Bug#767971: unblock: vlc/2.2.0~rc1-1

[Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu27@gmail.com>]

Control: tags -1 confirmed

On 03/11/14 19:51, Sebastian Ramacher wrote:
> Package: release.debian.org
> Severity: normal
> User: release.debian.org@packages.debian.org
> Usertags: unblock
>
> I'd like to upload vlc 2.2.0~rc-1 to unstable for inclusion in jessie
> after 2.2.0~pre4-2 migrated. This is request to pre-approve the changes
> between 2.2.0~pre4-2 and vlc 2.2.0~rc-1.
>
> 2.2.0~rc1 is a bug fix and translation update release if one ignores all
> the noise coming from Mac OS X, Windows and OS/2 only changes. It
> includes fixes for plenty of heap buffer overflows ([1], [2], [3], [4],
> [5] and probably more). I'd prefer to update vlc to this upstream
> release instead of backporting those fixed to 2.2.0~pre4.
>
> 2.2.0~rc1 now also correctly builds and installs the sftp access plugin.
> debian/vlc-nox.install.in has been changed accordingly.
>
> Please find attached a filtered debdiff against 2.2.0~pre4-2 with
> diffstat

While the diff is big, the filtered diff looks reasonable, and this is a 
security sensitive package so I think it would be good to stay aligned with 
upstream while possible (especially so we don't ship a beta). So, approved, but 
please use urgency=low. Let us know when your package is accepted.

Emilio