Report forwarded to debian-devel@pixar.com:
Bug#1685; Package dpkg.   debian-devel@pixar.com  Subject: Bug#1685: dpkg-split --msdos not correct Reply-To: Erick Branderhorst , debian-bugs@pixar.com Resent-From: Erick Branderhorst Resent-To: debian-devel@pixar.com Resent-Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 08:33:02 GMT Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk X-Debian-PR-Package: dpkg X-Debian-PR-Keywords: Received: via spool for debian-bugs; Mon, 16 Oct 1995 08:33:02 GMT Received: with rfc822 via encapsulated-mail; Mon, 16 Oct 1995 08:30:11 GMT Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0t4kui-00063aC; Mon, 16 Oct 95 01:28 PDT Received: from mailgate.eur.nl by pixar.com with SMTP id AA20178 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Mon, 16 Oct 1995 01:28:25 -0700 Received: from hp750.fgg.eur.nl by mailgate.eur.nl (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA02501; Mon, 16 Oct 95 09:28:39 +0100 Message-Id: <9510160828.AA02501@mailgate.eur.nl> Received: by hp750.fgg.eur.nl (1.38.193.4/16.2) id AA16516; Mon, 16 Oct 1995 09:32:45 +0100 From: Erick Branderhorst To: debian-bugs@pixar.com Date: Mon, 16 Oct 95 9:32:45 MET Mailer: Elm [revision: 70.85] Package: dpkg Version: 1.0.5-0 Command executed: # dpkg-split -s emacs-19.29-4.deb --msdos ~~~~~~~ Transcript: Splitting package emacs into 11 parts: 1 mv: unrecognized \ option `--msdos.1of11.deb' Try `mv --help' for more information. Command executed: # dpkg-split --msdos -s emacs-19.29-4.deb ~~~~~~~ Transcript: Splitting package emacs into 11 parts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 done -- Erick Branderhorst@heel.fgg.eur.nl 00++10-46351542 Department of General Surgery (Intensive Care) University Hospital Rotterdam NL   Acknowledgement sent to Erick Branderhorst <branderhorst@fgg.eur.nl>:
New bug report received and forwarded.   -t  From: iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson) To: Erick Branderhorst Subject: Bug#1685: Acknowledgement (was: dpkg-split --msdos not correct) In-Reply-To: <9510160828.AA02501@mailgate.eur.nl> References: <9510160828.AA02501@mailgate.eur.nl> Thank you for the problem report you have sent regarding Debian GNU/Linux. This is an automatically generated reply, to let you know your message has been received. It is being forwarded to the developers' mailing list for their attention; they will reply in due course. If you wish to submit further information on your problem, please send it to debian-bugs@pixar.com, but please ensure that the Subject line of your message starts with "Bug#1685" or "Re: Bug#1685" so that we can identify it as relating to the same problem. Please do not reply to the address at the top of this message, unless you wish to report a problem with the bug-tracking system. Ian Jackson (maintainer, debian-bugs)   From nobody@pixar.com Mon Oct 16 09:30:09 1995 Return-Path: Received: from mongo.pixar.com [138.72.50.60] by bootes.cus.cam.ac.uk with smtp (Smail-3.1.29.0 #36) id m0t4kvi-000C04C; Mon, 16 Oct 95 09:29 BST Received: by mongo.pixar.com (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0t4kuj-00063dC; Mon, 16 Oct 95 01:28 PDT Message-Id: Date: Mon, 16 Oct 95 01:28 PDT From: nobody@pixar.com (SVR4 nobody uid) To: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk Errors-To: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk X-Debian-Bugs: This is an autoforward from debian-bugs XFrom fgg.eur.nl!branderhorst Mon Oct 16 01:28:52 1995 XReturn-Path: XReceived: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp X (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0t4kui-00063aC; Mon, 16 Oct 95 01:28 PDT XReceived: from mailgate.eur.nl by pixar.com with SMTP id AA20178 X (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Mon, 16 Oct 1995 01:28:25 -0700 XReceived: from hp750.fgg.eur.nl by mailgate.eur.nl (4.1/SMI-4.1) X id AA02501; Mon, 16 Oct 95 09:28:39 +0100 XMessage-Id: <9510160828.AA02501@mailgate.eur.nl> XReceived: by hp750.fgg.eur.nl X (1.38.193.4/16.2) id AA16516; Mon, 16 Oct 1995 09:32:45 +0100 XFrom: Erick Branderhorst XSubject: dpkg-split --msdos not correct XTo: debian-bugs@pixar.com XDate: Mon, 16 Oct 95 9:32:45 MET XMailer: Elm [revision: 70.85] X X XPackage: dpkg XVersion: 1.0.5-0 X XCommand executed: X# dpkg-split -s emacs-19.29-4.deb --msdos X ~~~~~~~ XTranscript: XSplitting package emacs into 11 parts: 1 mv: unrecognized \ Xoption `--msdos.1of11.deb' XTry `mv --help' for more information. X XCommand executed: X# dpkg-split --msdos -s emacs-19.29-4.deb X ~~~~~~~ XTranscript: XSplitting package emacs into 11 parts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 done X X-- XErick Branderhorst@heel.fgg.eur.nl 00++10-46351542 XDepartment of General Surgery (Intensive Care) University Hospital Rotterdam NL YReceived: with rfc822 via encapsulated-mail; Mon, 16 Oct 1995 08:30:11 GMT   Information forwarded to debian-devel@pixar.com:
Bug#1685; Package dpkg.   debian-devel@pixar.com  Subject: Bug#1685: dpkg-split --msdos not correct Reply-To: Ian Jackson , debian-bugs@pixar.com Resent-From: Ian Jackson Resent-To: debian-devel@pixar.com Resent-Date: Tue, 17 Oct 1995 01:33:01 GMT Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk X-Debian-PR-Package: dpkg X-Debian-PR-Keywords: Received: via spool for debian-bugs; Tue, 17 Oct 1995 01:33:01 GMT Received: with rfc822 via encapsulated-mail; Tue, 17 Oct 1995 01:21:03 GMT Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0t50gf-0006CNC; Mon, 16 Oct 95 18:19 PDT Received: from artemis.chu.cam.ac.uk by pixar.com with SMTP id AA15909 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Mon, 16 Oct 1995 18:19:01 -0700 Received: from chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk by artemis.chu.cam.ac.uk with smtp (Smail3.1.29.1 #33) id m0t51il-0007uAC; Tue, 17 Oct 95 02:25 GMT Received: by chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk id m0t50gO-0002aWC (Debian /\oo/\ Smail3.1.29.1 #29.33); Tue, 17 Oct 95 02:19 BST Message-Id: Date: Tue, 17 Oct 95 02:19 BST From: Ian Jackson To: Erick Branderhorst , debian-bugs@Pixar.com Erick Branderhorst writes ("Bug#1685: dpkg-split --msdos not correct"): > Command executed: > # dpkg-split -s emacs-19.29-4.deb --msdos > ~~~~~~~ This is an error, of course. Options have to precede non-option arguments, so what you're asking dpkg-split to do is to split into files starting `--msdos', eg `--msdos.1of3.deb' or whatever. However ... > Transcript: > Splitting package emacs into 11 parts: 1 mv: unrecognized \ > option `--msdos.1of11.deb' > Try `mv --help' for more information. ... dpkg-split should have been happy to do that. The problem is that there is a bug in the libc. I first noticed this bug when trying to use rsh - it would take the option arguments to the remote command and try to interpret them locally. `mv' is affected, too: -chiark:~> mv spong bar mv: spong: No such file or directory -chiark:~> mv spong --bar mv: unrecognized option `--bar' Try `mv --help' for more information. -chiark:~> This is a really stupid feature of the GNU implementation of getopt, which we should disable. I'm reassigning this bug to the libc package. Ian.   Acknowledgement sent to Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk>:
