X-Git-Url: https://sipb.mit.edu/gitweb.cgi/wiki.git/blobdiff_plain/daccb56c456213cede76b465e57b84c953881701..97a4efd68afee04fd585cd45632a23e319f1d126:/doc/LennyBugsAll diff --git a/doc/LennyBugsAll b/doc/LennyBugsAll index 6d4189b..bd8d377 100644 --- a/doc/LennyBugsAll +++ b/doc/LennyBugsAll @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ += Open RC Bugs in Lenny = + +These are bugs to consider at SIPB's [LennyBugs RC-bug-squashing hackathon] for Lenny. + Bug list dumped early 2008-12-12. The pipeline was `$ cd /mit/debathena/debian-bts && ./get_bugs | sort | ./bugs-format-trac` @@ -5,30 +9,31 @@ Please sort into useful/not useful, add notes, etc. = Juicy? = +Try these! + [http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=374644 374644] in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/xine-ui xine-ui] "xine-ui: ctrl/shift key press emulation implementation broken" -(Note: have patch but it's broken. Test? Find a fix?) +[[BR]](Note: have patch but it's broken. Test? Find a fix?) [http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=426465 426465] in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/initramfs-tools initramfs-tools] "/init exports MODPROBE_OPTIONS=-qb" -(Note: real bug report is near bottom.) - -= Flamewars = +[[BR]](Note: real bug report is near bottom.) -You might enjoy reading these, but they may not be good targets to fix. - -[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=475737 475737] -in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/otrs2 otrs2] -"otrs2 - makes files in /usr writable by non-root" +[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=476525 476525] +in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/python-hid python-hid] +"python-hid: hid module will not import since python policy transition" +[[BR]](Note: have patch, looks messy, looks like not-too-hard bug to fix well.) +[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=481072 481072] +in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/dk-filter dk-filter] +"dk-filter reliably crashes upon connection from postfix" +[[BR]](Note: bug report, little followup. Test, reproduce, debug, fix.) -= Unclassified = += Specific hardware = -[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=323473 323473] -in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/wnpp wnpp] -"ITA: mol-drivers-linux -- The Mac-on-Linux emulator - drivers for Linux" +If you have the relevant hardware you could help a lot. [http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=394963 394963] in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/installation-reports installation-reports] @@ -38,6 +43,37 @@ in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/installation-reports installation-reports] in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/installation-reports installation-reports] "cdrom: Etch does not detect CD-ROM on Acer Aspire 7100" +[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=478717 478717] +in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/ruby1.9 ruby1.9] +"ruby1.9: FTBFS on hppa: make[1]: *** [all] Segmentation fault" + +[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=499078 499078] +in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/jfsutils jfsutils] +"jfsutils: Bus Error when running fsck.jfs on sparc" + += Examples = + +[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496954 496954] +in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/bind9 bind9] +"bind9: Fails to start due to SIGSEGV" +[[BR]]This bug sat unfixed for months. Then someone attacked it in a bug-squashing party, +got the first reproducible testcase, and sent that upstream, which swiftly produced a fix. + + += Puzzling = + +Someone please explain what's going on (Debian Project-wise) in these bugs. + +[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=323473 323473] +in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/wnpp wnpp] +"ITA: mol-drivers-linux -- The Mac-on-Linux emulator - drivers for Linux" +[[BR]](Note: The bug is for someone to take over maintainership. They did. Then when the bug gets automatically archived, they reply saying to keep it? I (price) don't understand.) + + += Unclassified = + +Please read these reports and figure out what category they belong in. Or make a new category. + [http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=436140 436140] in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/installation-reports installation-reports] "cdrom: Most of the system's files have a future timestamp causing at least update/config problems." @@ -50,22 +86,6 @@ in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/ftp.debian.org ftp.debian.org] in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/fenix fenix] "fenix: not 64 bit clean" -[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=476210 476210] -in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/xbat xbat] -"xbat: game elements do not display properly" - -[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=476525 476525] -in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/python-hid python-hid] -"python-hid: hid module will not import since python policy transition" - -[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=478717 478717] -in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/ruby1.9 ruby1.9] -"ruby1.9: FTBFS on hppa: make[1]: *** [all] Segmentation fault" - -[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=481072 481072] -in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/dk-filter