Bug#704566: unblock: isc-dhcp/4.2.2.dfsg.1-5+deb70u4

[Michael Gilbert <mgilbert@debian.org>]

On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Jonathan Wiltshire wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 02, 2013 at 09:07:44PM -0400, Michael Gilbert wrote:
>> Please unblock package isc-dhcp
>>
>> This upload fixes a security issue in the embedded bind library.  It's
>> a bit large due to the addition of a secondary patch system for
>> patching bind issues.  Please see attached patch.
>>
>> unblock isc-dhcp/4.2.2.dfsg.1-5+deb70u4
>
> Nack with the patch system change. You can upload without it if you like.
>
> http://release.debian.org/wheezy/freeze_policy.html

So, yeah I'm of course aware of the freeze policy by now...

Anyway, adding the secondary bind patching system is actually not
unrelated to the bug being fixed.  It is the sanest solution of 3 ugly
possibilities:

1.  Add the separate bind patching system
2.  Extract bind.tar.gz (adding probably around 300,000 lines to the
diff) and use the existing patching system
3.  Avoid release team dogma and do the right thing with a DSA after
the release.

Best wishes,
Mike