Bug#1017446: debian-policy: stress that preinst script that install by using base64 decode on self an elf binary is not a good stuff

2022-08-16 Thread Sam Hartman
> "Bastien" == Bastien Roucariès writes: Bastien> I will like to stress that this kind of stuff is bad: Bastien> https://salsa.debian.org/debian/isa-support/-/blob/master/debian/altivec- Bastien> support.preinst.in#L10 How would you do better in that instance? I think everyone kn

Bug#1017446: debian-policy: stress that preinst script that install by using base64 decode on self an elf binary is not a good stuff

2022-08-16 Thread Bastien Roucariès
Package: debian-policy Version: 4.6.1.0 Severity: important Dear Maintainer, I will like to stress that this kind of stuff is bad: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/isa-support/-/blob/master/debian/altivec- support.preinst.in#L10 base64 encoded binary in maint script and mktemp on /usr/lib I have