Package: procps Version: 1:3.2.5-1 Severity: serious procps has the following code in its Makefile:
check_gcc = $(shell if $(CC) $(ALL_CPPFLAGS) $(ALL_CFLAGS) dummy.c $(ALL_LDFLAGS) $(1) -o /dev/null $(CURSES) > /dev/null 2>&1; then echo "$(1)"; else echo "$(2)"; fi ;) There is a problem with this code: If run with root privileges (e.g. by building the package with sudo) and the gcc call fails, gcc will delete the output file, which is /dev/null. (The package in incoming has the same code, in case you wonder about the version number) It would certainly be better to use a temporary file as destination. High severity since at least the mips(el) buildds currently use sudo and were hit by the problem. Gruesse, Frank Lichtenheld -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.12-1-k7 Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages procps depends on: ii libc6 2.3.5-6 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii libncurses5 5.4-9 Shared libraries for terminal hand Versions of packages procps recommends: ii psmisc 21.6-1 Utilities that use the proc filesy -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]