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Re: RFS: swath 0.3.3-1 (updated package)



On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 6:38 PM, Theppitak Karoonboonyanan
<thep@linux.thai.net> wrote:

>  This may be better done by a new upstream release.

Indeed.

>  In fact, using mkstemp() instead of tmpnam() means quite substantial
>  change to the program logic, because the temp files are actually
>  created deep in different functions in different branches, using
>  the generated temp names from a single place. Changing that behavior
>  would mean internal API changes.
>
>  I will come up with a new upstream version soon, then.

Ah, hopefully it will not be too much work.

>  > Have you considered applying for DM?
>  >
>  > http://wiki.debian.org/Maintainers
>
>  Yes, I'll apply soon, but probably not before this upload.
>  I would like to have the regression fixed sooner.

Fair enough.

>  BTW, do you think I should raise the urgency from low to medium,
>  although it does not fix any RC bug in Debian BTS? The regression
>  was reported upstream, not in Debian BTS, but it must have been a
>  grave bug had it been filed. It's a total loss of functionality.

I think that would be acceptable.

-- 
bye,
pabs

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