Extra info received and forwarded.   -t  From: iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson) To: Ian Jackson Subject: Bug#1685: Info received (was Bug#1685: dpkg-split --msdos not correct) In-Reply-To: References: Thank you for the additional information you have supplied regarding this problem report. It has been forwarded to the developers to accompany the original report. If you wish to continue to submit further information on your problem, please do the same thing again: send it to debian-bugs@pixar.com, ensuring that the Subject line starts with "Bug#1685" or "Re: Bug#1685" so that we can identify it as relating to the same problem. Please do not reply to the address at the top of this message, unless you wish to report a problem with the bug-tracking system. Ian Jackson (maintainer, debian-bugs)   From nobody@pixar.com Tue Oct 17 02:21:02 1995 Return-Path: Received: from grus.cus.cam.ac.uk [131.111.8.3] (ident = root) by bootes.cus.cam.ac.uk with smtp (Smail-3.1.29.0 #36) id m0t50iD-000BzUC; Tue, 17 Oct 95 02:21 BST Received: from mongo.pixar.com [138.72.50.60] by grus.cus.cam.ac.uk with smtp (Smail-3.1.29.0 #36) id m0t50i9-0007ZwC; Tue, 17 Oct 95 02:20 BST Received: by mongo.pixar.com (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0t50gh-0006PdC; Mon, 16 Oct 95 18:19 PDT Message-Id: Date: Mon, 16 Oct 95 18:19 PDT From: nobody@pixar.com (SVR4 nobody uid) To: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk Errors-To: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk X-Debian-Bugs: This is an autoforward from debian-bugs XFrom chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk!ian Mon Oct 16 18:19:26 1995 XReturn-Path: XReceived: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp X (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0t50gf-0006CNC; Mon, 16 Oct 95 18:19 PDT XReceived: from artemis.chu.cam.ac.uk by pixar.com with SMTP id AA15909 X (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Mon, 16 Oct 1995 18:19:01 -0700 XReceived: from chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk by artemis.chu.cam.ac.uk with smtp X (Smail3.1.29.1 #33) id m0t51il-0007uAC; Tue, 17 Oct 95 02:25 GMT XReceived: by chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk X id m0t50gO-0002aWC X (Debian /\oo/\ Smail3.1.29.1 #29.33); Tue, 17 Oct 95 02:19 BST XMessage-Id: XDate: Tue, 17 Oct 95 02:19 BST XFrom: Ian Jackson XTo: Erick Branderhorst , debian-bugs@Pixar.com XSubject: Re: Bug#1685: dpkg-split --msdos not correct X XErick Branderhorst writes ("Bug#1685: dpkg-split --msdos not correct"): X> Command executed: X> # dpkg-split -s emacs-19.29-4.deb --msdos X> ~~~~~~~ X XThis is an error, of course. Options have to precede non-option Xarguments, so what you're asking dpkg-split to do is to split into Xfiles starting `--msdos', eg `--msdos.1of3.deb' or whatever. X XHowever ... X X> Transcript: X> Splitting package emacs into 11 parts: 1 mv: unrecognized \ X> option `--msdos.1of11.deb' X> Try `mv --help' for more information. X X... dpkg-split should have been happy to do that. The problem is that Xthere is a bug in the libc. I first noticed this bug when trying to Xuse rsh - it would take the option arguments to the remote command and Xtry to interpret them locally. X X`mv' is affected, too: X X-chiark:~> mv spong bar Xmv: spong: No such file or directory X-chiark:~> mv spong --bar Xmv: unrecognized option `--bar' XTry `mv --help' for more information. X-chiark:~> X XThis is a really stupid feature of the GNU implementation of getopt, Xwhich we should disable. X XI'm reassigning this bug to the libc package. X XIan. YReceived: with rfc822 via encapsulated-mail; Tue, 17 Oct 1995 01:21:03 GMT   Bug reassigned from package `dpkg' to `libc'. Request was from Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> to debian-bugs-request@pixar.com.   From nobody@pixar.com Tue Oct 17 02:20:24 1995 Return-Path: Received: from mongo.pixar.com [138.72.50.60] by bootes.cus.cam.ac.uk with smtp (Smail-3.1.29.0 #36) id m0t50hc-000BzVC; Tue, 17 Oct 95 02:20 BST Received: by mongo.pixar.com (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0t50gc-0006GvC; Mon, 16 Oct 95 18:19 PDT Message-Id: Date: Mon, 16 Oct 95 18:19 PDT From: nobody@pixar.com (SVR4 nobody uid) To: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk Errors-To: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk X-Debian-Bugs-Request: This is an autoforward from debian-bugs-request XFrom chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk!ian Mon Oct 16 18:19:22 1995 XReturn-Path: XReceived: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp X (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0t50gc-0006CNC; Mon, 16 Oct 95 18:19 PDT XReceived: from artemis.chu.cam.ac.uk by pixar.com with SMTP id AA15902 X (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-request-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Mon, 16 Oct 1995 18:18:55 -0700 XReceived: from chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk by artemis.chu.cam.ac.uk with smtp X (Smail3.1.29.1 #33) id m0t51ii-0007u9C; Tue, 17 Oct 95 02:25 GMT XReceived: by chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk X id m0t50gL-0002aWC X (Debian /\oo/\ Smail3.1.29.1 #29.33); Tue, 17 Oct 95 02:19 BST XMessage-Id: XDate: Tue, 17 Oct 95 02:19 BST XFrom: Ian Jackson XTo: Debian bugs mailserver XSubject: libc not dpkg X Xreassign 1685 libc YReceived: with rfc822 via encapsulated-mail; Tue, 17 Oct 1995 01:20:25 GMT   Bug reassigned from package `libc' to `libc4'. Request was from bruce@beagle.pixar.com (Bruce Perens) to debian-bugs-request@pixar.com.   From nobody@pixar.com Tue Apr 30 04:39:23 1996 Return-Path: Received: from mongo.pixar.com [138.72.50.60] by ursa.cus.cam.ac.uk with smtp (Smail-3.1.29.0 #77) id m0uE6Hb-000111C; Tue, 30 Apr 96 04:39 BST Received: by mongo.pixar.com (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0uE6Gi-0007hmC; Mon, 29 Apr 96 20:38 PDT Message-Id: Date: Mon, 29 Apr 96 20:38 PDT From: nobody@pixar.com (SVR4 nobody uid) To: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk Errors-To: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk X-Debian-Bugs-Request: This is an autoforward from debian-bugs-request XFrom beagle.pixar.com!bruce Mon Apr 29 20:38:28 1996 XReturn-Path: XReceived: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp X (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0uE6Gh-00053wC; Mon, 29 Apr 96 20:38 PDT XReceived: from beagle.pixar.com by pixar.com with SMTP id AA18398 X (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-request-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Mon, 29 Apr 1996 20:38:26 -0700 XDate: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 20:38:26 -0700 XReceived: by beagle.pixar.com (8.7.5) id UAA31808; Mon, 29 Apr 1996 20:35:12 -0700 XMessage-Id: <199604300335.UAA31808@beagle.pixar.com> XTo: debian-bugs-request@pixar.com XFrom: bruce@beagle.pixar.com (Bruce Perens) X Xreassign 911 libc4 Xreassign 1045 termcap Xreassign 1130 libc4 Xreassign 1211 libc4 Xreassign 1278 libc4 Xreassign 1279 libc4 Xreassign 1292 xserver-svga Xreassign 1366 acm Xreassign 1372 boot-floppies Xreassign 1378 libc4 Xreassign 1468 glibcdoc Xreassign 1637 pmake Xreassign 1685 libc4 Xreassign 1774 libc4 Xreassign 1879 emacs Xreassign 1930 metamail Xreassign 1971 librl Xreassign 2019 (ftp.debian.org) Xreassign 2019 ftp.debian.org Xreassign 2058 metamail Xreassign 2062 (ftp.debian.org) Xreassign 2183 emacs Xreassign 2235 emacs Xreassign 2267 emacs Xreassign 2318 emacs Xreassign 2392 emacs Xreassign 2417 emacs Xreassign 2476 emacs Xreassign 2477 eamcs Xreassign 2477 emacs Xreassign 2479 ange-ftp Xreassign 2500 emacs Xreassign 2532 emacs Xreassign 2596 emacs Xreassign 2597 (ftp.debian.org) Xreassign 2609 emacs Xreassign 2630 emacs Xreassign 2642 (ftp.debian.org) Xreassign 2660 pmake Xreassign 2709 emacs Xreassign 2714 emacs Xreassign 2731 emacs Xreassign 2759 glibcdoc Xreassign 2829 emacs YReceived: with rfc822 via encapsulated-mail; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 03:39:24 GMT   Bug reassigned from package `libc4' to `libc4'. Request was from bruce@beagle.pixar.com (Bruce Perens) to debian-bugs-request@pixar.com.   