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Bug#727091: opu (binnmu): chrony_1.24-3+squeeze1+b1 -- GPL-2-only program linking GPL-3+ libreadline6 on amd64



Control: tag -1 pending

On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 10:48:21 +0200, Ansgar Burchardt wrote:

> Package: release.debian.org
> User: release.debian.org@packages.debian.org
> Usertag: opu
> 
> On 10/20/2013 18:10, Moritz Mühlenhoff wrote:
> > On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 04:06:06PM +0200, Ansgar Burchardt wrote:
> >> The security update for chrony links against libreadline6 on
> >> amd64. However chrony is licensed under GPL-2-only and libreadline6 is
> >> GPL-3-or-later.
> >>
> >> The buildd uploads still link against libreadline5 (GPL-2+). So it looks
> >> like the amd64 version was built in an unclean environment.
> >>
> >> So chrony needs either
> >> a, a binNMU on amd64 for the next point release, leaving the current
> >>    version on security.d.o, or
> > 
> > We should trigger a binBMU for amd64.
> 
> Please consider scheduling a binNMU for chrony in oldstable. The program
> is licensed under GPL-2-only, but links a GPL-3+ library on amd64[1].
> 
>   [1] <http://bugs.debian.org/726817>
> 
jcristau@wuiet:~$ wb nmu chrony . amd64 . squeeze . -m 'Rebuild in a clean environment (#726817)'

Cheers,
Julien

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