Alexander Bluhm <alexander.bl...@gmx.net> writes: > On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 03:26:02AM +0100, Jeremie Courreges-Anglas wrote: >> Does this: >> "Fix: restore uid and gid information when requested" >> mean that the pledge calls should also list "chown"? >> Maybe this should be put in a bulk build, for extra safety? > > No. This just fixes some syntax errors in code that we do not > compile. It is #ifdef IZ_HAVE_UXUIDGID. > > The Debian patch 17-restore-unix-timestamps-accurately.patch does > not apply if 05-fix-uid-gid-handling.patch is not included.
ok, thanks for the explanation. > So now we are following the debian bug fixes closely. Of corse it > could be omitted. But with the policy "take everything what Debian > does" this port is easier to maintain. > > Main problem is that upstream does not do stable releases and the > code is full of bugs. Following a Linux distribution safes work. Makes sense to me, though one may wonder what's the point of having to fix those bugs in all distros... -- jca | PGP : 0x1524E7EE / 5135 92C1 AD36 5293 2BDF DDCC 0DFA 74AE 1524 E7EE