From nobody@pixar.com Tue Apr 30 04:40:24 1996 Return-Path: Received: from mongo.pixar.com [138.72.50.60] by ursa.cus.cam.ac.uk with smtp (Smail-3.1.29.0 #77) id m0uE6Ia-000111C; Tue, 30 Apr 96 04:40 BST Received: by mongo.pixar.com (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0uE6HK-0007hIC; Mon, 29 Apr 96 20:39 PDT Message-Id: Date: Mon, 29 Apr 96 20:39 PDT From: nobody@pixar.com (SVR4 nobody uid) To: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk Errors-To: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk X-Debian-Bugs-Request: This is an autoforward from debian-bugs-request XFrom beagle.pixar.com!bruce Mon Apr 29 20:39:06 1996 XReturn-Path: XReceived: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp X (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0uE6HK-00053wC; Mon, 29 Apr 96 20:39 PDT XReceived: from beagle.pixar.com by pixar.com with SMTP id AA18406 X (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-request-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Mon, 29 Apr 1996 20:39:05 -0700 XDate: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 20:39:05 -0700 XReceived: by beagle.pixar.com (8.7.5) id UAA31814; Mon, 29 Apr 1996 20:35:52 -0700 XMessage-Id: <199604300335.UAA31814@beagle.pixar.com> XTo: debian-bugs-request@pixar.com XFrom: bruce@beagle.pixar.com (Bruce Perens) X Xreassign 911 libc4 Xreassign 1045 termcap Xreassign 1130 libc4 Xreassign 1211 libc4 Xreassign 1278 libc4 Xreassign 1279 libc4 Xreassign 1292 xserver-svga Xreassign 1366 acm Xreassign 1372 boot-floppies Xreassign 1378 libc4 Xreassign 1468 glibcdoc Xreassign 1637 pmake Xreassign 1685 libc4 Xreassign 1774 libc4 Xreassign 1879 emacs Xreassign 1930 metamail Xreassign 1971 librl Xreassign 2019 (ftp.debian.org) Xreassign 2019 ftp.debian.org Xreassign 2058 metamail Xreassign 2062 (ftp.debian.org) Xreassign 2183 emacs Xreassign 2235 emacs Xreassign 2267 emacs Xreassign 2318 emacs Xreassign 2392 emacs Xreassign 2417 emacs Xreassign 2476 emacs Xreassign 2477 emacs Xreassign 2479 ange-ftp Xreassign 2500 emacs Xreassign 2532 emacs Xreassign 2596 emacs Xreassign 2597 (ftp.debian.org) Xreassign 2609 emacs Xreassign 2630 emacs Xreassign 2642 (ftp.debian.org) Xreassign 2660 pmake Xreassign 2709 emacs Xreassign 2714 emacs Xreassign 2731 emacs Xreassign 2759 glibcdoc Xreassign 2829 emacs YReceived: with rfc822 via encapsulated-mail; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 03:40:25 GMT   Bug reassigned from package `libc4' to `libc5'. Request was from Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk> to control@bugs.debian.org.   Received: (at control) by bugs.debian.org; 25 Feb 1997 17:02:07 +0000 Received: (qmail 10399 invoked from network); 25 Feb 1997 17:02:02 -0000 Received: from login.chiark.greenend.org.uk (HELO chiark.greenend.org.uk) (root@194.159.240.210) by master.debian.org with SMTP; 25 Feb 1997 17:02:00 -0000 Received: by chiark.greenend.org.uk id m0vzQ9Q-0004P9C (Debian /\oo/\ Smail3.1.29.1 #29.37); Tue, 25 Feb 97 16:54 GMT Message-Id: Date: Tue, 25 Feb 97 16:54 GMT From: Ian Jackson To: Debian bugs control server Subject: Bugs belonging to libc5 not libc4 reassign 911 libc5 reassign 1211 libc5 reassign 1278 libc5 merge 1211 1278 reassign 1279 libc5 reassign 1685 libc5 merge 911 1685 reassign 1774 libc5 reassign 2011 libc5 reassign 5666 libc5-dev   Merged 911 1685. Request was from Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk> to control@bugs.debian.org.   Received: (at control) by bugs.debian.org; 25 Feb 1997 17:02:07 +0000 Received: (qmail 10399 invoked from network); 25 Feb 1997 17:02:02 -0000 Received: from login.chiark.greenend.org.uk (HELO chiark.greenend.org.uk) (root@194.159.240.210) by master.debian.org with SMTP; 25 Feb 1997 17:02:00 -0000 Received: by chiark.greenend.org.uk id m0vzQ9Q-0004P9C (Debian /\oo/\ Smail3.1.29.1 #29.37); Tue, 25 Feb 97 16:54 GMT Message-Id: Date: Tue, 25 Feb 97 16:54 GMT From: Ian Jackson To: Debian bugs control server Subject: Bugs belonging to libc5 not libc4 reassign 911 libc5 reassign 1211 libc5 reassign 1278 libc5 merge 1211 1278 reassign 1279 libc5 reassign 1685 libc5 merge 911 1685 reassign 1774 libc5 reassign 2011 libc5 reassign 5666 libc5-dev   Information forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, David Engel <david@debian.org>:
Bug#1685; Package libc5.   debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.orgDavid Engel  Subject: Bug#1685: dpkg-split --msdos not correct Reply-To: David Engel , 1685@bugs.debian.org Resent-From: David Engel Resent-To: debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org Resent-CC: David Engel Resent-Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 03:48:02 GMT Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: iwj@debian.org X-Debian-PR-Package: libc5 X-Debian-PR-Keywords: X-Loop: owner@bugs.debian.org Received: via spool by bugs@bugs.debian.org id=B.85900235815965 (code B ref -1); Sat, 22 Mar 1997 03:48:02 GMT Message-ID: <19970321214551.39174@sw.ods.com> Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 21:45:51 -0600 From: David Engel To: submit@bugs.debian.org References: <19970320112746.14106@sw.ods.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.66 In-Reply-To: ; from Ian Jackson on Thu, Mar 20, 1997 at 09:33:00AM -0700 From: Ian Jackson > This is a really stupid feature of the GNU implementation of getopt, > which we should disable. > > I'm reassigning this bug to the libc package. My personal opinion is that the default behavior of getopt should be POSIX conforming, however, I have decided not change this and deviate from the "standard" Linux/glibc behavior for something this subjective just for Debian. As a result, I am going to reassign this bug back to the original package. The appropriate maintainer should either close the bug or change their package accordingly. If you do not like this decision, you have two choices. Either convince the upstream authors to change libc (not likely, IMO) or convince the Debian developer community to add the appropriate environment variable in a system wide manner. David -- David Engel ODS Networks david@sw.ods.com 1001 E. Arapaho Road (972) 234-6400 Richardson, TX 75081   Acknowledgement sent to David Engel <david@sw.ods.com>:
