On Thu, Nov 03, 2005 at 10:32:21AM +0100, Kjetil Kjernsmo wrote:
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> I have a relatively simple script that segfaults on a machine that has
> the latest security updates for sarge, but runs fine on a machine that
> has not yet applied them.
> I took it to #debian-devel, and...:
> ruoso If one security update touched a library which is used by the
> Perl XS module... then this can be the cause of the problem
If this ever happens, it is a release critical bug in the *library*, not in
the packages depending on it. Security updates are not supposed to break
library interfaces, and if they do, they must be coordinated in a way to
protect users against breakage of this sort.
But anyway, as discussed on IRC, it'd really be good to confirm that this
bug does *not* manifest on the same system when using the
pre-security-update version of libmysqlclient12.
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On Thu, Nov 03, 2005 at 10:32:21AM +0100, Kjetil Kjernsmo wrote:
> *** Please type your report below this line ***
> I have a relatively simple script that segfaults on a machine that has
> the latest security updates for sarge, but runs fine on a machine that
> has not yet applied them.
> There is an strace at http:// rafb.net/ paste/results/ 68YHWC13. html
> I took it to #debian-devel, and...:
> ruoso If one security update touched a library which is used by the
> Perl XS module... then this can be the cause of the problem
If this ever happens, it is a release critical bug in the *library*, not in
the packages depending on it. Security updates are not supposed to break
library interfaces, and if they do, they must be coordinated in a way to
protect users against breakage of this sort.
But anyway, as discussed on IRC, it'd really be good to confirm that this
bug does *not* manifest on the same system when using the
pre-security-update version of libmysqlclient12.
-- www.debian. org/
Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS
Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world.
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