XPost: linux.debian.ports.arm, linux.debian.security
[ Martin added to CC ]
On 2024-08-16 12:02, Chris Hofstaedtler wrote:
while investigating a test failure in ksh93u+m, it became clear that
packages last built before the time_t-64bit transition can have
latent bugs.
They might very well now FTBFS or fail at runtime (autopkgtest time
or later).
I believe FTBFS are bugs are probably caught by periodic rebuilds
done by Lucas, Santiago et al.
However I am not aware of any autopkgtests ran against these
rebuilds.
In the case of ksh93u+m, the tests pass in version 1.0.8-1 (built
before t64 transition), but fail once that unchanged source is
rebuilt.
I would suggest to rebuild _all_ binary packages last built before
the t64 transition to catch such problems, before releasing trixie.
Thanks Chris for bringing this up.
So basically what is needed is an archive rebuild and running the
autopkgtests for all packages.
Martin, I think you and your employer were looking for ways to help the armhf/armel ports. This looks like a great one! :)
Emanuele
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