libyaz 4.2.18-1build1 causes segmentation faults

[Alex Lazar]

A bug in the current Ubuntu 12.04 libyaz version 4.2.18-1build1 causes segmentation faults in simple2zoom (https://metacpan.org/module/MIRK/Net-Z3950-Simple2ZOOM-1.04/bin/simple2zoom) and maybe other programs that use the library.

The libyaz 4.2.18-1build1 is the latest version available through official Ubuntu repositories, but this bug is fixed in newer versions of libyaz, available directly: http://ftp.indexdata.dk/pub/yaz/ubuntu/README. The request here is to add a recent updated version of libyaz to official Ubuntu 12.04 repository.

Package information:
Description: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS
Release: 12.04

yaz:
  Installed: 4.2.18-1build1
  Candidate: 4.2.18-1build1
  Version table:
 *** 4.2.18-1build1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Background information:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1172332
https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=84841
https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=87456

[Alex Lazar (alex-lazar)]

There is a workaround available and Ubuntu 14.04 has a version that works. "Bug supervisor" please mark this bug as "Won't Fix".

[Mattia Rizzolo (mapreri)]

ack, closing then (as invalid, not won't fix)