Update: Patch needs Sponsor - List of easily NMUed RC bugs

[Goswin von Brederlow <brederlo@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de>]

Goswin von Brederlow <brederlo@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de> writes:

> Hi,
> 
> I went through the RC bug list and collected Bugs with trivial patches
> and sorted them a bit. They realy don't need much work so if you have
> a minute pick one. If you want to NMU any of them check the
> then currently claimed bugs (url under claimed bugs).

Changes: pending (+1), fixed(+13).
Keep up the good work sponsoring those uploads.
 
> So here we go:
> 
> g++-3.3 fixes:
> --------------
> The same problem comes up again and again, allways the same fix.

#196324 xosview: FTBFS with g++-3.3: strstream.h is gone
#195527 mysql++: FTBFS with g++-3.3: Missing <cassert> include
#202032 rumba-manifold: FTBFS with g++-3.3: Missing #include <cassert>
#196450 simplecdrx: FTBFS with g++-3.3: Missing <cassert> include

#195577 libnids: FTBFS with gcc-3.3: Uses multiline strings
#197214 libggi: FTBFS with gcc-3.3: Uses multiline strings
#197762 nte: FTBFS with gcc-3.3: Uses multiline strings
#198317 pimppa: FTBFS with gcc-3.3: Uses multiline strings

#193067 rust: FTBFS: g++ 3.2 errors
#198113 stardict: FTBFS with g++-3.3
#190942 tcl-sql: FTBFS: g++ 3.2 errors


> Perl touched:
> -------------
> One involves perl and the other patch is for pelr code, knowing a bit
> perl might be good.

#204859 FTBFS (unstable/m68k): perl makes abiword fails to build, bad C++


> Other easy stuff:
> -----------------
> Bits and pieces

#190260 Segmentation fault on alpha
#184885 LSB 1.3 test suite failures
#196149 mkswap creates invalid swap files
#196850 wall is being distributed under wrong license
#102675 libggi2-dev: should provide static archives
#204456 libjdom-java: Wrong build-dep: does not need xalan2 nor saxon
#203750 log4cpp: FTBFS: `long long' error
#203823 gnuyahoo: FTBFS: automake error


> Stuff that should be looked over and tested first:
> --------------------------------------------------
> Those patches have some impact on the packages or arent so clear cut

#192545 pcb: Fails to build with current flex
#194168 preferences: FTBFS with gobjc-3.3: #import is obsolete
#194164 preferences-app: FTBFS with gobjc-3.3: #import is obsolete
#191197 rats: Fails to build with current flex
#166737 snmpkit: FTBFS with gcc 3.2
#173762 FTBFS: Build failure of haddock on i386


> M68k related:
> -------------
#201903 xt: (m68k/unstable) FTBFS


> Upload MIA:
> -----------
> An upload was promised but the promised time has passed since

#191199 savant: FTBFS: g++ 3.2 errors



> Claimed Bugs:
> -------------
> Claimed bugs as on http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/claims.cgi
> Also look at master:/org/bugs.debian.org/bugsquash/claims/
> 
> #166865 librudiments0_0.24-2(unstable/ia64): FTBFS: missing config.sub?
> #204483 Bashisms in init.d/oftpd


> Bugs pending uploads:
> ---------------------
> Those should be fixed already.

#198333 legos: FTBFS with gcc-3.3: Uses multiline strings
#195157 mps: FTBFS with gcc-3.3: Invalid preprocessor pasting
#195546 poppassd: FTBFS with gcc-3.3: Uses obsolete varargs.h
#199280 gkrellongrun: FTBFS: Cannot find gkrellm binary
#200071 zhcon: FTBFS with g++-3.3: Missing #include <cassert>

> Thats it, more coming.
> 
> MfG
>         Goswin
> 
> PS: you can drop me a _private_ mail if you have more or fixed something.
> PPS: Please don't reply to this mail saing that bug <XYZ> is foobar, use the bts.
> PPPS: I didn't check timestamps on all bugs and floow-ups, some might be even from today.


Fixed:
------
#185479 html2ps generates no output
#195064 vlan: FTBFS with gcc-3.3: Uses multiline strings
#196313 xdkcal: FTBFS with gcc-3.3: Uses multiline strings
#196463 wordinspect: FTBFS with gcc-3.3: Uses multiline strings
#196579 pretzel: FTBFS with g++-3.3: strstream.h is gone
#197262 vflib3: Builds broken package with gcc-3.3 (uses varargs.h)
#198831 tac-plus: FTBFS with gcc-3.3: Uses multiline strings
#199279 gtop: FTBFS with gcc-3.3: Invalid preprocessor pasting
#203973 ext2resize: FTBFS: Automake error
#192189 luxman: FTBFS: g++ 3.2 errors
#195017 prips: FTBFS with gcc-3.3: Uses multiline strings
#196533 transcalc: FTBFS with gcc-3.3: Uses multiline strings
#197002 smpeg-xmms: FTBFS with gcc-3.3: configure test uses multiline strings


MfG
        Goswin