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to David Engel <david@debian.org>.   -t  From: owner@bugs.debian.org (Ian Jackson) To: David Engel Subject: Bug#1685: Info received (was Bug#1685: dpkg-split --msdos not correct) Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <19970321214551.39174@sw.ods.com> References: <19970321214551.39174@sw.ods.com> Thank you for the additional information you have supplied regarding this problem report. It has been forwarded to the developer(s) and to the developers' mailing list to accompany the original report. Your message has been sent to the package maintainer(s): David Engel If you wish to continue to submit further information on your problem, please send it to 1685@bugs.debian.org, as before. Please do not reply to the address at the top of this message, unless you wish to report a problem with the bug-tracking system. Ian Jackson (maintainer, Debian bug tracking system)   Received: (at submit) by bugs.debian.org; 22 Mar 1997 03:45:58 +0000 Received: (qmail 15963 invoked from network); 22 Mar 1997 03:45:57 -0000 Received: from elo.sw.ods.com (160.86.13.20) by master.debian.org with SMTP; 22 Mar 1997 03:45:57 -0000 Received: by elo.sw.ods.com id m0w8Hkd-000143C (Debian Smail-3.2 1996-Jul-4 #2); Fri, 21 Mar 1997 21:45:51 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <19970321214551.39174@sw.ods.com> Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 21:45:51 -0600 From: David Engel To: submit@bugs.debian.org Subject: Re: Bug#1685: dpkg-split --msdos not correct References: <19970320112746.14106@sw.ods.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.66 In-Reply-To: ; from Ian Jackson on Thu, Mar 20, 1997 at 09:33:00AM -0700 From: Ian Jackson > This is a really stupid feature of the GNU implementation of getopt, > which we should disable. > > I'm reassigning this bug to the libc package. My personal opinion is that the default behavior of getopt should be POSIX conforming, however, I have decided not change this and deviate from the "standard" Linux/glibc behavior for something this subjective just for Debian. As a result, I am going to reassign this bug back to the original package. The appropriate maintainer should either close the bug or change their package accordingly. If you do not like this decision, you have two choices. Either convince the upstream authors to change libc (not likely, IMO) or convince the Debian developer community to add the appropriate environment variable in a system wide manner. David -- David Engel ODS Networks david@sw.ods.com 1001 E. Arapaho Road (972) 234-6400 Richardson, TX 75081   Bug reassigned from package `libc5' to `dpkg'. Request was from David Engel <david@sw.ods.com> to control@bugs.debian.org.   Received: (at control) by bugs.debian.org; 22 Mar 1997 03:46:28 +0000 Received: (qmail 15967 invoked from network); 22 Mar 1997 03:46:27 -0000 Received: from elo.sw.ods.com (160.86.13.20) by master.debian.org with SMTP; 22 Mar 1997 03:46:27 -0000 Received: by elo.sw.ods.com id m0w8Hl8-000143C (Debian Smail-3.2 1996-Jul-4 #2); Fri, 21 Mar 1997 21:46:22 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <19970321214622.35606@sw.ods.com> Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 21:46:22 -0600 From: David Engel To: control@bugs.debian.org Subject: Re: Bug#1685: dpkg-split --msdos not correct References: <19970320112746.14106@sw.ods.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.66 In-Reply-To: ; from Ian Jackson on Thu, Mar 20, 1997 at 09:33:00AM -0700 reassign 1685 dpkg   Reply sent to David Engel <david@sw.ods.com>:
You have taken responsibility.   -t  From: owner@bugs.debian.org (Ian Jackson) To: David Engel Subject: Bug#1685: marked as done (was: dpkg-split --msdos not correct) Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <19970321215506.38407@sw.ods.com> References: <19970321215506.38407@sw.ods.com> <9510160828.AA02501@mailgate.eur.nl> Your message dated Fri, 21 Mar 1997 21:55:06 -0600 with message-id <19970321215506.38407@sw.ods.com> and subject line Bug#911: libc causes rsh to fail on commands with option arguments has caused the attached bug report to be marked as done. This means that you claim that the problem has been dealt with. If this is not the case it is now your responsibility to reopen the bug report if necessary, and/or fix the problem forthwith. (NB: If you are a system administrator and have no idea what I'm talking about this indicates a serious mail system misconfiguration somewhere. Please contact me immediately.) Ian Jackson (maintainer, Debian bug tracking system) Received: with rfc822 via encapsulated-mail; Mon, 16 Oct 1995 08:30:11 GMT From fgg.eur.nl!branderhorst Mon Oct 16 01:28:52 1995 Return-Path: Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0t4kui-00063aC; Mon, 16 Oct 95 01:28 PDT Received: from mailgate.eur.nl by pixar.com with SMTP id AA20178 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Mon, 16 Oct 1995 01:28:25 -0700 Received: from hp750.fgg.eur.nl by mailgate.eur.nl (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA02501; Mon, 16 Oct 95 09:28:39 +0100 Message-Id: <9510160828.AA02501@mailgate.eur.nl> Received: by hp750.fgg.eur.nl (1.38.193.4/16.2) id AA16516; Mon, 16 Oct 1995 09:32:45 +0100 From: Erick Branderhorst Subject: dpkg-split --msdos not correct To: debian-bugs@pixar.com Date: Mon, 16 Oct 95 9:32:45 MET Mailer: Elm [revision: 70.85] Package: dpkg Version: 1.0.5-0 Command executed: # dpkg-split -s emacs-19.29-4.deb --msdos ~~~~~~~ Transcript: Splitting package emacs into 11 parts: 1 mv: unrecognized \ option `--msdos.1of11.deb' Try `mv --help' for more information. Command executed: # dpkg-split --msdos -s emacs-19.29-4.deb ~~~~~~~ Transcript: Splitting package emacs into 11 parts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 done -- Erick Branderhorst@heel.fgg.eur.nl 00++10-46351542 Department of General Surgery (Intensive Care) University Hospital Rotterdam NL   Notification sent to Erick Branderhorst <branderhorst@fgg.eur.nl>:
Bug acknowledged by developer.   -t  From: owner@bugs.debian.org (Ian Jackson) To: Erick Branderhorst Subject: Bug#1685 acknowledged by developer (was: dpkg-split --msdos not correct) Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <9510160828.AA02501@mailgate.eur.nl> References: <19970321215506.38407@sw.ods.com> <9510160828.AA02501@mailgate.eur.nl> This is an automatic notification regarding your bug report. It has been closed by one of the developers, namely David Engel . Their explanation is attached below. If this explanation is unsatisfactory and you haven't received a better one in a separate message then please contact the developer directly, or email submit@bugs.debian.org or me. Ian Jackson (maintainer, Debian bug tracking system) Received: (at done) by bugs.debian.org; 22 Mar 1997 03:55:13 +0000 Received: (qmail 16028 invoked from network); 22 Mar 1997 03:55:12 -0000 Received: from elo.sw.ods.com (160.86.13.20) by master.debian.org with SMTP; 22 Mar 1997 03:55:12 -0000 Received: by elo.sw.ods.com id m0w8Hta-000143C (Debian Smail-3.2 1996-Jul-4 #2); Fri, 21 Mar 1997 21:55:06 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <19970321215506.38407@sw.ods.com> Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 21:55:06 -0600 From: David Engel To: done@bugs.debian.org Subject: Re: Bug#911: libc causes rsh to fail on commands with option arguments References: <19970320112746.14106@sw.ods.