Re: Hardening flags?

2012-06-12 Thread Dr. Markus Waldeck
> > are there any plans to enable hardening flags in: > > - x11-xkb-utils > > - xinit > > - xauth > > - xfonts-utils > > - ... > > ? > > > Not particularly. http://wiki.debian.org/ReleaseGoals/SecurityHardeningBuildFlags ReleaseGoals SecurityHardeningBuildFlags Security Hardening Build

Hardening flags?

2012-06-12 Thread Dr. Markus Waldeck
Dear Debian X Strike Force, are there any plans to enable hardening flags in: - x11-xkb-utils - xinit - xauth - xfonts-utils - ... ? Thanks! Dr. Markus Waldeck -- Empfehlen Sie GMX DSL Ihren Freunden und Bekannten und wir belohnen Sie mit bis zu 50,- Euro! https://freundschaftswerbung.gmx.de

Bug#378811: Fixed in xterm (268-1) unstable

2011-02-13 Thread Dr. Markus Waldeck
xterm (268-1) unstable; urgency=low ... [ Julien Cristau ] * Update copy of XTerm FAQ to revision 1.167 (dated 2010/11/25) /usr/share/doc/xterm/xterm.faq.gz and /usr/share/doc/xterm/xterm.faq.html: Here is a resource file which I tested with xterm-88c, xterm-149 and xterm-158, using $TERM s

Bug#511231: Fatal X server error after upgrade to 2.4.3+git+20090105+a8c5480-1

2009-01-08 Thread Dr. Markus Waldeck
Package: libdrm-intel1 Version: 2.4.3+git+20090105+a8c5480-1 Justification: renders package unusable Severity: grave After the upgrade from 2.4.1+git+20081116+930c0e7-1 to 2.4.3+git+20090105+a8c5480-1 it was not possible to start X The end of the Xorg.0.log: Backtrace: 0: /usr/bin/X11/X(xorg_ba

Bug#491732: Better check in /var/lib/dpkg/info/xdm.postinst

2008-07-21 Thread Dr. Markus Waldeck
Package: xdm Version: 1:1.1.8-2 Severity: wishlist Some daemons like apache and cupsd check in their postinst scripts (/var/lib/dpkg/info/apache2.2-common.postinst, /var/lib/dpkg/info/cups.postinst) whether the corresponding script in /etc/init.d is executable. Only if the script is execuptable u

Bug#468777: man xorg.conf should mention "DynamicClocks"

2008-03-01 Thread Dr. Markus Waldeck
> Isn't this radeon specific? If this is the case the problem is solved! Thanks -- Psst! Geheimtipp: Online Games kostenlos spielen bei den GMX Free Games! http://games.entertainment.web.de/de/entertainment/games/free -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsub

Bug#468777: man xorg.conf should mention "DynamicClocks"

2008-03-01 Thread Dr. Markus Waldeck
Package: xserver-xorg-core Version: 2:1.4.1~git20080131-1 Severity: normal I found a description of DynamicClocks on http://www.x.org/wiki/DynamicClocks. It should be part of xorg.conf. -- GMX startet ShortView.de. Hier findest Du Leute mit Deinen Interessen! Jetzt dabei sein: http://www.short

Bug#458432: xterm does not display Unicode glyphs beyond \uFFFF

2008-01-01 Thread Dr. Markus Waldeck
> I might have noticed this earlier, but was unfamiliar > with fonts using codes past 0x. The oldest known script is sumerian cuneiform. I searched for free fonts and found George Douros fonts which were included in Debian after an wnpp. Fortunately the fonts use Unicode encoding which I pref

Bug#458432: xterm does not display Unicode glyphs beyond \uFFFF

2007-12-31 Thread Dr. Markus Waldeck
> yes. TrueType fonts might not have this limitation, but bitmap > fonts have only the XDrawString16 interface to write characters. > xterm is translating codes outside 0-0x to the replacement > character. > > (I should investigate this further - thanks for the reminder) Thank you for the an

Bug#458432: xterm does not display Unicode glyphs beyond \uFFFF

2007-12-31 Thread Dr. Markus Waldeck
Package: xterm Version: 229-1 Severity: normal I tested the fonts in the package ttf-ancient-fonts. The work fine with openoffice and eclipse. But if I start an xterm with "-fa Akkadian" only glyphs below \u are displayed. Is this a limitation in xterm? -- Der GMX SmartSurfer hilft bis z

Bug#443892: x11-utils: luit can't find locale aliases

2007-12-31 Thread Dr. Markus Waldeck
hing at all worth until a new package is available! Dr. Markus Waldeck -- GMX FreeMail: 1 GB Postfach, 5 E-Mail-Adressen, 10 Free SMS. Alle Infos und kostenlose Anmeldung: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/freemail -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Bug#438196: xdm 1.1.6-3

2007-11-20 Thread Dr. Markus Waldeck
> I tried many times to stop/restart xdm 1:1.6-3 and I don't have this > problem anymore. > Do you confirm? The problem disappeared as mentioned on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:14:05 +0200. Thanks! -- Ist Ihr Browser Vista-kompatibel? Jetzt die neuesten Browser-Versionen downloaden: http://www.gmx.n

Bug#438196: Bug #438196: xdm does not create /var/run/xdm.pid

2007-08-17 Thread Dr. Markus Waldeck
> There are very few changes in 1.1.5-2, so it's unlikely that the xdm.pid > problem was fixed there. Did you reproduce the problem multiple times > with 1.1.5-1? Or is it possible that it occurred only at the first > restart (or only multiple times until you rebooted or so)? As a chemist I learne

Bug#438196: Bug #438196: xdm does not create /var/run/xdm.pid

2007-08-17 Thread Dr. Markus Waldeck
Hi, as mentioned before I noticed some problems with xdm 1.1.5-1. An other problem was reported in bugreport #438200. Julien Cristau made very fast a new build (1:1.1.5-2). This resolved #438200. Unfortunately I did not check for #438196 so I noticed few minutes ago that it seams that the /v

Bug#438196: xdm does not create /var/run/xdm.pid

2007-08-16 Thread Dr. Markus Waldeck
Hi, thanks for your immediate answer! > We have multiple bug reports [1] about problems related to xdm > startup/exit/pidfile, I guess we need to cleanup some mess here... I checked the bug reports > #270393 ==> PIDFILE removal problem > #343386 ==> PIDFILE removal problem, maybe permission pro

Bug#438200: "xlogin*background: black" does not longer work

2007-08-16 Thread Dr. Markus Waldeck
Package: xdm Version: 1:1.1.5-1 Severity: normal It noticed some problems with xdm 1.1.5-1. A further problem is that it was possible to suppress the login screen at all. This is useful if you travel often with plane and train and you want to avoid the presentation of your username on your lapto

Bug#438196: xdm does not create /var/run/xdm.pid

2007-08-15 Thread Dr. Markus Waldeck
Package: xdm Version: 1:1.1.5-1 Severity: important It noticed some problems with xdm 1.1.5-1. One problem is that a start via /etc/init.d/xdm does not create the PIDFILE /var/run/xdm.pid. So it is not possible to stop the xdm with /etc/init.d/xdm: # /etc/init.d/xdm stop Stopping X display man