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Re: lftp package #305160



Hi Noèl,

On Wed, May 04, 2005 at 12:44:37PM +0200, Noèl Köthe wrote:

> lftp was removed from sarge because of #305160 "linked against libssl".
> I uploaded a ssl disabled version (3.1.3-1) to get it fixed because
> upstream will not add the needed GPL/openssl exeption:

> http://www.mail-archive.com/lftp%40uniyar.ac.ru/msg02022.html

> Debian package changelog:

> lftp (3.1.3-1) unstable; urgency=medium

>   * new upstream from 2005-04-15
>   * disabled ssl support because of license problem. See:
>     http://bugs.debian.org/305160
>     http://www.mail-archive.com/lftp%40uniyar.ac.ru/msg02012.html
>     http://www.openssl.org/support/faq.html#LEGAL2
>     http://www.gnome.org/~markmc/openssl-and-the-gpl.html
>     If the author add the needed exception to allow to link
>     against openssl it will be enabled again.
>     Better a lftp without ssl than no lftp in sarge.
>     (closes: Bug#305160)

> Its a new upstream version with the follow changelog:

> some bugs fixed. 
>       * added mirror --loop option to re-mirror until no changes found.
>       * fixed mirror creating too many children mirrors.
>       * fixed cls and mirror with http backend, when PROPFIND returns
>         404 error.
>       * fixed mirror --use-cache with sftp backend.
>       * fixed a rare hang in sftp.

> It should have make it into sarge but the arm and sparc built packages
> weren't uploaded (but built:
> http://buildd.debian.org/build.php?pkg=lftp) and this missed the
> yesterday freeze status.

> Now I have the following question to this status:

> - Will you hint the lftp 3.1.3-1 package when the missing archs will be
> there (ssl disabled and upstream minor fixes)?

Yes, this can go in as soon as the builds are available.

Thanks,
-- 
Steve Langasek
postmodern programmer

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