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.66 In-Reply-To: ; from Ian Jackson on Thu, Mar 20, 1997 at 09:33:00AM -0700 From: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson) > Having every user define _POSIX_OPTION_ORDER in their environment is > not an option. (Note that an environment variable to set to get the > nonstandard behaviour wouldn't work, because it would be inherited by > shell scripts that might expect the standard behaviour.) My personal opinion is that the default behavior of getopt should be POSIX conforming, however, I have decided not to change this and deviate from the "standard" Linux/glibc behavior for something this subjective just for Debian. If you do not like this decision, you have two choices. Either convince the upstream authors to change libc (not likely, IMO) or convince the Debian developer community to add the appropriate environment variable in a system wide manner. David -- David Engel ODS Networks david@sw.ods.com 1001 E. Arapaho Road (972) 234-6400 Richardson, TX 75081   Received: (at done) by bugs.debian.org; 22 Mar 1997 03:55:13 +0000 Received: (qmail 16028 invoked from network); 22 Mar 1997 03:55:12 -0000 Received: from elo.sw.ods.com (160.86.13.20) by master.debian.org with SMTP; 22 Mar 1997 03:55:12 -0000 Received: by elo.sw.ods.com id m0w8Hta-000143C (Debian Smail-3.2 1996-Jul-4 #2); Fri, 21 Mar 1997 21:55:06 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <19970321215506.38407@sw.ods.com> Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 21:55:06 -0600 From: David Engel To: done@bugs.debian.org Subject: Re: Bug#911: libc causes rsh to fail on commands with option arguments References: <19970320112746.14106@sw.ods.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.66 In-Reply-To: ; from Ian Jackson on Thu, Mar 20, 1997 at 09:33:00AM -0700 From: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson) > Having every user define _POSIX_OPTION_ORDER in their environment is > not an option. (Note that an environment variable to set to get the > nonstandard behaviour wouldn't work, because it would be inherited by > shell scripts that might expect the standard behaviour.) My personal opinion is that the default behavior of getopt should be POSIX conforming, however, I have decided not to change this and deviate from the "standard" Linux/glibc behavior for something this subjective just for Debian. If you do not like this decision, you have two choices. Either convince the upstream authors to change libc (not likely, IMO) or convince the Debian developer community to add the appropriate environment variable in a system wide manner. David -- David Engel ODS Networks david@sw.ods.com 1001 E. Arapaho Road (972) 234-6400 Richardson, TX 75081   Disconnected #1685 from all other report(s). Request was from maor@ece.utexas.edu (Guy Maor) to control@bugs.debian.org.   Received: (at control) by bugs.debian.org; 27 Apr 1997 21:49:29 +0000 Received: (qmail 23667 invoked from network); 27 Apr 1997 21:49:28 -0000 Received: from slip-48-13.ots.utexas.edu (root@128.83.113.61) by master.debian.org with SMTP; 27 Apr 1997 21:49:28 -0000 Received: by slip-48-13.ots.utexas.edu id m0wLboe-000GGYC (Debian Smail-3.2 1996-Jul-4 #2); Sun, 27 Apr 1997 16:48:44 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: Date: Sun, 27 Apr 1997 16:48:44 -0500 (CDT) From: maor@ece.utexas.edu (Guy Maor) To: control@bugs.debian.org unmerge 1685   Information forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Klee Dienes and Ian Jackson <dpkg-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk>:
Bug#1685; Package dpkg.   debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.orgKlee Dienes and Ian Jackson  Subject: Bug#1685: An old bug Reply-To: rjs@lloke.dna.fi (Riku Saikkonen), 1685@bugs.debian.org Resent-From: rjs@lloke.dna.fi (Riku Saikkonen) Resent-To: debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org Resent-CC: Klee Dienes and Ian Jackson Resent-Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 19:48:17 GMT Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: iwj@debian.org X-Debian-PR-Message: report 1685 X-Debian-PR-Package: dpkg X-Debian-PR-Keywords: X-Loop: owner@bugs.debian.org Received: via spool by 1685-bugs@bugs.debian.org id=B1685.86864979028418 (code B ref 1685); Fri, 11 Jul 1997 19:48:17 GMT Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 22:35:50 +0300 Message-Id: <199707111935.WAA00309@isil.lloke.dna.fi> From: rjs@lloke.dna.fi (Riku Saikkonen) To: 1685@bugs.debian.org What is the current situation regarding this bug? Can someone do something about it? :) It seems to me that a simple fix for the particular dpkg --msdos bug would be to call mv as "mv -- foo bar". -- -=- Rjs -=- rjs@spider.compart.fi, rjs@lloke.dna.fi   Acknowledgement sent to rjs@lloke.dna.fi (Riku Saikkonen):
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to Klee Dienes and Ian Jackson <dpkg-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk>.   -t  From: owner@bugs.debian.org (Ian Jackson) To: rjs@lloke.dna.fi (Riku Saikkonen) Subject: Bug#1685: Info received (was An old bug) Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <199707111935.WAA00309@isil.lloke.dna.fi> References: <199707111935.WAA00309@isil.lloke.dna.fi> X-Debian-PR-Message: ack-info-maintonly 1685 Thank you for the additional information you have supplied regarding this problem report. It has been forwarded to the developer(s) and to the developers' mailing list to accompany the original report. Your message has been sent to the package maintainer(s): Klee Dienes and Ian Jackson If you wish to continue to submit further information on your problem, please send it to 1685@bugs.debian.org, as before. Please do not reply to the address at the top of this message, unless you wish to report a problem with the bug-tracking system. Ian Jackson (maintainer, Debian bug tracking system)   Received: (at 1685) by bugs.debian.org; 11 Jul 1997 19:36:30 +0000 Received: (qmail 28329 invoked from network); 11 Jul 1997 19:36:22 -0000 Received: from isil.lloke.dna.fi (rjs@194.100.32.225) by master.debian.org with SMTP; 11 Jul 1997 19:36:11 -0000 Received: (from rjs@localhost) by isil.lloke.dna.fi (8.7.6/8.7.3) id WAA00309; Fri, 11 Jul 1997 22:35:50 +0300 Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 22:35:50 +0300 Message-Id: <199707111935.WAA00309@isil.lloke.dna.fi> From: rjs@lloke.dna.fi (Riku Saikkonen) To: 1685@bugs.debian.org Subject: An old bug What is the current situation regarding this bug? Can someone do something about it? :) It seems to me that a simple fix for the particular dpkg --msdos bug would be to call mv as "mv -- foo bar". -- -=- Rjs -=- rjs@spider.compart.fi, rjs@lloke.dna.fi   Information forwarded to Klee Dienes and Ian Jackson <dpkg-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk>:
