Helge Kreutzmann wrote:
> Package: kdelibs3
> Version: 4:2.2.2-13.woody.12
> Severity: normal
> 
> I just wanted to apply the latest security update for kdelibs (DSA 631-1), 
> I was quite astonished, when I got 
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
>   libarts libglib2.0-0 
> 
> I was under the impression, that security updates should only change
> the minimum possible. DSA 631-1 I did not list any notice regarding new
> dependencies. 
> 
> I compared the dependencies of -13.woody.12 (Installed as of this writing)
> and -13.woody.13 which is supposed to be the security update. I see, that
> two new dependencies have been added:
>    libarts (>= 4:2.2.2-1) | libarts-alsa (>= 4:2.2.2-1)
>    libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.0.1)
> 
> If these are indeed security-related changes, than they should be mentioned
> in the DSA.
> 
> I downloaded the deb next and looked at the changelog. It states:
>   * Non-maintainer upload by the Security Team
>   * Applied upstream patch to fix arbitrary FTP command execution
>       [kio/ftp/ftp.cc, CAN-2004-1165]
> 
> Again, no mentioning of changed dependencies. I now really start to wonder
> what has happened.

Broken build dependency/conflict definition.

I don't know what has introduced this dependency.  However, since at least
libarts* are also in the suggests field, it shouldn't pose a problem.

libarts was installed on the i386 build system.  Maybe that's how the
dependency was introduced.  It's not declared as a build-conflict, and
hence not removed before the build.

Regards,

        Joey

PS: Please use X-Debbugs-Cc next time so I don't have to dig out the bugnr
on my own.

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