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Re: I'm a bad Debian citizen (request for input on pam upload)



On Sat, Sep 04, 2010 at 03:19:52PM +0200, Julien Cristau wrote:
> On Fri, Sep  3, 2010 at 10:48:14 -0700, Steve Langasek wrote:

> > The bits I recommend taking are these:

> >   * debian/rules: pass getconf LFS_CFLAGS so that we get a 64-bit rlimit
> >     interface.  Closes: #579402.
> >   * Update debian/source.lintian-overrides to clean up some spurious
> >     warnings.
> >   * Bump Standards-Version to 3.9.1.
> >   * Add lintian overrides for a few more spurious warnings.
> >   * debian/patches-applied/no_PATH_MAX_on_hurd: define PATH_MAX for
> >     compatibility when it's not already set.  Closes: #552043.
> >   * debian/local/pam-auth-update: Don't try to pass embedded newlines to
> >     debconf; backslash-escape them instead and use CAPB escape.
> >   * debian/local/pam-auth-update: sort additional module options before
> >     writing them out, so that we don't wind up with a different config file
> >     on every invocation.  Thanks to Jim Paris <jim@jtan.com> for the patch.
> >     Closes: #594123.

> > The pam-auth-update fix for embedded newlines is a potential security issue
> > with certain locally generated PAM module profiles (no bug filed).

> > What would you like me to do?

> The above list sounds good to me.

Ok, thanks - uploading and will file the needful bug once done.

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Steve Langasek                   Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS
Debian Developer                   to set it on, and I can move the world.
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