Bug#1685; Package dpkg.   Klee Dienes and Ian Jackson  Subject: Bug#1685: Old bugs need to be looked at Reply-To: remco@blaakmeer.student.utwente.nl (Remco Blaakmeer), 1685-maintonly@bugs.debian.org Resent-From: remco@blaakmeer.student.utwente.nl (Remco Blaakmeer) Resent-To: Klee Dienes and Ian Jackson Resent-Date: Sun, 01 Feb 1998 11:03:22 GMT Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: iwj@debian.org X-Debian-PR-Message: report 1685 X-Debian-PR-Package: dpkg X-Debian-PR-Keywords: X-Loop: owner@bugs.debian.org Received: via spool by 1685-maintonly@bugs.debian.org id=M1685.88633095229956 (code M ref 1685); Sun, 01 Feb 1998 11:03:22 GMT Message-Id: Date: Sun, 1 Feb 1998 11:59:54 +0100 (CET) From: remco@blaakmeer.student.utwente.nl (Remco Blaakmeer) To: 1685-maintonly@bugs.debian.org This is an automated message sent to all bugs older than one year. This bug is very old. Please take a look at it and see if you can fix it. If it has already been fixed, please close it. If you have problems fixing it or if you don't have the time to fix it, please ask the people on debian-devel@lists.debian.org for help, so that at least the oldest bugs can be solved before Debian 2.0 is released. Remco Blaakmeer   Acknowledgement sent to remco@blaakmeer.student.utwente.nl (Remco Blaakmeer):
Extra info received and forwarded to maintainer. Copy sent to Klee Dienes and Ian Jackson <dpkg-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk>.   -t  From: owner@bugs.debian.org (Ian Jackson) To: remco@blaakmeer.student.utwente.nl (Remco Blaakmeer) Subject: Bug#1685: Info received for maintainer only (was Old bugs need to be looked at) Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: X-Debian-PR-Message: ack-info 1685 Thank you for the additional information you have supplied regarding this problem report. It has been forwarded to the developer(s) (but not to the mailing list) to accompany the original report. Your message has been sent to the package maintainer(s): Klee Dienes and Ian Jackson If you wish to continue to submit further information on your problem, please send it to 1685-maintonly@bugs.debian.org, as before. Please do not reply to the address at the top of this message, unless you wish to report a problem with the bug-tracking system. Ian Jackson (administrator, Debian bugs database)   Received: (at 1685-maintonly) by bugs.debian.org; 1 Feb 1998 11:02:32 +0000 Received: (qmail 29953 invoked by uid 71); 1 Feb 1998 11:02:31 -0000 Received: from cal011205.student.utwente.nl (HELO blaakmeer.student.utwente.nl) (root@130.89.222.95) by debian.novare.net with SMTP; 1 Feb 1998 11:02:31 -0000 Received: by blaakmeer.student.utwente.nl id m0xyx7y-0013wIC (Debian Smail-3.2.0.100 1997-Dec-8 #2); Sun, 1 Feb 1998 11:59:54 +0100 (CET) Message-Id: Date: Sun, 1 Feb 1998 11:59:54 +0100 (CET) From: remco@blaakmeer.student.utwente.nl (Remco Blaakmeer) To: 1685-maintonly@bugs.debian.org Subject: Old bugs need to be looked at This is an automated message sent to all bugs older than one year. This bug is very old. Please take a look at it and see if you can fix it. If it has already been fixed, please close it. If you have problems fixing it or if you don't have the time to fix it, please ask the people on debian-devel@lists.debian.org for help, so that at least the oldest bugs can be solved before Debian 2.0 is released. Remco Blaakmeer   Information forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Klee Dienes and Ian Jackson <dpkg-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk>:
Bug#1685; Package dpkg.   debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.orgKlee Dienes and Ian Jackson  Subject: Bug#1685: Bug Fixed Reply-To: Juan Cespedes , 1685@bugs.debian.org Resent-From: Juan Cespedes Resent-To: debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org Resent-CC: Klee Dienes and Ian Jackson Resent-Date: Sun, 05 Apr 1998 15:48:07 GMT Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: iwj@debian.org X-Debian-PR-Message: report 1685 X-Debian-PR-Package: dpkg X-Debian-PR-Keywords: X-Loop: owner@bugs.debian.org Received: via spool by 1685-bugs@bugs.debian.org id=B1685.8917907802788 (code B ref 1685); Sun, 05 Apr 1998 15:48:07 GMT Message-ID: <19980404185615.38139@gizmo.lander.es> Date: Sat, 4 Apr 1998 18:56:15 +0200 From: Juan Cespedes To: 1685@bugs.debian.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.89.1i This bug is fixed. I'll close it in a couple of days if noone objects. From: Erick Branderhorst > Package: dpkg > Version: 1.0.5-0 > > Command executed: > # dpkg-split -s emacs-19.29-4.deb --msdos > ~~~~~~~ > Transcript: > Splitting package emacs into 11 parts: 1 mv: unrecognized \ > option `--msdos.1of11.deb' > Try `mv --help' for more information. > > Command executed: > # dpkg-split --msdos -s emacs-19.29-4.deb > ~~~~~~~ > Transcript: > Splitting package emacs into 11 parts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 done -- Juan Cespedes   Acknowledgement sent to Juan Cespedes <cespedes@debian.org>:
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to Klee Dienes and Ian Jackson <dpkg-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk>.   -t  From: owner@bugs.debian.org (Ian Jackson) To: Juan Cespedes Subject: Bug#1685: Info received (was Bug Fixed) Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <19980404185615.38139@gizmo.lander.es> References: <19980404185615.38139@gizmo.lander.es> X-Debian-PR-Message: ack-info-maintonly 1685 Thank you for the additional information you have supplied regarding this problem report. It has been forwarded to the developer(s) and to the developers' mailing list to accompany the original report. Your message has been sent to the package maintainer(s): Klee Dienes and Ian Jackson If you wish to continue to submit further information on your problem, please send it to 1685@bugs.debian.org, as before. Please do not reply to the address at the top of this message, unless you wish to report a problem with the bug-tracking system. Ian Jackson (administrator, Debian bugs database)   Received: (at 1685) by bugs.debian.org; 5 Apr 1998 15:39:40 +0000 Received: (qmail 2785 invoked from network); 5 Apr 1998 15:39:40 -0000 Received: from lince.lander.es (qmailr@195.76.46.35) by debian.novare.net with SMTP; 5 Apr 1998 15:39:40 -0000 Received: (qmail 3357 invoked from network); 5 Apr 1998 15:39:07 -0000 Received: from gizmo.lander.es (HELO gizmo) (@195.76.47.4) by lince.lander.es with SMTP; 5 Apr 1998 15:39:07 -0000 Received: (qmail 9397 invoked by uid 1000); 4 Apr 1998 16:56:15 -0000 Message-ID: <19980404185615.38139@gizmo.lander.es> Date: Sat, 4 Apr 1998 18:56:15 +0200 From: Juan Cespedes To: 1685@bugs.debian.org Subject: Bug Fixed Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.89.1i This bug is fixed. I'll close it in a couple of days if noone objects. From: Erick Branderhorst > Package: dpkg > Version: 1.0.5-0 > > Command executed: > # dpkg-split -s emacs-19.29-4.deb --msdos > ~~~~~~~ > Transcript: > Splitting package emacs into 11 parts: 1 mv: unrecognized \ > option `--msdos.1of11.deb' > Try `mv --help' for more information. > > Command executed: > # dpkg-split --msdos -s emacs-19.29-4.deb > ~~~~~~~ > Transcript: > Splitting package emacs into 11 parts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 done -- Juan Cespedes   Information forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Klee Dienes and Ian Jackson <dpkg-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk>:
