Re: Identify original submitter of tac_plus package

2022-11-09 Thread Neil Williams
shown as the homepage and download location if that's what you mean. That page doesn't seem to have been updated since 2014, which matches the last year of the last maintainer upload to Debian. It may be best simply to push your code to a public git repository (like githu

Re: Please resume nautilus-image-converter to testing/sid repos

2022-09-11 Thread Neil Williams
lies with the upstream code, not the Debian packaging. -- Neil Williams li...@codehelp.co.uk https://linux.codehelp.co.uk pgpBeFv4p_JCz.pgp Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Re: gaffitter is marked for autoremoval from testing

2022-05-27 Thread Neil Williams
#x27;t. By the > way, there is a newer gaffitter version available (1.0.0). > > What can I do to prevent gaffitter from being removed from testing? You do not need to do anything. > > > Best, > > -- > Douglas A. Augusto -- Neil Williams = https://linux.codehelp.co.uk/ pgpixJZri3NMS.pgp Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Bug#1006181: rename 1006181 to RFP: czkawka

2022-02-21 Thread Neil Williams
o enable checking for broken audio files, just add ` –all-features` https://qarmin.github.io/czkawka/instructions/Compilation.html -- Neil Williams = https://linux.codehelp.co.uk/ pgp89EfxwK6Sp.pgp Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Re: glusterFS support in debian package tcmu-runner

2021-09-30 Thread Neil Williams
as well. > > Kind regards, > Andreas Kirbach -- Neil Williams = https://linux.codehelp.co.uk/ pgplMz0lmddV6.pgp Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Bug#993957:

2021-09-08 Thread Neil Williams
which groups does the user running those commands belong? 6. What system is running these commands? (Information on the reporting system was removed but equivalent information about the running system was not included). -- Neil Williams = http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/ pgpkIwu9kvaSQ.pgp Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Bug#993375: Bug#993378: RM: gtkpod -- RoQA; Upstream not active, orphaned & uses a vulnerable embedded library

2021-09-01 Thread Neil Williams
On Wed, 1 Sep 2021 12:08:16 +0300 Adrian Bunk wrote: > On Wed, Sep 01, 2021 at 09:32:09AM +0100, Neil Williams wrote: > >... > > Hi Adrian. > > Hi Neil, > > > Sorry, No. The commit linked to CVE-2021-37232 does not even fix the > > problem descri

Bug#993375: Bug#993378: RM: gtkpod -- RoQA; Upstream not active, orphaned & uses a vulnerable embedded library

2021-09-01 Thread Neil Williams
On Wed, 1 Sep 2021 11:05:09 +0300 Adrian Bunk wrote: > Control: tags 993378 moreinfo > > On Tue, Aug 31, 2021 at 03:49:45PM +0100, Neil Williams wrote: > > Package: ftp.debian.org > > Severity: normal > > > > gtkpod upstream has moved but has not had

Bug#993376: gtkpod: CVE-2021-32732 - stack overflow in embedded AtomicParsley code APar_read64

2021-08-31 Thread Neil Williams
Package: gtkpod Version: 2.1.5-6 Severity: important Tags: security https://github.com/wez/atomicparsley/issues/32 See also #993366 gtkpod embeds a vulnerable version of AtomicParsley which causes a stack overflow, however the data file used to test atomicparsley upstream is not recognised by

Bug#993375: gtkpod: CVE-2021-37231 - stack-buffer overflow in embedded AtomicParsley code, APar_readX

2021-08-31 Thread Neil Williams
Package: gtkpod Version: 2.1.5-8 Severity: important Tags: security gtkpod embeds a vulnerable version of AtomicParsley, however, the data file used to test atomicparsley upstream is not recognised by gtkpod. https://github.com/wez/atomicparsley/issues/30 https://sources.debian.org/src/gtkpod/2

Bug#901321: Bug#876197: Removed package(s) from unstable

2021-06-24 Thread Neil Williams
n will not change. It seems obvious that nobody else considers the package useful. Just pinging the bug report will not suddenly produce a volunteer to do the work. Personally, I do not see merit in having mpage in Debian. I am comfortable with the removal of a package with such a small ni

Re: ampache package

2019-11-04 Thread Neil Williams
is probably means that the package has been removed (or has been renamed). Thus the information here is of little interest ... the package is going to disappear unless someone takes it over and reintroduces it." https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/pkgs.html#reintrod

