Bug#864085: unblock: dnsmasq/2.76-5
On 04/06/17 16:36, Jonathan Wiltshire wrote:
> Control: tag -1 moreinfo
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> On Sun, Jun 04, 2017 at 09:58:44AM +0100, ? wrote:
>> The dnsmasq package in testing has a serious problem when dns-root-data is
>> installed, due to changes in the format of the dns-root-data files.
>> The effect is to render dnsmasq unusable.
>
> Bother.
>
>> There are several serious bugs filed to this effect, but they should
>> really be release-critical, eg 863896
>>
>> There are also several bugs in the DNSSEC validation code, which are fixed
>> upstream, and really should be in stretch.
>>
>> Therefore, if we can get dnsmasq-2.77-1, currently in unstable, into Stretch,
>> that would be a Good Thing. If not, it will need a point release.
>
> The delta from testing to unstable right now is not really suitable this
> late in the process. I would prefer a targetted fix through t-p-u.
I understand.
>
> However, I wonder if that format change in dns-root-data risks problems in
> other packages. Ondřej, is there any advantage to reverting that (keeping
> the RC fix for parse-root-anchors.sh)?
>
The patch to fix this in dnsmasq is at :
http://thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git;a=commitdiff;h=44eb875a5ab2e3b862a6b2bc9fbbb919475d2107
(that regexp handles both old and new formats.)
Cheers,
Simon.
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