Re: Ports current status

[naddy_(_at_)_mips_(_dot_)_inka_(_dot_)_de (Christian Weisgerber)]

Marc Espie <Marc_(_dot_)_Espie_(_at_)_liafa_(_dot_)_jussieu_(_dot_)_fr> wrote:

> ===>  xmcd-2.3 is marked as broken: spinlocks in a loop if stdin is null.

I'll look into this.

> ===>  mgetty-1.1.21 is marked as broken: insecure tempfile handling: can
> overwrite any file on the system.

I'm sure Gert would like to hear about this.  His upstream version
is at 1.1.22, btw.  No, I don't feel like dealing with fax things.

> so, I'm considering not unlocking until at least a few of these are fixed,
> as an incentive for the ports team to work.

Somehow I don't feel pressured.  FWIW, I'm not adverse to simply
removing ports that nobody cares for.

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Christian "naddy" Weisgerber                          naddy_(_at_)_mips_(_dot_)_inka_(_dot_)_de