dk-filter] -"dk-filter reliably crashes upon connection from postfix" - [http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=490171 490171] in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/rtorrent rtorrent] "rtorrent: random crash" @@ -94,10 +114,6 @@ in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/installation-reports installation-reports] in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/mdadm mdadm] "mdadm segfault on --assemble --force with raid10" -[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496954 496954] -in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/bind9 bind9] -"bind9: Fails to start due to SIGSEGV" - [http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=497471 497471] in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/cdimage.debian.org cdimage.debian.org] "sarge images have syslinux binaries without source" @@ -106,10 +122,6 @@ in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/cdimage.debian.org cdimage.debian.org] in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/ftp.debian.org ftp.debian.org] "longstanding DFSG violations in linux-2.6 package" -[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=499078 499078] -in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/jfsutils jfsutils] -"jfsutils: Bus Error when running fsck.jfs on sparc" - [http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=500460 500460] in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/oss-compat oss-compat] "oss-compat: modules are not loaded" @@ -266,6 +278,19 @@ in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/amule-daemon amule-daemon] in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/smarty smarty] "smarty: Non-free logo included in package" + += Fresh bugs = + +These are very recent and presumably will get dealt with by the package maintainers without help. + +If you're bored you might look through and see if some are interesting anyway. Also feel free to draw the line at some other time; I (price) picked December 1, arbitrarily. + + +[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=239111 239111] +in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/grub grub] +"Freeze when installing GRUB on XFS boot partition" +[[BR]](Note: just re-opened 2008-12-12) + [http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=507558 507558] in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/hibernate hibernate] "ignores "LockXLock yes" setting in /etc/hibernate/common.conf (e.g. does not lock the screen)" @@ -334,31 +359,6 @@ in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/ftp.debian.org ftp.debian.org] in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/ftp.debian.org ftp.debian.org] "libgssglue1 must have priority standard" -= Mostly solved? = - -These look like good progress is being made and they'll get fixed soon. - -[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=332782 332782] -in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/release-notes release-notes] -"release-notes: Where's the license?" - -[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=475958 475958] -in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/release-notes release-notes] -"document procedure to recover from "/dev/hda became /dev/sda" boot failure" -(Note: looks done, just not closed.) - -= Fresh bugs = - -These are very recent and presumably will get dealt with by the package maintainers without help. - -If you're bored you might look through and see if some are interesting anyway. Also feel free to draw the line at some other time. - - -[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=239111 239111] -in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/grub grub] -"Freeze when installing GRUB on XFS boot partition" -(Note: just re-opened 2008-12-12) - [http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=507800 507800] in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/ftp.debian.org ftp.debian.org] "ucf must have priority standard" @@ -466,3 +466,41 @@ in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/iodbc iodbc] [http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=508510 508510] in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/debget debget] "Can't parse packages.debian.org output anymore" + + += Mostly solved? = + +These look like good progress is being made and they'll get fixed soon. + +[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=332782 332782] +in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/release-notes release-notes] +"release-notes: Where's the license?" + +[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=475958 475958] +in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/release-notes release-notes] +"document procedure to recover from "/dev/hda became /dev/sda" boot failure" +[[BR]](Note: looks done, just not closed.) + +[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=476210 476210] +in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/xbat xbat] +"xbat: game elements do not display properly" + + += Flamewars = + +You might enjoy reading these, but they may not be good targets to fix. + +[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=475737 475737] +in [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/otrs2 otrs2] +"otrs2 - makes files in /usr writable by non-root" + + += Would have been fun = + +Entertaining to read but sadly already fixed. + +[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506961 506961] +in auctex +"auctex: reuses old logfile on emacsen upgrades, enabling symlink attack" + +