Bug#926118: unblock: libmspack/0.10.1-1
On 03.04.19 09:05, Marc Dequènes (duck) wrote:
> I already asked for an unblock, explaining the situation (like why it
> was blocked out of testing, why the recent fixes…), but it was rejected
> without any comment on my rational:
> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=923885
Strange, #923885 doesn't appear on
https://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2019/03/threads.html (or page 2
or 3). I checked before, and now triple checked again.
> I'm not convinced backporting a bunch of patches on top of 0.8-1
> (important and security fixes), which would end-up creating an untested
> version would be a safe solution. 0.9.1-1 and now 0.10.1-1 have been
> around for some time without problem.
After reading duck's insiders rational I'm even more convinced that this
is the right way to go.
libmspack/0.8-1 really is problematic. The now broken "cabextract -F"
is used quite often in Winetricks. Users are frequently reporting
issues upstream.[1] So if we can't get 0.10.1-1 accepted, I guess I'd
try to submit a patched, freeze-policy compliant version targeted only
at the problem that affects winetricks. I'd be more then surprised if
that results in a nearly as good and tested version as 0.10.1-1 is.
0.8-1 was superseded after only 8 days by 0.9.1-1 in unstable last
November. At least winetricks users will have manually updated long
time ago.
> So I hope the release team will change their mind, or suggest a solution.
Yes, please make an exception. Sorry for the work now, but please help
us to solve this issue in a good way.
Greets
jre
[1]
https://github.com/kyz/libmspack/issues/22
https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks/issues/1120
https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks/issues/1154
https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks/issues/1172
https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks/issues/1178
https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks/issues/1193
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