Re: mrxvt in Debian buster

2019-06-29 Thread Neil Williams
On 28 Jun 2019 4:55 pm, Gautam Iyer wrote:Hi All, I'm not sure if this is the right place / person to report this to. I noticed mrxvt was distributed with stretch, but not in Buster. Is there a reason for this?Yes. The package was actively removed from Debian due to missing functionality co

Bug#930693: ksh: previous versions have the info

2019-06-18 Thread Neil Williams
d, it does smack a bit of flogging a dead horse to potentially cause ksh to be removed from buster. I think this should be downgraded or even marked as fixed in 2020.0.0~alpha1-1~exp1 and therefore fixed once buster is released. -- Neil Williams = http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/ pgpI

Bug#914104: I agree with removal

2018-11-19 Thread Neil Williams
eeding the code. -- Neil Williams h...@codehelp.co.uk pgpsosjV9ZWsw.pgp Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Re: "malicious" package in sid and testing

2018-07-31 Thread Neil Williams
this, but I'm > sure if you are not you can redirect it to whereever it should go. > You need to feed back to the cdebootstrap bug, in good faith, and go from there. Forget about "malice" and just deal with the problem at hand: As Policy is currently, cdebootstr

Bug#845324: FTBFS: /bin/sh: 1: emacs: not found

2016-11-22 Thread Neil Williams
tutions) Control files: lines which differ (wdiff format) ---- Installed-Size: [-243-] {+199+} -- Neil Williams = http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/ bhl_1.7.3-3_amd64.build Description: Binary data pgpuigD7Ces6k.pgp Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Bug#833057: Downgrading extlinux does not help

2016-07-31 Thread Neil Williams
It's odd but verifiable - downgrading extlinux to the version in jessie (3:6.03+dfsg-5+deb8u1) does not fix the problem. Building a new image with the same options fails in exactly the same way. However, building on jessie itself, does work. -- Neil Williams =

Bug#833057: /usr/bin/extlinux: extlinux --install fails to boot if the rootfs is ext4

2016-07-31 Thread Neil Williams
Package: extlinux Version: 3:6.03+dfsg-14 Severity: important File: /usr/bin/extlinux With vmdebootstrap, I'm trying to maintain extlinux support but the latest package fails to make the image bootable if the rootfs is ext4. ext3 and ext2 work, so I'm going to need to prevent vmdebootstrap image

Re: FTE folding text editor - SIMPLE configurable syntax parser

2014-12-18 Thread Neil Williams
all, the chances of anyone being able to help with your request are slim. Sorry. -- Neil Williams = http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/ pgpvPlTjXRDPZ.pgp Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Re: sendmail

2014-07-14 Thread Neil Williams
for more information." > Is there > someone who is 'responsible' for sendmail on debian these days? No individual, the Debian QA Group in general, it then comes down to whether someone wants to spend time on it. For sendmail, that does not include me. -- Neil Williams

Bug#524149: blt crash on zoom

2013-01-21 Thread Neil Williams
idelines. If you are going to do the work via mentors, then you should adopt the package, following the mentors guidelines for adoption. If you don't do the work, the package and the bug will have to wait until someone else is sufficiently interested and motivated to care about the packa

Re: FTE directory listing

2012-09-17 Thread Neil Williams
y has cared enough about fte to adopt it in the year since the QA upload. -- Neil Williams = http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/ pgpJ8aOgKT5J8.pgp Description: PGP signature

Bug#673040: [adept] Short descriptions displayed instead of extended descriptions

2012-05-15 Thread Neil Williams
still beta (for KDE 4) and was discontinued over 3 years > ago. I wouldn't expect a stable adept too soon, and doubt it's worth to > have more NMUs. I found this bug with 10 minutes of testing - obviously > nobody's used it since 4 months. So all your bug report has done is to have brought removal closer. OK, that's what happens with RC bugs in orphaned leaf packages more often than not. So be it. #673085 -- Neil Williams = http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/ pgpVt6Jlzziak.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Bug#673040: [adept] Short descriptions displayed instead of extended descriptions

2012-05-15 Thread Neil Williams
already missed the Squeeze release by being removed before that release. If it's going to miss Wheezy as well, it probably is worth removing from Debian entirely. Severity does NOTHING to influence how quickly a bug is fixed, especially with an orphaned package. --

Bug#673040: [adept] Short descriptions displayed instead of extended descriptions

2012-05-15 Thread Neil Williams
severity 673040 normal done On Tue, 15 May 2012 12:44:37 -0400 Filipus Klutiero wrote: > Package: adept > Version: 3.0~beta7.2+qa2 > Severity: serious No justification for this severity. Downgrading. -- Neil Williams = http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/ pgpPO3QG

