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Re: Please force e2fsprogs



On Tue, Jan 17, 2006 at 12:42:38AM -0500, Filipus Klutiero wrote:

> e2fsprogs 1.38+1.39-WIP-2005.12.10-2 introduced a workaround for the 
> timezone issues in util-linux/glibc. Since the problem broke my only 
> Etch box not set on UTC, I had the "opportunity" to verify that the fix 
> works. Since then, a friend complained to me about the problem and 
> confirmed that upgrading e2fsprogs to the sid version worked around the 
> issue.
> Since then, Theodore uploaded 1.38+1.39-WIP-2005.12.31-1 with urgency 
> medium on 2005-01-06. The version with the workaroud now built 
> everywhere but on m68k and is ready to go in Etch after 10 days in sid 
> except that according to http://packages.qa.debian.org/e/e2fsprogs.html 
> the package would be frozen.
> I would like if someone investigated why e2fsprogs is frozen at this 
> time or otherwise consider forcing the sid version to Etch.

Frozen only out of a need to account for packages that build udebs for the
installer.  Thanks for the note; this e2fsprogs update should now go in with
the next run.

Cheers,
-- 
Steve Langasek                   Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS
Debian Developer                   to set it on, and I can move the world.
vorlon@debian.org                                   http://www.debian.org/

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