Processed: Re: Bug#276417: xterm removes variable TMPDIR from the child's process environment
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Bug#276417: xterm removes variable TMPDIR from the child's process environment
retitle 276417 xterm: removes variable TMPDIR from environment of child process thanks On Wed, Oct 27, 2004 at 01:50:24PM +0200, Michelle Konzack wrote: > Am 2004-10-25 12:22:18, schrieb Branden Robinson: > > > One very good way to file bugs with the Debian Bug Tracking System is to > > use the "reportbug" package and command of the same name. A very nice > > I use ssmtp on my machines and I can not set reportbug toi use asmtp like > > |/usr/sbin/ssmtp -t -au -p Hmm; in that case you should consider filing a wishlist bug against the "reportbug" package, requesting this functionality. > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Body: index xfree86 > > I do this regulary per cron job all two weeks on > Packages where I am interested and subscribed... Ah, I see. Not a bad idea. :) > > (If you've ever gotten a "bounce" message from the Debian Bug Tracking > > System that tells you your message couldn't be processed, you might > > appreciate this latter feature.) > > Never gotten... :-) > The documentation about PTS/BTS is clear enough. Glad to hear it! -- G. Branden Robinson| When I die I want to go peacefully Debian GNU/Linux | in my sleep like my ol' Grand [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Dad...not screaming in terror like http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | his passengers. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Bug#276417: xterm removes variable TMPDIR from the child's process environment
Am 2004-10-25 12:22:18, schrieb Branden Robinson: > One very good way to file bugs with the Debian Bug Tracking System is to > use the "reportbug" package and command of the same name. A very nice I use ssmtp on my machines and I can not set reportbug toi use asmtp like |/usr/sbin/ssmtp -t -au -p > feature of reportbug is that, if the machine where you run it has network > access to the World Wide Web, it can query the Debian Bug Tracking System > and show you existing reports. This reduces the chance that you'll file a To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Body: index xfree86 I do this regulary per cron job all two weeks on Packages where I am interested and subscribed... > correctly by the automated tools that manage the reports. (If you've ever > gotten a "bounce" message from the Debian Bug Tracking System that tells > you your message couldn't be processed, you might appreciate this latter > feature.) Never gotten... :-) The documentation about PTS/BTS is clear enough. Greetings Michelle -- Linux-User #280138 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org/ Michelle Konzack Apt. 917 ICQ #328449886 50, rue de Soultz MSM LinuxMichi 0033/3/8845235667100 Strasbourg/France IRC #Debian (irc.icq.com) signature.pgp Description: Digital signature
Bug#276417: xterm removes variable TMPDIR from the child's process environment
close 276417
severity 276417 normal
merge 276417 276234
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On Thu, Oct 14, 2004 at 02:16:32AM +0200, Michelle Konzack wrote:
> Hello Maintainer and Upstream,
>
> This is related to BUG #276234
>
> Greetings
> Michelle
...and is being closed for the same reason.
See http://bugs.debian.org/276234 > for more information.
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Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > close 276417 Bug#276417: xterm removes variable TMPDIR from the child's process environment 'close' is deprecated; see http://www.debian.org/Bugs/Developer#closing. Bug closed, send any further explanations to Helmut Waitzmann (Debian Bug Tracking System) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > severity 276417 normal Bug#276417: xterm removes variable TMPDIR from the child's process environment Severity set to `normal'. > merge 276417 276234 Bug#276234: xterm: doesn't respect stuff I set in my .bash_profile when it's not a login shell Bug#276417: xterm removes variable TMPDIR from the child's process environment Merged 276234 276417. > thanks Stopping processing here. Please contact me if you need assistance. Debian bug tracking system administrator (administrator, Debian Bugs database)
Bug#276417: xterm removes variable TMPDIR from the child's process environment
Hello Maintainer and Upstream, This is related to BUG #276234 Greetings Michelle Am 2004-10-13 18:54:29, schrieb Helmut Waitzmann: > > Package: xterm > Version: 4.1.0-16woody1 > Severity: important > Tags: security > > > xterm removes the environment variable TMPDIR from the process environment: > > To reproduce the error, run the following command, which starts a xterm > showing the value of the TMPDIR environment variable: > > $ env TMPDIR=/tmp xterm -hold -e printenv TMPDIR > > As can be seen in that xterm: TMPDIR has no value. > > Compare it with the following variant, which shows the value of the tmpdir > environment variable: > > $ env tmpdir=/tmp xterm -hold -e printenv tmpdir > > This time, xterm displays the value, which is /tmp. > > > -- System Information > Debian Release: 3.0 > Architecture: i386 > Kernel: Linux kugelfisch 2.4.18-bf2.4 #1 Son Apr 14 09:53:28 CEST 2002 i686 > Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=de_DE > > Versions of packages xterm depends on: > ii debconf 1.0.32 Debian configuration management > sy > ii libc62.2.5-11.5 GNU C Library: Shared libraries > an > ii libfreetype6 2.0.9-1 FreeType 2 font engine, shared > lib > ii libncurses5 5.2.20020112a-7 Shared libraries for terminal > hand > ii libxaw7 4.1.0-16woody1 X Athena widget set library > ii xlibs4.1.0-16woody1 X Window System client libraries -- Linux-User #280138 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org/ Michelle Konzack Apt. 917 ICQ #328449886 50, rue de Soultz MSM LinuxMichi 0033/3/8845235667100 Strasbourg/France IRC #Debian (irc.icq.com) signature.pgp Description: Digital signature
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Bug#276417: xterm removes variable TMPDIR from the child's process environment
Package: xterm Version: 4.1.0-16woody1 Severity: important Tags: security xterm removes the environment variable TMPDIR from the process environment: To reproduce the error, run the following command, which starts a xterm showing the value of the TMPDIR environment variable: $ env TMPDIR=/tmp xterm -hold -e printenv TMPDIR As can be seen in that xterm: TMPDIR has no value. Compare it with the following variant, which shows the value of the tmpdir environment variable: $ env tmpdir=/tmp xterm -hold -e printenv tmpdir This time, xterm displays the value, which is /tmp. -- System Information Debian Release: 3.0 Architecture: i386 Kernel: Linux kugelfisch 2.4.18-bf2.4 #1 Son Apr 14 09:53:28 CEST 2002 i686 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=de_DE Versions of packages xterm depends on: ii debconf 1.0.32 Debian configuration management sy ii libc62.2.5-11.5 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii libfreetype6 2.0.9-1 FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib ii libncurses5 5.2.20020112a-7 Shared libraries for terminal hand ii libxaw7 4.1.0-16woody1 X Athena widget set library ii xlibs4.1.0-16woody1 X Window System client libraries -- Wenn Sie mir E-Mail schreiben, stellen | When writing me e-mail, please Sie bitte vor meine E-Mail-Adresse | precede my e-mail address with meinen Vor- und Nachnamen, etwa so:| my full name, like Helmut Waitzmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, (Helmut Waitzmann) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
