice to work
2834: dpkg - desect loses state if it can't find a pre-dependancy
2863: dpkg - dselect and ncurses in select window
2884: tkman - tkman doesn't use /var/catman
2894: dpkg - dpkg guidelines info files not recognized
2904: dpkg - install-info doesn't cope with nonexistent /usr/info/dir file
2906: glibcdoc - Inconsistency in libc.info re snprintf
2911: dpkg - Conffiles are deleted too late ? (Re: Bug#2701: seyon: dpkg --purge doesn't work)
2913: ipx - ipx bootup scripts are broken
2929: dpkg - dpkg-name 1.1.6 is broken.
2942: timezone - Wrong timezone for Europe/Warsaw?
2962: ncurses3.0 - dselect arrow keys don't work after a search
2969: man-db - zsoelim [in man] is confused by .so in macros definitions
2970: groff - soelim [in groff] is confused by .so in macros definitions
2973: dpkg - install-info created 5 Development sections in my /usr/info/dir
3026: xbase - xbase et al postinst doesn't flush stdout
3036: base-passwd - automatic adduser/addgroup in postinst (was Re: fingerd)
3075: magicfilter - lpr, magicfilter, dvi-fonts failed
3084: timezone - missing timezones
3093: perl - Perl dumps core
3096: lxtools - lxtools: user error (misuse of -r and filename) gives coredump
3107: nas - nas postinst could use a warning
3110: xbase - X servers muck up xdm when uninstalled
3113: ncurses3.0-dev - dselect provokes ncurses problem when window enlarged
3124: cern-httpd - CERN httpd sends useless cron mail
3125: dpkg - bug (and correction) in dpkg-1.1.6 scripts/install-info.pl
3162: xbase - disconnects between ncurses-base and xbase
3169: enscript - enscript doesn't use /etc/papersize
3170: dpkg - again dpkg --root=xxx
3176: mandelspawn - mandelspawn slave problems
3180: sgml-tools - linuxdoc-sgml semantics and formatting problems
3186: xfractint - Can't chdir
3191: ncurses-bin - reset(1) doesn't bring an xterm out of alt charset mode
3196: ispell - ispell symlinks broken
3206: rc - rc terminates on CTRL-C
3216: auto-pgp - auto-pgp doesn't remove info entry when removed
3218: dpkg - install-info adds Miscellaneous section badly
3224: apsfilter - apsfilter doesn't configure on a read-only filesystem
3225: dpkg - dpkg-1.2.3 upgrade problems from 1.0.17
3233: dpkg - dselect for 1.1 as of June, 2nd
3246: xcompat - Cant load library libXt.so.6
3247: lilo - Lilo unpack removes boot.b
3287: maelstrom - (no subject)
3312: mathpad - installation and startup problems with mathpad
3319: deliver - deliver does not set exit codes as expected by sendmail
3327: cern-httpd - cern-httpd postinst hangs if daemon configured for inetd
3363: timezone - Problems encountered while compiling "timezone" for m68k arch
3370: cern-httpd - httpdconfig installs Welcome.html even if index.html exists
3387: base - base leaves /tmp/base.postinst lying around
3406: dpkg - dselect unreadable under xterm
3410: dpkg - some problems/bugs/suggestions with install-info
3434: perl - pod2latex: E<szlig>, =over/=cut/=pod/=item not handled correctly
3439: login - Login reconfigures serial port
3454: ucbmpeg - ucbmpeg control file problems
3467: cern-httpd - cern-httpd curious message
3480: mkisofs - missing information in manpage
3483: enscript - using
3509: ucbmpeg - mpeg_play puts bogus statistics on stdout
3510: nas - removal of nas doesn't kill 'au' daemon
3516: kernel - SCSI_IOCTL_SEND_COMMAND can cause major corruption
3525: j1 - j1 hard-linked docs/manpages
3533: rc - Problems encountered while building "rc" on m68k arch
3539: mkisofs - mkisofs stops if an error occurs
3540: mkisofs - mkisofs stops if a problem occurs
3558: beav - beav description: ext extra spaces
3572: dld - dld description: ext start indented, summary starts w/ pkg name
3592: ipx - ipx description: no ext
3607: rc - rc description: no ext
3621: lxtools - lxtools description: no ext
3630: ncpfs - ncpfs description: summary starts w/ pkg name
3641: unarj - unarj description: ext start indented, summary starts w/ pkg name
3655: wenglish - wenglish description: no ext
3672: idutch - idutch description: no ext
3680: auto-pgp - auto-pgp description: ext start indented
3697: wdutch - wdutch description: no ext
3703: mkisofs - mkisofs stops if a permission problem occurs
3704: dpkg - Weird dselect behavior (bug?)
