tag 590854 pending
thanks
Hello,
Bug #590854 reported by you has been fixed in the Git repository. You can
see the changelog below, and you can check the diff of the fix at:
http://git.debian.org/?p=dpkg/dpkg.git;a=commitdiff;h=867edc4
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commit 867edc4d1736e0052143d1cd28b7dda3fd71ba45
Author: Raphaël Hertzog <hert...@debian.org>
Date: Thu Jul 29 20:36:09 2010 +0200
update-alternatives: fix off-by-one errors
alternative_sort_choices() and alternative_sort_slaves() were affected
by an off-by-one error that could result in linked lists looping over
themselves since the last element was not properly put back in the list.
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index a291980..a5dbeac 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+dpkg (1.15.8.1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+ * Fix off-by-one error in update-alternatives that lead to an infinite loop
+ while writing the administrative file. Closes: #590854
+
+ -- Raphaël Hertzog <hert...@debian.org> Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:32:33 +0200
+
dpkg (1.15.8) unstable; urgency=low
[ Raphaël Hertzog ]
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