Re: x/xloadimage fixes

2012-04-13 Thread Neil Williams
do some work on the package for some other reason, it's possible that these patches will be applied as part of that fix. http://www.debian.org/Bugs/Reporting -- Neil Williams = http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/ pgpfnIzoRrLNL.pgp Description: PGP signature

Bug#665535: glabels adoption

2012-03-24 Thread Neil Williams
weeks - if a suitable version is not ready by that time, I'll do a QA upload of 2.2.8-4 to fix just bugs #665535 and #660642 but I would prefer that the package gains a maintainer who can fix and triage the rest of the bugs too. [0] http://people.debian.org/~biebl/glib-single-include/glabe

Bug#621645: gnunet - new upstream

2012-03-18 Thread Neil Williams
n that someone intends to maintain it comes from the PTS as the orphaning bug has been retitled to an ITA. The owner of that ITA is CC:'d. That's about all that can be said about gnunet AFAICT. -- http://packages.qa.debian.org/g/gnunet.html Neil Williams ==

Bug#661671: closed by Paul Wise (defoma is being removed from Debian)

2012-03-10 Thread Neil Williams
27;t working, purge defoma from your system and see whether fontconfig is actually working. -- Neil Williams = http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/ pgpcTDadjIw1E.pgp Description: PGP signature

Bug#642371: RM: scim-bridge -- ROM; dead upstream, unmaintained, unfit for KDE4/QT4

2012-02-18 Thread Neil Williams
42560 re the removal of scim-bridge since Sat, 24 Sep 2011. If someone wants eventually does the work, the package can be re-introduced but it's been 5 months since the original bug report, so that seems unlikely. -- Neil Williams = http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/ pgpEvaO9XocGQ.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: apt-build wish

2012-01-31 Thread Neil Williams
ght* get applied by someone fixing other stuff. -- Neil Williams = http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/ pgp5iYxUZ7pnN.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: 642371 to Should the scim-bridge package be removed?

2012-01-24 Thread Neil Williams
need to step up and do the work. That's all there is to it. It's not enough to just protest or complain - unless someone does the work, the package remains a candidate for removal. The RC bugs mentioned originally don't seem to be open any longer, so there is time for the work to be done. If the work isn't done, I'll reassign the removal bug myself. -- Neil Williams = http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/ pgpaX1SZMzPkD.pgp Description: PGP signature

Bug#649274: Forming a new upstream for timidity (and reporting various issues with current deb pkg)

2011-11-19 Thread Neil Williams
t version of timidity unless someone steps up to introduce the new upstream release. So, overall, there are three very good reasons to remove the current timidity version from Debian - each of which is sufficient reason for removal on their own. Someone needs to adopt it and get your new release uploaded real soon now. -- Neil Williams = http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/ pgpzy7OlXDZVN.pgp Description: PGP signature

Bug#639859: apt-build fails to build packages ; it conflicts with apt

2011-08-31 Thread Neil Williams
s much work on apt-build, maybe you should read the orphaning bug (#365427) and see if you can work with those who have also expressed an interest but not actually made the upload as maintainer. Maybe even form a team. Otherwise, once the Wheezy freeze starts, apt-build could well be removed. -- Neil Williams = http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/ pgpRIXg2LEd7s.pgp Description: PGP signature

Bug#625413: 0.3.6-1 from mentors is also affected

2011-07-24 Thread Neil Williams
y `/home/neil/code/debian/src/trousers/trousers-0.3.6/src' make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/neil/code/debian/src/trousers/trousers-0.3.6' dh_auto_build: make -j1 returned exit code 2 make: *** [build] Error 2 This is the same error as in 0.3.5 -- Neil Williams = http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/ pgpwsfbmLJkWu.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: .la file removal, multiarch for plugins

2011-07-10 Thread Neil Williams
hat > /usr/lib/$(dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_MULTIARCH)/odbc > is better than > /usr/lib/odbc/$(dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_MULTIARCH) This is covered in the MultiArch docs but from my understanding, it would be: /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabi/odbc/ e.g. libgl1-mesa-dri: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri -- Neil Williams = http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/ pgpR8fOBkABWc.pgp Description: PGP signature

