Re: Any hope of an gnash update in Lenny?
2009/12/18 Robert Millan <rmh@aybabtu.com>:
> On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 01:05:29PM +0100, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote:
>>
>> Hi. We are working on wrapping up the Lenny version of Debian Edu,
>> and ran into a fatal problem with Gnash. On the commonly used web
>> sites, gnash will fill up ~/.xsession-errors with messages and thus
>> fill the users home directories very quickly. The issue is reported
>> to us in <URL: http://bugs.skolelinux.org/1404 >, and to Debian as
>> <URL: http://bugs.debian.org/497633 >.
>>
>> I've created a patch that solve this issue, and submitted it to the
>> BTS. Would you be willing to apply this patch to a stable update of
>> gnash in Lenny, to make it possible for us to continue using Gnash
>> from Lenny in the default Debian Edu installation?
>
> I have no objection. Miriam, are you ok with it?
+1
I had a look at the patch yesterday and I have no problem at all with
it. In any case, I won't be able to take care of anything until at
least the beginning of next week, so if anyone is willing to apply the
patch ASAP, they got my green light for that. In other case, I'll try
to get some time for that as soon as I can.
>> The issue is fixed in version 0.8.5 of gnash, but a backport of gnash
>> 0.8.6 in Sid is first of all hard because of a lot of new
>> dependencies,
>
> I think it just needs libtool 2.2.6a-4~bpo50+1 from lenny-backports. I
> would strongly recommend use of backports of gnash in general, since
> flash-encumbered content in the web is constantly evolving and the
> Gnash project needs to adapt all the time.
Yup, Robert is right in that.
Greetings,
Miry
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