Bug#264565: -fPIC is a policy violation

[Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>]

On Mon, Aug 09, 2004 at 07:27:53PM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
> Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr> writes:
> 
> > On Mon, Aug 09, 2004 at 06:23:09PM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >> 
> >> wrongfully using or not using -fPIC is a policy violation, setting
> >> to serious.
> >
> > Notice that :
> >
> > As far as i understand, these packages have not yet escaped the NEW queue, so
> > i wonder how you are building them.
> >
> > Second, i sponsored an upload yesterday which seemed to fix these exact
> > issues, but as you both failed to mention the version of the package you where
> > building, i have no idea what to do about this bug report, if it should be
> > closed since already fixed in the -2 version, or if it should be further
> > investigated.
> >
> > In general this seems a poor and trigger happy bug report, especially as it
> > arrived a day after the fixed packages where uploaded. Sure, the NEW queue
> > quaraintaine might be the reason for this though, but i really wonder where
> > you did get this package.
> >
> > Friendly,
> >
> > Sven Luther
> 
> I have seen you already closed the bugs saying -2 will fix it. I
> didn't have those mails yet when I changed the severity. It was just
> bad timing.
> 
> The bug is still marked done so no harm done. Just ignore.

Sorry, i reread that, and it sounds too harsh, it was not meant like that.

Does -2 indeed fix this problem ? Can you confirm that ? 

Friendly,

Sven Luther