On Thu, 29 Aug 1996, Marek Michalkiewicz wrote:
> Package: xlib
> Version: 3.1.2-7
>
> It seems there is a buffer overrun in libXt, which may be a security
> hole (some programs using libXt, such as xterm, are setuid root).
> I haven't tried to exploit it, but xterm -fg very_long_string
> segfaul
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bruce Perens) wrote:
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>Ouch!
>
>What I object to is another question in the postinst. I installed several
>Debian systems last week, and there were too many questions - the effect
>was that you could not let the installation run unattended. What's worse,
>some maintaine
Package: xpdf
Version: 0.5-0
Until adding the appropriate entries to ~/.mime.types and ~/.mailcap,
Mosaic does not know to launch xpdf for a PDF file. It would be nice
if the postinst added this to /etc/mime.types and /etc/mailcap.
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Shields, CrossLink.
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you write:
>Are we supposed to use dpkg-shlibdeps for all dependecies upon shared libs?
I believe so, yes.
>Or is it just for the three (or so) installed in /etc/dpkg/shlibs.default?
Ian will correct me if I'm wrong, but I think (under the New Scheme of
Things) pac
> Rob Browning writes:
Rob> I'm trying to decide if this is a bug in mt, or my relative
Rob> inexperience with tape drives. If it's a bug I'll report it,
Rob> and it'll probably have to go to the upstream maintainers.
Rob> # mt --file /dev/nst0 tell
Rob> mt: /dev/nst0: Fu
Bruce:
> Let's please not add unnecessary questions in the postinst.
> I think /usr/local should be a symbolic link to /local, but it should
> always exist.
From: Dominik Kubla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> We will not gain anything with this! I am sure if you think about it
> you will recognize that this
On Sun, 1 Sep 1996, Michael Meskes wrote:
> 'Distribution: experimental' means unstable, doesn't it? Or do you really mean
> the experimental subtree under project?
No, `experimental' means the experimental subtree under project.
`unstable' is unstable.
Guy
On Thu, 29 Aug 1996, Marek Michalkiewicz wrote:
> David Engel wrote:
> > About the best I can do, without further guidance, is make libc not
> > echo the problem lines to stderr. Is that acceptable?
>
> I'm not sure. Someone could still read special files as root
> (they would not see the conten
Alan (g77 maintainer) writes:
>
> I'm planning to do a new release of g77 which will include the gcc source to
> try
> and solve this problem. The idea was suggested to me by Joost. The
> fundamental
Probably you are right, but I don't quite understand what you mean.
At the moment, gcc is g7
On Mon, 2 Sep 1996, Bdale Garbee wrote:
> Right now, the contrib and non-free trees are, by definition, "unstable"
> since they aren't frozen at release time. I don't think this is very nice
> for folks who are trying to run "latest stable" bits all the time.
There are prominent notices in both
The XF86 3.1.2F set-up needs the VGA server and TCL/TK to run.
Bruce
On Tue, 3 Sep 1996, Milan Hodoscek wrote:
>
> in debian/rex/base dialog package has wrong Package entry (misc)
>
I will be fixing this when I repackage Dialog with the new standards.
Thanks,
Leland
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On Tue, 3 Sep 1996, Milan Hodoscek wrote:
>
> In texbin_3.1415-5.deb there is a request for manfnt.mf font which is
> not there. I linked it to some other file and then dpkg -i works fine.
>
This was corrected with the latest mfbasfnt (1.0-5). I would think it to
be at the mirrors since the up
Are we supposed to use dpkg-shlibdeps for all dependecies upon shared libs?
Or is it just for the three (or so) installed in /etc/dpkg/shlibs.default?
So what do I do with xpm for instance?
Michael
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Martin> Package: mirror
Martin> Version: 2.8-6
[...]
Martin> The Debian mirror package only provides this script as an example.
Martin> I would appreciate movin it into the /usr/lib/mirror direcotory and
Martin> linking it to /usr/bin/do_unliks.
No, because you need to first edit do_de
I'm planning to do a new release of g77 which will include the gcc source to try
and solve this problem. The idea was suggested to me by Joost. The fundamental
problem is that g77 requires gcc to be g77 aware, and this changes with the
versions
of gcc. At the moment I'm not in the best position
Hallo Brian!
}Version: 1.0.16-2
}
}After upgrading from v1.0.14...
I have tried this, too, but haven't had any problems.
}The /var/log/msql directory is:
}
}drwxr-x--- 2 operator msql 1024 Aug 23 15:11 /var/log/msql/
}
}It should be owned by "root.msql" and have the permissions "775".
Package: emacs
Version: 19.34-2
I'm using Emacs under X and font-lock mode is turned on. If you write
`cc:' or `Cc:' in the headers it appears in black (or the default
face); however if you write `CC:' then it appears in purple.
However, RFC822 headers are case-independent, so it should be the s
Package: mirror
Version: 2.8-6
If you configure your mirror to be careful with deletes (e.g.
max_delete=20%) you might get the following messages:
NEED TO unlink
/pub/buzz-fixes/disks-i386/1996_7_14/kernel-headers-2.0.6-0.all.deb
NEED TO unlink
/pub/buzz-fixes/disks-i386/1996_7_14/kernel-image-
Dear Bruce,
you wrote:
> Let's please not add unnecessary questions in the postinst.
> I think /usr/local should be a symbolic link to /local, but it should
> always exist.
We will not gain anything with this! I am sure if you think about it
you will recognize that this will just shift the prob
Hallo Brian!
}When I try to run any of the msql programs, it fails to connect to remote
}databases. Connecting to these from a 1.0.14 client works fine.
}
}$ relshow -h gate
}Connect: Connection refused
Could you please give me more information? What you gave me, isn't
enough. I work with the m
In texbin_3.1415-5.deb there is a request for manfnt.mf font which is
not there. I linked it to some other file and then dpkg -i works fine.
--
Milan Hodoscek (http://www.ki.si)
in debian/rex/base dialog package has wrong Package entry (misc)
$ dpkg -I dialog_0.9a-5.deb
new debian package, version 2.0.
size 64034 bytes: control archive= 789 bytes.
1277 bytes,23 lines control
Package: dialog
Version: 0.9a-5
Architecture: i386
Section: mi
gcc_2.7.2.1-1.deb & g77_0.5.18-2.deb are incompatible.
g77 package puts f771 compiler to the /2.7.2 directory instead to
.../2.7.2.1
Milan
Hi Dominik,
> > /lib/libc.so.5.4.4: no symbols
>
> This is most certainly a bug!
Why? It works without a problem. I got this libc by using David's Debian
files with HJ's sources.
> Try debug a dynamically linked binary using gdb and you will see lots of
> messages about loading symbols from the
> At installation time ask the installer where the local directory is
> located and make create a link /etc/local/ to the location
> given by the installing person.
Let's please not add unnecessary questions in the postinst.
I think /usr/local should be a symbolic link to /local, but it should
alw
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