3713: p2c - Problems encountered while compiling "p2c" on m68k arch.
3714: term - Problems encountered while compiling 'term' on m68k arch
3735: cern-httpd - cern-httpd doesn't send fqdn on redirect
3739: man-db - `man -l -' for stdin doesn't work
3750: xserver-s3 - X server inaccessible sometimes
3761: lilo - LILO installation problem
3765: dpkg - dpkg and kernel-* package names
3766: man-db - "man" acting too smart.
3772: lilo - lilo should not depend on MBR
3773: xless - xless default window too thin and won't go away when asked nicely
3785: perl - perl_5.003-2.deb (in "rex") and "mirror"
3788: man-db - `apropos' matches only word-substrings even in page names
3799: timezone - timezone should not be essential
3812: apsfilter - Apsfilter should depend on file
3815: bash - "ndc stats" fails
3830: ncurses-bin - captoinfo confused by /etc/termcap entries
3843: ncurses-base - dselect resets automargins in xterm and vt220, not console
3846: lynx - lynx misdisplays multiple <dt> in <dl>
3847: perl - Perl & G++
3850: cern-httpd - "cern-httpd" requires changes to support multiple arches
3853: dld - "dld" requires changes to support multiple arches
3857: xcontrib - listres dumps core
3862: inews - "inews" requires changes to support multiple arches
3865: j1 - "j1" requires changes to support multiple arches
3870: p2c - "p2c" requires changes to support multiple arches
3904: ncurses3.0 - ncurses on mono linux console claims colour capability
3905: boot-floppies - base disks still install part packages
3906: xbase - Errors in the Compose file for ISO-LATIN1
3914: wdutch - "wdutch" requires changes for multi-arch support
3917: auto-pgp - "auto-pgp" requires changes for multi-arch support
3925: dmalloc - "dmalloc" requires changes for multi-arch support
3931: idutch - "idutch" requires changes for multi-arch support
3968: boot-floppies - installation checks for CD-ROM too often
3973: ncurses-bin - Home/End keys don't work right in nvi
3974: ncurses3.0 - problem with arrow keys in dselect (xterm)
3975: netpbm - netpbm is mostly free
3991: dpkg - dselect has confusing and bizarre interface
4000: emacs - emacs can't initialize x window
4009: base-files - /bin/edit causes error after ae removed
4015: xbase - xterm & xterm.color sets broken TERMCAP
4023: mgt - "mgt" requires changes for multi-arch support
4030: sam - "sam" requires changes for multi-arch support
4036: xcontrib - "xcontrib" requires changes for multi-arch support
4056: xserver-s3 - mouse cursor in X3 server is cross-eyed
4061: timezone - Debian
4066: xserver-s3 - strangeness with X3 server
4074: dpkg - problems with 1.1 release
4087: xcontrib - xgc dumps core
4093: dpkg - start-stop-daemon fails to kill process
4105: xbase - making slrn work in a color xterm
4107: emacs - emacs leaves stale lockfiles and publishes pathnames
4130: xcompat - Old motif applications don't run
4149: bind - /etc/resolv.conf gets bad configuration
4154: shellutils - `echo' provides no way to unparse arguments
4160: mosaic - Mosaic caused X to become unresponsive to mouse and keyboard input
4181: nn - Searching for wrong active file
4195: dpkg - dpkg-source and new tar package don't mix
4206: perl - Perl `pod' documentation should be in /usr/doc or not installed
