Bug#778338: unblock: file/1:5.22+15-1

[Niels Thykier <niels@thykier.net>]

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On 2015-02-13 18:10, Christoph Biedl wrote:
> Package: release.debian.org
> Severity: normal
> User: release.debian.org@packages.debian.org
> Usertags: unblock
> 
> Short version: Please unblock file 1:5.22+15-1
> 
> It entered unstable a few weeks ago, I did extensive testing before
> uploading and no issues have been reported. However, switching to a new
> upstream version still requires a longer explanation.
> 
> 
> [...]
> 
> My decision to forward to a new upstream version (plus some more
> commits) instead was also driven by the experience of backporting
> fixes for wheezy and squeeze-lts which became quite complex, always
> carrying the risk of introducing new bugs. For jessie, I'd like to
> start at a late point so fixing future security bugs will be easier.
> 


Hi,

While I do understand your PoV, I cannot say I am very pleased with
pulling a new upstream release of file(1).  We got plenty of tools that
are expecting certain output from file that /may/ suddenly need to be
changed.
  Not to mention, in the previous release, an upload of file (for
unstable) broke dpkg's dpkg-shlibs.  I know it was not you, who uploaded
that and I suspect this version of file is unlikely to be that bad given
it has been in unstable for 1½ months.

> Note, I have not attached the debdiff as it's rather huge, some
> 69k lines. I will hand it in later upon request.
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
>     Christoph
> 
> [..]

I suspect a filterdiff would do wonders to that output.  If you truly
consider getting this into Jessie, then please consider supplying a
version with the auto-generated files and the "FILE_RCSID(...)" changes
filtered out.
  That said, I will make no promises to accept it even with a filtered diff.

~Niels