Bug#1685; Package dpkg.   debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.orgKlee Dienes and Ian Jackson  Subject: Bug#1685: Bug Fixed Reply-To: James Troup , 1685@bugs.debian.org Resent-From: James Troup Resent-To: debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org Resent-CC: Klee Dienes and Ian Jackson Resent-Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1998 14:03:00 GMT Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: iwj@debian.org X-Debian-PR-Message: report 1685 X-Debian-PR-Package: dpkg X-Debian-PR-Keywords: X-Loop: owner@bugs.debian.org Received: via spool by 1685-bugs@bugs.debian.org id=B1685.89187120619579 (code B ref 1685); Mon, 06 Apr 1998 14:03:00 GMT To: Juan Cespedes Cc: 1685@bugs.debian.org References: <19980404185615.38139@gizmo.lander.es> Mail-Copies-To: never From: James Troup Date: 06 Apr 1998 14:59:58 +0100 In-Reply-To: Juan Cespedes's message of "Sat, 4 Apr 1998 18:56:15 +0200" Message-ID: Lines: 10 X-Mailer: Gnus v5.6.2/Emacs 19.34 Juan Cespedes writes: > This bug is fixed. I'll close it in a couple of days if noone > objects. I object. a) the "fixed" status of this bug is debatable. b) you are not the maintainer. -- James   Acknowledgement sent to James Troup <J.J.Troup@scm.brad.ac.uk>:
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to Klee Dienes and Ian Jackson <dpkg-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk>.   -t  From: owner@bugs.debian.org (Ian Jackson) To: James Troup Subject: Bug#1685: Info received (was Bug#1685: Bug Fixed) Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: X-Debian-PR-Message: ack-info-maintonly 1685 Thank you for the additional information you have supplied regarding this problem report. It has been forwarded to the developer(s) and to the developers' mailing list to accompany the original report. Your message has been sent to the package maintainer(s): Klee Dienes and Ian Jackson If you wish to continue to submit further information on your problem, please send it to 1685@bugs.debian.org, as before. Please do not reply to the address at the top of this message, unless you wish to report a problem with the bug-tracking system. Ian Jackson (administrator, Debian bugs database)   Received: (at 1685) by bugs.debian.org; 6 Apr 1998 14:00:06 +0000 Received: (qmail 19576 invoked from network); 6 Apr 1998 14:00:05 -0000 Received: from dcsun7.comp.brad.ac.uk (root@143.53.28.202) by debian.novare.net with SMTP; 6 Apr 1998 14:00:05 -0000 Received: from dcsun4.comp.brad.ac.uk (dcsun4.comp.brad.ac.uk [143.53.28.201]) by dcsun7.comp.brad.ac.uk (8.8.5/8.8.0) with ESMTP id PAA29768; Mon, 6 Apr 1998 15:00:00 +0100 (BST) Received: (from jjtroup@localhost) by dcsun4.comp.brad.ac.uk (8.8.0/8.7.3) id OAA11629; Mon, 6 Apr 1998 14:59:58 +0100 (BST) To: Juan Cespedes Cc: 1685@bugs.debian.org Subject: Re: Bug#1685: Bug Fixed References: <19980404185615.38139@gizmo.lander.es> Mail-Copies-To: never From: James Troup Date: 06 Apr 1998 14:59:58 +0100 In-Reply-To: Juan Cespedes's message of "Sat, 4 Apr 1998 18:56:15 +0200" Message-ID: Lines: 10 X-Mailer: Gnus v5.6.2/Emacs 19.34 Juan Cespedes writes: > This bug is fixed. I'll close it in a couple of days if noone > objects. I object. a) the "fixed" status of this bug is debatable. b) you are not the maintainer. -- James   Severity set to `wishlist'. Request was from Torsten Landschoff <t.landschoff@gmx.net> to control@bugs.debian.org.   Received: (at control) by bugs.debian.org; 23 Dec 1998 05:03:55 +0000 Received: (qmail 18521 invoked from network); 23 Dec 1998 05:03:54 -0000 Received: from authsrv.nacamar.de (HELO dialup.nacamar.de) (194.162.162.197) by master.debian.org with SMTP; 23 Dec 1998 05:03:54 -0000 Received: (qmail 20523 invoked from network); 23 Dec 1998 05:03:48 -0000 Received: from dialup18-100.access.nacamar.de (HELO wormhole.galaxy) (mail@62.144.239.100) by authsrv.nacamar.de with SMTP; 23 Dec 1998 05:03:48 -0000 Received: (from torsten@localhost) by wormhole.galaxy (8.8.8/8.8.8/Debian/GNU) id BAA19593 for control@bugs.debian.org; Wed, 23 Dec 1998 01:32:02 +0100 Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 01:30:22 +0100 From: Torsten Landschoff To: control@bugs.debian.org Subject: This works now :) Message-ID: <19981223013014.B19535@wormhole.galaxy> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.94.17i X-Mailer: Mutt 0.94.17i severity 1685 wishlist retitle 1685 dpkg-split: Non GNU handling of long options thanks dpkg-split --split foobar.deb --msdos now splits to files with prefix --msdos. This is the posixly-corrent behaviour.   Changed bug title. Request was from Torsten Landschoff <t.landschoff@gmx.net> to control@bugs.debian.org.   Received: (at control) by bugs.debian.org; 23 Dec 1998 05:03:55 +0000 Received: (qmail 18521 invoked from network); 23 Dec 1998 05:03:54 -0000 Received: from authsrv.nacamar.de (HELO dialup.nacamar.de) (194.162.162.197) by master.debian.org with SMTP; 23 Dec 1998 05:03:54 -0000 Received: (qmail 20523 invoked from network); 23 Dec 1998 05:03:48 -0000 Received: from dialup18-100.access.nacamar.de (HELO wormhole.galaxy) (mail@62.144.239.100) by authsrv.nacamar.de with SMTP; 23 Dec 1998 05:03:48 -0000 Received: (from torsten@localhost) by wormhole.galaxy (8.8.8/8.8.8/Debian/GNU) id BAA19593 for control@bugs.debian.org; Wed, 23 Dec 1998 01:32:02 +0100 Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 01:30:22 +0100 From: Torsten Landschoff To: control@bugs.debian.org Subject: This works now :) Message-ID: <19981223013014.B19535@wormhole.galaxy> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.94.17i X-Mailer: Mutt 0.94.17i severity 1685 wishlist retitle 1685 dpkg-split: Non GNU handling of long options thanks dpkg-split --split foobar.deb --msdos now splits to files with prefix --msdos. This is the posixly-corrent behaviour.   Reply sent to Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org>:
You have taken responsibility.   -t  From: owner@bugs.debian.org (Debian Bug Tracking System) To: Ben Collins Cc: Ian Jackson and others Bcc: debian-bugs-closed@lists.debian.org Subject: Bug#1685: marked as done (dpkg-split: Non GNU handling of long options) Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <19991010021410.E18835@lappy.djj.state.va.us> References: <19991010021410.E18835@lappy.djj.state.va.us> <9510160828.AA02501@mailgate.eur.nl> X-Debian-PR-Message: closed 1685 Your message dated Sun, 10 Oct 1999 02:14:10 -0400 with message-id <19991010021410.E18835@lappy.djj.state.va.us> and subject line some dpkg bug maintainence with permission from wichert has caused the attached Bug report to be marked as done. This means that you claim that the problem has been dealt with. If this is not the case it is now your responsibility to reopen the Bug report if necessary, and/or fix the problem forthwith. (NB: If you are a system administrator and have no idea what I am talking about this indicates a serious mail system misconfiguration somewhere. Please contact me immediately.) Darren Benham (administrator, Debian Bugs database) -------------------------------------- Received: with rfc822 via encapsulated-mail; Mon, 16 Oct 1995 08:30:11 GMT From fgg.eur.nl!branderhorst Mon Oct 16 01:28:52 1995 Return-Path: Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0t4kui-00063aC; Mon, 16 Oct 95 01:28 PDT Received: from mailgate.eur.nl by pixar.com with SMTP id AA20178 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Mon, 16 Oct 1995 01:28:25 -0700 Received: from hp750.fgg.eur.nl by mailgate.eur.nl (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA02501; Mon, 16 