4223: mosaic - Mosaic looks bad on mono display
4224: mosaic - Mosaic produces poor rendering of nested markup
4237: lpr - lpd remote printing problem
4243: 9term - 9term leaves mouse droppings
4250: xcompat - xcompat calls ldconfig in prerm/postrm script
4272: ncftp - ncftp dumps core when xterm window is too wide
4275: dmalloc - "dmalloc" requires changes for multi-arch support
4278: auto-pgp - "auto-pgp" requires changes for multi-arch support
4281: xsnow - "xsnow" requires changes for multi-arch support
4293: mawk - mawk doesn't report an error on full filesystems
4300: netpbm - netpbm "Incoming" package
4309: net-acct - no manpage in net-acct
4319: dpkg - netbase and netstd packages overwrite config-files
4326: smail - smail can lose bounce messages
4335: textutils - cat -vET is lossy - there should be a non-lossy version
4347: emacs - emacs html-mode + font-lock highlights too greedily
4356: emacs - menu-bar-mode flag argument is inconsistent with universe
4357: emacs - installing elisp .el files
4371: hello - clean target does not rm debian/substvars
4388: emacs - emacs mail-mode fails RFC822 section 3.4.7
4393: dpkg - dpkg-buildpackage doesn't seem to work correctly
4394: dpkg - dselect does not appear to look for updates when access method is floppy
4398: dpkg - dpkg broken???
4418: cern-httpd - cern-httpd reads incorrect FQDN at boot
4419: dpkg - dpkg-changelog-mode leaves blank lines
4429: gcc - gcc argument validation could be better
4431: cern-httpd - cern-httpd cron.weekly file doesn't spot when lines commented
4448: dpkg - dselect performance gripe
4449: dpkg - dselect feedback missing
4450: dpkg - dselect package downgrades
4451: dpkg - dselect user interface (feedback and control)
4468: dpkg - dpkg cannot cope with erased postrm script
4474: dpkg - dpkg versus cron and at
4478: debiandoc-sgml - debiandoc2ps doesn't format consecutive footnotes correctly
4483: emacs - emacs gnus-setup.el has bad hardcoded pathnames
4494: xserver-svga - Xlib's XForceScreenSaver flashes the display
4506: xview-dev - DESTDIR should be used in XView.cf
4512: psutils - psmerge only writes the prolog back
4515: dpkg - dpkg-source and WIFSIGNALED
4524: dpkg-dev - controllib.pl doesn't show file name in error msg
4525: dpkg-dev - dpkg-buildpackage assumes file protections and shoots self in foot
4546: xbase - xdm fails when no network present.
4547: xserver-svga - X-Server should depend on xfnt*
4548: ncurses-bin - tset man page appears to be aborted
4555: msqlperl - msqlperl_1.10-2_i386 installs files in /usr/local
4561: dpkg-dev - dpkg-genchanges puts bad Maintainer: in changes file
4572: ucbmpeg - ucb-mpeg_play is still a.out
4573: mc - mc xterm problems
4580: dpkg - satrt-stop-daemon does not kill process
4584: dpkg - dpkg install (fwd)
4588: dpkg - dpkg-source can not handle binary files in source tree.
4595: mc - mc: no lynx on virtual files
4617: mkisofs - Mkisofs lacks the -i option.
4628: dpkg-dev - dpkg-source cannot create new .xpm file in diffs
4641: dpkg-dev - dpkg-source cannot create existing .tmp-nest dir
4655: dpkg - dpkg-buildpackage should do sanity checks on version number
4681: dpkg-dev - dpkg-dev: dpkg-buildpackage -r broken
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