The current version of memtest86 in unstable is 3 years old, and doesn't really support machines with >= 4GB of RAM. Given this kind of machine is quite common nowadays, memtest86 is not really usable anymore.
Version 4.0a supports 4GB of RAM, and is also able to use multiple CPUs for faster and better testing. The patch below is the diff of the debian/ directory necessary to bring the version to 4.0a. It can be used directly with the upstream tarball. Would it be possible to upload it as an NMU? --- memtest86-3.5/debian/changelog 2012-01-27 11:36:16.000000000 +0100 +++ memtest86-4.0a/debian/changelog 2012-01-27 11:34:08.590168321 +0100 @@ -1,3 +1,13 @@ +memtest86 (4.0a-0.1) unstable; urgency=low + + * Non-maintainer upload. + * New upstream version (Closes: #622395): + - Support machines with >= 4GB of RAM. Closes: #522525, #572347, #582610, + #647756. + - Fix build with -O3. Closes: #389258. + + -- Aurelien Jarno <aure...@debian.org> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:49:59 +0100 + memtest86 (3.5-2.3) unstable; urgency=low * Non-maintainer upload. -- Aurelien Jarno GPG: 1024D/F1BCDB73 aurel...@aurel32.net http://www.aurel32.net
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