Bug#1062570: libpng1.6: NMU diff for 64-bit time_t transition

[Gianfranco Costamagna]

control: found -1 1.6.40-3

On Sun, 4 Feb 2024 11:05:46 +0100 Gianfranco Costamagna 
<locutusofb...@debian.org> wrote:

control: affects -1 1.6.40-3

G.
On Thu, 01 Feb 2024 23:12:06 +0000 Steve Langasek <vor...@debian.org> wrote:
> Source: libpng1.6
> Version: 1.6.42-1
> Severity: serious
> Tags: patch pending
> Justification: library ABI skew on upgrade
> User: debian-...@lists.debian.org
> Usertags: time-t

> architectures in 2038 and beyond
> (https://wiki.debian.org/ReleaseGoals/64bit-time), we have identified
> libpng1.6 as a source package shipping runtime libraries whose ABI
> either is affected by the change in size of time_t, or could not be
> analyzed via abi-compliance-checker (and therefore to be on the safe
> side we assume is affected).

> reverse-dependencies are never installed together, it is necessary to
> have a library transition, which is most easily done by renaming the
> runtime library package.

> to the default dpkg-buildflags (https://bugs.debian.org/1037136), it is
> important that libraries affected by this ABI change all be uploaded close
> together in time.  Therefore I have prepared a 0-day NMU for libpng1.6
> which will initially be uploaded to experimental if possible, then to
> unstable after packages have cleared binary NEW.

> this package will be uploaded to experimental immediately, there will be a
> period of several days before we begin uploads to unstable; so if information
> becomes available that your package should not be included in the transition,
> there is time for us to amend the planned uploads.

> Debian Release: trixie/sid
>   APT prefers unstable
>   APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental')
> Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

> Kernel taint flags: TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE, TAINT_OOT_MODULE
> Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
> Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

> > NOTICE: these changes must not be uploaded to unstable yet! > > Dear maintainer, > > As part of the 64-bit time_t transition required to support 32-bit > > To ensure that inconsistent combinations of libraries with their > > Since turning on 64-bit time_t is being handled centrally through a change > > Please find the patch for this NMU attached. > > If you have any concerns about this patch, please reach out ASAP. Although > > > > -- System Information: > > Kernel: Linux 6.5.0-14-generic (SMP w/12 CPU threads; PREEMPT)

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