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[arch-dev-public] [signoff] kernel-2.6.29.1-4
by Tobias Powalowski 20 Apr '09

20 Apr '09

Hi fixes: http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/14263 http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/12992 greetings tpowa -- Tobias Powalowski Archlinux Developer & Package Maintainer (tpowa) http://www.archlinux.org tpowa(a)archlinux.org

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Re: [arch-dev-public] python-2.6.2 and files in /usr/lib/python2.5
by Jan de Groot 20 Apr '09

20 Apr '09

On Mon, 2009-04-20 at 10:35 +1000, Allan McRae wrote: > Jan de Groot wrote: > > On Sat, 2009-04-18 at 21:00 +1000, Allan McRae wrote: > > > >> Hi all, > >> > >> I have just put python-2.6.2-1 into [testing]. This remove the > >> python-2.5 compatibility sitepath so anything not rebuilt since > >> python-2.6 was release will be broken. The list of broken packages as > >> of yesterday is in FS#13831 > >> (http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/13831?getfile=3375). > >> > >> Note that these don't need built against the python in [testing] to be > >> fix, just rebuilt against an python-2.6 package. > >> > > > > While you're updating python, could you also > > link /usr/lib/libpython2.6.so to the path where libpython2.6.a is > > located inside the package? I did this in my build chroots, and it > > causes applications to link dynamic instead of static against the python > > library. Without this, inkscape won't even link to libpython at all. > > > > So programs are detecting /usr/lib/python2.6/config/libpython2.6.a but > not /usr/lib/libpython2.6.so.... that seem rather screwed up! > > I'll commit it to CVS so the change will get pulled in either when I gt > around to it or with the readline rebuilds. Some programs use python to get the config path and the name of the python library. Some ask about the dynamic one specifically and won't get it because it isn't there, others will just link to the static one. Fedora also adds this symlink, and after making these links in my build chroots, programs like inkscape and epiphany link dynamic to the python interpreter. Note that CVS is read-only for a while now, please commit it to SVN ;)

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Re: [arch-dev-public] python-2.6.2 and files in /usr/lib/python2.5
by Jan de Groot 20 Apr '09

20 Apr '09

On Sat, 2009-04-18 at 21:00 +1000, Allan McRae wrote: > Hi all, > > I have just put python-2.6.2-1 into [testing]. This remove the > python-2.5 compatibility sitepath so anything not rebuilt since > python-2.6 was release will be broken. The list of broken packages as > of yesterday is in FS#13831 > (http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/13831?getfile=3375). > > Note that these don't need built against the python in [testing] to be > fix, just rebuilt against an python-2.6 package. While you're updating python, could you also link /usr/lib/libpython2.6.so to the path where libpython2.6.a is located inside the package? I did this in my build chroots, and it causes applications to link dynamic instead of static against the python library. Without this, inkscape won't even link to libpython at all.

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[arch-dev-public] [signoff] sudo-1.7.1-1
by Allan McRae 19 Apr '09

19 Apr '09

Signoff sudo-1.7.1-1. Upstream update. Major changes between version 1.7.0 and 1.7.1: * Fixed a bug in the version of glob() supplied with sudo that affected character classes and ranges. * Fixed a NULL pointer dereference when the sudoers file mode or owner was incorrect. * Fixed a NULL pointer dereference when a PAM module called the sudo conversation function during a phase other than authentication. * Fixed an LDAP compatibility problem with the AIX LDAP libraries. * A new Defaults option "pwfeedback" will cause sudo to provide visual feedback when the user is entering a password. * A new Defaults option "fast_glob" will cause sudo to use the fnmatch() function for file name globbing instead of glob(). When this option is enabled, sudo will not check the file system when expanding wildcards. This is faster but a side effect is that relative paths with wildcard will no longer work. * New BSM audit support for systems that support it such as FreeBSD and Mac OS X. * The file name specified with the #include directive may now include a %h escape which is expanded to the short form of hostname. * The -k flag may now be specified along with a command, causing the user's timestamp file to be ignored. * New support for Tivoli-based LDAP START_TLS, present in AIX. * New support for /etc/netsvc.conf on AIX. * The unused alias checks in visudo now handle the case of an alias referring to another alias. * A new Defaults option "umask_override" will cause sudo to set the umask specified in sudoers even if it is more permissive than the invoking user's umask. Allan

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[arch-dev-public] [signoff] iptables 1.4.3.2-1
by Ronald van Haren 19 Apr '09

19 Apr '09

Hey all, In testing for both architectures. Please signoff. Ronald

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Re: [arch-dev-public] Resigning
by Dusty Phillips 19 Apr '09

19 Apr '09

This is a very sad day indeed. Good luck with everything and keep in touch and using Arch. You sure you want to quit all the teams? I've seen you more active on the forum than this list; maybe you don't want to give it all up at once. (Apologies for sounding like a quit smoking ad) Cheers and good luck, it's been a pleasure working with you. (On the forum I mean -- our duties as devs don't overlap much) Dusty On Apr 19, 2009 6:08 AM, "Tom K" <tomk(a)runbox.com> wrote: Hi all. The practical effect of this message is precisely nothing, as I have been inactive for quite a while now. For the last few months, real life has been increasingly demanding, but I was hoping I would find a way to accommodate Arch activities alongside the usual chaos and mayhem. It's now clear that this is not going to happen any time soon, so I've orphaned my remaining packages, and I'm now returning the key to the Arch executive washroom. I hope to return at some point, but I can't say when that will be. Being an Arch dev has been a revelation to me, and it has been wonderful working with you all. I will continue to be a keen Arch user, and will do my best to contribute in some capacity, as time permits. I would like to retain my subscription to this list, read-only of course, and I will discuss my status as forum mod and irc op with the respective teams. I have no doubt that Arch will continue to thrive, guided by an extraordinarily committed dev team, and supported by an enthusiastic user community. I wish you all the very best of luck. Go n-eírí an bóthar leat Tom K.

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[arch-dev-public] New package in extra: watchdog
by Thomas Bächler 19 Apr '09

19 Apr '09

The watchdog package contains two daemons: wd_keepalive and watchdog. They both connect to /dev/watchdog and send keepalives to the kernel watchdog driver, which in turn sends them to the watchdog chip. Once it stops doing so, the watchdog chip will shut down or reboot the machine. The kernel also has a software watchdog driver, but that will not detect if the kernel itself locks up completely. Also, the watchdog daemon can monitor network, system load and other things and will reboot the machine under certain conditions. The package is in AUR, but doesn't have too many votes. However, Dan was planning to use this in gerolde (which we really should do) and thus it should be an extra package. Opinions?

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[arch-dev-public] Offline for a while
by Jan de Groot 19 Apr '09

19 Apr '09

I'll be offline for a while, but I expect to be back on sunday. I will move from my place in The Netherlands to Haugesund, Norway.

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[arch-dev-public] [signoff] hdparm 9.15-1
by Tobias Powalowski 19 Apr '09

19 Apr '09

Hi update to latest version, please signoff for both arches. greetings tpowa -- Tobias Powalowski Archlinux Developer & Package Maintainer (tpowa) http://www.archlinux.org tpowa(a)archlinux.org

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[arch-dev-public] [signoff] shadow 4.1.3.1-1
by Allan McRae 18 Apr '09

18 Apr '09

Sign-offs needed for shadow-4.1.3.1-1. This is a minor upstream update to fix a security bug in 4.1.3 (which was signed off but never made it to core). Allan

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