Bug#264565: -fPIC is a policy violation
Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr> writes:
> 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
I checked ocaml-mad from incoming (0.1.2-2) and that one builds fine.
Consider it (and the other -fPIC bugs) confirmed unless one of the
bugs is reopened when they clear NEW.
MfG
Goswin
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