Bug#527521: ia32-libs: request libedit.so.2

2009-05-07 Thread Aleks Bromfield
Package: ia32-libs Version: 2.7 Severity: wishlist Please add the package libedit2, containing the library libedit.so.2. -- System Information: Debian Release: 5.0.1 APT prefers stable APT policy: (750, 'stable'), (70, 'oldstable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-amd64 (S

Bug#515144: coreutils: who reports different output from who /var/run/utmp

2009-02-13 Thread Aleks Bromfield
Package: coreutils Version: 6.10-6 Severity: important I recently noticed that who reports different output depending on whether or not the default file is specified. That is, who gives different output who /var/run/utmp even though strace confirms that they are both reading the same files

Bug#491636: plt-scheme: package description is incorrect

2008-07-20 Thread Aleks Bromfield
Package: plt-scheme Version: 4.0.1 Severity: minor The description for the plt package is partly inaccurate and misleading. For example: - The description makes the package sound like it's only suitable for educational use. - The description claims that PLT Scheme has "four modes". In fact, it

Bug#438452: coreutils: security bug in cp(1)

2007-08-16 Thread Aleks Bromfield
Package: coreutils Version: 5.97-5.3 Severity: normal cp -p doesn't update the group on a file before writing data into the target. That means that during the copy, users you didn't intend to be able to read the file can read the file. For example: | Running running Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch