On 03/03/2010, f...@kokkinizita.net <f...@kokkinizita.net> wrote:
> Now there is one remaining question: may I assume
> that when shadow is updated in [core] the groupmod
> bug will be fixed (it effectively renders groupmod
> useless) ?
>
> I see three possibles outcomes:
>
> * Yes.
> * Depends on the maintainer of that package.
> * Depends on upstream having fixed it.

Depends on upstream having fixed it, if it's entirely an upstream bug.
Else, depending on the maintainer, if it's trivial and urgent, yes.

I know, it's a nice answer =p

> The practical question behind this is if course
> if I should configure pacman to ignore shadow
> updates until further notice.

You could, to stay safe.


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