Oct 95 09:28:39 +0100 Message-Id: <9510160828.AA02501@mailgate.eur.nl> Received: by hp750.fgg.eur.nl (1.38.193.4/16.2) id AA16516; Mon, 16 Oct 1995 09:32:45 +0100 From: Erick Branderhorst Subject: dpkg-split --msdos not correct To: debian-bugs@pixar.com Date: Mon, 16 Oct 95 9:32:45 MET Mailer: Elm [revision: 70.85] Package: dpkg Version: 1.0.5-0 Command executed: # dpkg-split -s emacs-19.29-4.deb --msdos ~~~~~~~ Transcript: Splitting package emacs into 11 parts: 1 mv: unrecognized \ option `--msdos.1of11.deb' Try `mv --help' for more information. Command executed: # dpkg-split --msdos -s emacs-19.29-4.deb ~~~~~~~ Transcript: Splitting package emacs into 11 parts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 done -- Erick Branderhorst@heel.fgg.eur.nl 00++10-46351542 Department of General Surgery (Intensive Care) University Hospital Rotterdam NL --------------------------------------- Received: (at 1685-done) by bugs.debian.org; 10 Oct 1999 06:12:48 +0000 Received: (qmail 18194 invoked from network); 10 Oct 1999 06:12:46 -0000 Received: from ppp28.ts1-3.newportnews.visi.net (HELO lappy.djj.state.va.us) (209.8.197.92) by master.debian.org with SMTP; 10 Oct 1999 06:12:46 -0000 Received: from bmc by lappy.djj.state.va.us with local (Exim 3.03 #1 (Debian)) id 11aCFG-00038m-00; Sun, 10 Oct 1999 02:14:10 -0400 Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 02:14:10 -0400 From: Ben Collins To: 1685-done@bugs.debian.org, 16217-done@bugs.debian.org, 10263-done@bugs.debian.org, 4074-done@bugs.debian.org, 1037-done@bugs.debian.org Subject: some dpkg bug maintainence with permission from wichert Message-ID: <19991010021410.E18835@lappy.djj.state.va.us> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii User-Agent: Mutt/1.0pre2i 1685: dpkg-split command line parsing. My take on this, the options expected aren't in a compatible format, so it can't be made GNU style. Also the man page shows that the complained about format is expected. IMO, if it's documented as such, then it should be acceptible. GNU is not the endall argument format. 16217: prompting for clearing avail on updates in dselect dselect doesn't seem to do this anymore 10263: segfaults on upgrade Very old bug concerning libc5->libc6 upgrades. I don't think we have any way to really reproduce it, plus the reports show that the cause was possibly found from some dependencies, but the original poster never responded back. 4074: conffile's left behind Not a current problem with dpkg it seems 1037: dselect help screen Ian said he would fix this in the report when he released the C version of dpkg, that seems to have occured (bug report is vague on what the actual bug is, and attempts at clarifying have failed). Ben....more to come   Notification sent to Erick Branderhorst <branderhorst@fgg.eur.nl>:
Bug acknowledged by developer.   -t  From: owner@bugs.debian.org (Debian Bug Tracking System) To: Erick Branderhorst Subject: Bug#1685 acknowledged by developer (dpkg-split: Non GNU handling of long options) Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <9510160828.AA02501@mailgate.eur.nl> References: <19991010021410.E18835@lappy.djj.state.va.us> <9510160828.AA02501@mailgate.eur.nl> X-Debian-PR-Message: they-closed 1685 This is an automatic notification regarding your Bug report. It has been closed by one of the developers, namely Ben Collins . Their explanation is attached below. If this explanation is unsatisfactory and you have not received a better one in a separate message then please contact the developer directly, or email submit@bugs.debian.org or me. Darren Benham (administrator, Debian Bugs database) Received: (at 1685-done) by bugs.debian.org; 10 Oct 1999 06:12:48 +0000 Received: (qmail 18194 invoked from network); 10 Oct 1999 06:12:46 -0000 Received: from ppp28.ts1-3.newportnews.visi.net (HELO lappy.djj.state.va.us) (209.8.197.92) by master.debian.org with SMTP; 10 Oct 1999 06:12:46 -0000 Received: from bmc by lappy.djj.state.va.us with local (Exim 3.03 #1 (Debian)) id 11aCFG-00038m-00; Sun, 10 Oct 1999 02:14:10 -0400 Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 02:14:10 -0400 From: Ben Collins To: 1685-done@bugs.debian.org, 16217-done@bugs.debian.org, 10263-done@bugs.debian.org, 4074-done@bugs.debian.org, 1037-done@bugs.debian.org Subject: some dpkg bug maintainence with permission from wichert Message-ID: <19991010021410.E18835@lappy.djj.state.va.us> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii User-Agent: Mutt/1.0pre2i 1685: dpkg-split command line parsing. My take on this, the options expected aren't in a compatible format, so it can't be made GNU style. Also the man page shows that the complained about format is expected. IMO, if it's documented as such, then it should be acceptible. GNU is not the endall argument format. 16217: prompting for clearing avail on updates in dselect dselect doesn't seem to do this anymore 10263: segfaults on upgrade Very old bug concerning libc5->libc6 upgrades. I don't think we have any way to really reproduce it, plus the reports show that the cause was possibly found from some dependencies, but the original poster never responded back. 4074: conffile's left behind Not a current problem with dpkg it seems 1037: dselect help screen Ian said he would fix this in the report when he released the C version of dpkg, that seems to have occured (bug report is vague on what the actual bug is, and attempts at clarifying have failed). Ben....more to come   Received: (at 1685-done) by bugs.debian.org; 10 Oct 1999 06:12:48 +0000 Received: (qmail 18194 invoked from network); 10 Oct 1999 06:12:46 -0000 Received: from ppp28.ts1-3.newportnews.visi.net (HELO lappy.djj.state.va.us) (209.8.197.92) by master.debian.org with SMTP; 10 Oct 1999 06:12:46 -0000 Received: from bmc by lappy.djj.state.va.us with local (Exim 3.03 #1 (Debian)) id 11aCFG-00038m-00; Sun, 10 Oct 1999 02:14:10 -0400 Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 02:14:10 -0400 From: Ben Collins To: 1685-done@bugs.debian.org, 16217-done@bugs.debian.org, 10263-done@bugs.debian.org, 4074-done@bugs.debian.org, 1037-done@bugs.debian.org Subject: some dpkg bug maintainence with permission from wichert Message-ID: <19991010021410.E18835@lappy.djj.state.va.us> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii User-Agent: Mutt/1.0pre2i 1685: dpkg-split command line parsing. My take on this, the options expected aren't in a compatible format, so it can't be made GNU style. Also the man page shows that the complained about format is expected. IMO, if it's documented as such, then it should be acceptible. GNU is not the endall argument format. 16217: prompting for clearing avail on updates in dselect dselect doesn't seem to do this anymore 10263: segfaults on upgrade Very old bug concerning libc5->libc6 upgrades. I don't think we have any way to really reproduce it, plus the reports show that the cause was possibly found from some dependencies, but the original poster never responded back. 4074: conffile's left behind Not a current problem with dpkg it seems 1037: dselect help screen Ian said he would fix this in the report when he released the C version of dpkg, that seems to have occured (bug report is vague on what the actual bug is, and attempts at clarifying have failed). Ben....more to come