On Mon, Oct 15, 2007 at 08:48:02PM +0200, Nico Golde wrote: > Hi Ian, > * Ian Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-10-15 19:59]: > > Nico Golde writes ("Re: Bits from the Testing Security team"): > > > Yes, dpkg for example links statically against libbz2 and zlib just to > > > pick a famous example. > > > > IMO this is a mistake, and I hope it will be reversed soon ... > > quoting Adam Heath from #debian-devel: > 2007-10-15 18:07 <eigood> dpkg's configure has an option for using shared > libraries or static linking > 2007-10-15 18:08 <eigood> for gzip, it can do a static library link, a > dynamic library link, or a runtime fork/exec of gzip > 2007-10-15 18:08 <eigood> afaicr, when I did the patch > 2007-10-15 18:10 <eigood> the real reason, is dpkg used to only fork/exec gzip > 2007-10-15 18:11 <eigood> for efficiency, I gave it an option to link to zlib > 2007-10-15 18:11 <eigood> however, I didn't want to introduce another > dependency into the base system > 2007-10-15 18:11 <eigood> so I made it link statically
Current priority required pacakges having a (pre) depends on zlib1g: - util-linux Priority important: - gnupg - gpgv - libgnutls13 - libopencdk10 - libopencdk8 - libssl0.9.8 - man-db Standard: - libmagic1 - openssh-client - pciutils - w3m I don't think you'll add much to base. Kurt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]