Re: [SECURITY] [DSA 3148-1] chromium-browser end of life
Hi,
Can someone please point me to the upstream announcement for
dropping gcc 4.7 support? I can't seem to find it, and I'd like
to read up on the details why.
Thanks,
- Chris
On Sat, Jan 31, 2015 at 05:13:26PM -0500, Michael Gilbert wrote:
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> Debian Security Advisory DSA-3148-1 security@debian.org
> http://www.debian.org/security/ Michael Gilbert
> January 31, 2015 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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> Package : chromium-browser
>
> Security support for the chromium web browser is now discontinued
> for the stable distribution (wheezy). Chromium upstream stopped
> supporting wheezy's build environment (gcc 4.7, make, etc.), so
> there is no longer any practical way to continue building security
> updates.
>
> Chromium users that desire continued security updates are encouraged
> to upgrade early to the upcoming stable release (jessie), Debian 8.
>
> An alternative is to switch to the iceweasel web browser, which will
> continue to recieve security updates in wheezy for some time.
>
> Note that until the official release happens, chromium package updates
> for jessie may have a larger than usual delay due to possible bugs and
> testing migration rules.
>
> Also, there will be no more DSAs announcing chromium package updates
> until jessie becomes officially released.
>
> Instructions for upgrading from Debian 7 to 8 are available at:
> https://www.debian.org/releases/jessie/amd64/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en.html
>
> Media for installing Debian 8 from scratch are also available
> (the release candidate media, jessie_di_rc1, are recommended):
> http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer
> http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/jessie_di_rc1
>
> Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
> these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
> found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
>
> Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
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