Package: busybox-static Version: 1:1.17.1-6 Severity: normal Noticed some of the patches were not pushed upstream and I can't find enough info motivating why they're needed.
On Sun, 24 Oct 2010, Denys Vlasenko wrote: > > On Saturday 23 October 2010 16:55, Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn wrote: > > Or, enable CRTSCTS, if available: > > > > http://bugs.debian.org/528560 > > > > Now, this is only _one_ of the numerous debian busybox patches. This > > tar-ball: > > > > http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/b/busybox/busybox_1.17.1-6.debian.tar.gz > > > > (part of debian/patches/series) shows: > > > > ---8<--- > > doc-man-name.patch > > shell-ash-export-HOME.patch > > applets-fallback.patch > > version.patch > > init-console.patch > > strip.patch > > make_gen_build_files_skip_quilt.patch > > > > # The following patches have been merged upstream and will be in version > > 1.18 > > [...] > > > > # The following patches will likely be merged soon > > u-mount-FreeBSD-support.patch > > swaponoff-FreeBSD-support.patch > > > > # not sent upstream > > init-console-CRTSCTS.patch > > --->8--- > > > > I didn't check, but from what I gather _not all_ those patches are > > applied upstream. Would be interesting to know which one(s) are > > acceptable/arguable/inacceptable. > > applets-fallback.patch - needs explaining what it achieves > > init-console.patch - needs explaining why this is necessary > > make_gen_build_files_skip_quilt.patch > - needs to add comment and use less mind-bending escaping (.\?\* - ???) > > shell-ash-export-HOME.patch - exports PATH. bash doesn't do it. Why? > > strip.patch - why? it seems to work fine as-is > > swaponoff-FreeBSD-support.patch, u-mount-FreeBSD-support.patch - big, needs > review > > version.patch - why? > > > The rest was already in git, or has been pushed to git. Thanks. Digged up some names from the debian package changelog and added them to the Cc: list. I was not able to find relevant info about the commented patches, but I hope something will happen soon, as this message will go to the debian BTS. Cheers, -- Cristian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1010241018520.23...@somehost
