Bug#638712: binNMUs for packages exporting (rest|save)(32|64\|)(fpr|gpr) symbols
On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 13:20:59 +0200, Clara Gnos wrote:
> Package: release.debian.org
> Severity: normal
> User: release.debian.org@packages.debian.org
> Usertags: binnmu
>
> It was noticed in bug #638271 that some powerpc binaries would lead to
> unusable compilation results. The reason for that was that they export symbols
> that match the expression .*(rest|save)(32|64\|)(fpr|gpr).* and therefore
> would force the dynamic linker to make wrong decisions and crash before the
> actual program was started. This was fixed a long time ago in the gcc
> libraries http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2008-10/msg00264.html , but some
> packages weren't recompiled since that time.
>
I'm working on a list too, will try to finish it later today so we can
compare...
Cheers,
Julien
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