Bug#630974: ddccontrol: can't start because missing library libpci.so.2

2011-06-19 Thread Neil Williams
0.4.2 Copyright 2004-2005 Oleg I. Vdovikin (o...@cs.msu.su) Copyright 2004-2006 Nicolas Boichat (nico...@boichat.ch) This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. You may redistribute copies of this program under the terms of the GNU General Public License. Usage: ... Can you check the equivalent ch

Re: [i8kutils] i8kmon man page error

2011-06-18 Thread Neil Williams
. Please change the manpage accordingly. There is much more chance of this being fixed if you report a bug against the i8kutils package - wishlist or minor severity would seem appropriate. http://www.debian.org/Bugs/Reporting -- Neil Williams = http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/ pg

Re: RM: mma -- RoQA; unused, orphaned for a long time, dead upstream

2011-06-07 Thread Neil Williams
have until the Wheezy release process starts to be able to get mma from Lenny - after that, it will need to be via archive.debian.org -- Neil Williams = http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/ pgp4SeDNth278.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Join QA team

2011-04-06 Thread Neil Williams
t of advice on this list, the best place for packaging advice is: http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/ I don't have time to sponsor uploads, so I can't help much more than point you at other places where you can ask questions and find out how things work. HTH -- Neil Will

Bug#613758: gnome-pilot-conduits-data: missing Replaces on gnome-pilot-conduits 2.0.17-2

2011-02-17 Thread Neil Williams
te -i /var/cache/apt/archives/gnome-pilot-conduits-data_2.32.1-1_all.deb will fix your problem in the meantime. I'll upload the fix tonight. -- Neil Williams = http://www.data-freedom.org/ http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/ http://e-mail.is-not-s.ms/ pgp00Cdfty2sw.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: dome

2011-02-09 Thread Neil Williams
eason it was removed, along with no evidence of any significant user-base. -- Neil Williams = http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/ signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Bug#583846: Bad test case

2010-06-13 Thread Neil Williams
like soci. Nobody cares about it anymore. -- Neil Williams = http://www.data-freedom.org/ http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/ http://e-mail.is-not-s.ms/ pgpIwywhnxeEr.pgp Description: PGP signature

Bug#514921: [Pkg-gpe-maintainers] Processed: reassign 514921 to libmimedir0, libmimedir-gnome0-dev

2009-02-11 Thread Neil Williams
r-gnome0.4 after Lenny 3. Remove the orphaned libmimedir0 Doing that means that the "problem" of /usr/lib/libmimedir.a in libmimedir-gnome0-dev goes away completely. -- Neil Williams = http://www.data-freedom.org/ http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/ http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/ pgpqko0DoIL1g.pgp Description: PGP signature

Bug#510274: Reproduced in Lenny

2009-01-03 Thread Neil Williams
On Sat, 3 Jan 2009 21:47:15 +0100 Peter De Wachter wrote: > > Neil Williams (03/01/2009): > > > > For every presentation I try to start (sample.mpg, sendmail6.mpg, > > > > v6.mpg), mgp dies with an X error. I've reproduced this on several > > > &

Bug#510274: merging with existing report

2009-01-03 Thread Neil Williams
428 - consists solely of whitespace changes. Most of the changes in draw.c are related to rotation support, as are many of the changes in print.c. Other changes include in the imlib support. mgp might just have to be removed. -- Neil Williams = http://www.data-freedom.org/

Bug#510274: Reproduced in Lenny

2009-01-02 Thread Neil Williams
rror of failed request: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes) Major opcode of failed request: 75 (X_PolyText16) Serial number of failed request: 206 Current serial number in output stream: 210 Taking a look at the amount of changes . . . -- Neil Williams =

Bug#392397: xracer bug #392397

2007-06-28 Thread Neil Williams
x27;ll be happy to sponsor this once the autoconf issue is resolved and if you decide to call for some new translations, I'll upload it for you once those are in. -- Neil Williams = http://www.data-freedom.org/ http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/ http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/ pgpuNyAL7hvOP.pgp Description: PGP signature

Bug#392397: preparing a QA upload

2007-04-26 Thread Neil Williams
- is there an updated patch at all? I was thinking I'd probably add dpatch support and patch 'src/track.c' directly. No rush - I expect you're busy with DebConf. (See you in Edinburgh.) :-) -- Neil Williams = http://www.data-freedom.org/ http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com

Bug#382784: Missing package check for wallpaper-tray

2006-10-29 Thread Neil Williams
lpaper-tray has recently been adopted [2] after being orphaned, so hopefully these issues can be resolved by the new maintainer with upstream. [1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2005/11/msg00016.html [2] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=391406 See also: ht