1 gzip (1.3.9-2) unstable; urgency=low
3 * change direntry ordering in gzip.texi to work around bug in install-info,
6 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Thu, 21 Dec 2006 09:16:16 -0700
8 gzip (1.3.9-1) unstable; urgency=low
10 * new upstream version, closes: #366660, #403308
11 * clean up a few gratuitous differences from new upstream, leaving
12 only the rsyncable patch and tweaks like zmore always using more
13 * fix spelling error in documentation, closes: #395450
14 * upstream patch for regression uncompressing null input, closes: #403970
16 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:16:36 -0700
18 gzip (1.3.5-15) unstable; urgency=high
20 * security update, covering the following alerts:
21 CVE-2006-4334 CVE-2006-4335 CVE-2006-4336 CVE-2006-4337 CVE-2006-4338
23 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Tue, 19 Sep 2006 06:35:26 -0600
25 gzip (1.3.5-14) unstable; urgency=medium
27 * update section to match override
28 * patch from Matthew Chapman to avoid deleting input file before we're
29 sure the output file has been written without errors, closes: #366660
30 * patch from Reuben Thomas to fix zgrep return code,
31 closes: #292896, #192891, #190442
32 * enable gzexe compressed files to work on systems where tempfile is not
33 available while retaining preference for tempfile, closes: #334540
35 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Tue, 20 Jun 2006 15:02:27 -0600
37 gzip (1.3.5-13) unstable; urgency=low
39 * patch from Reuben Thomas fixes problem passing zgrep filenames starting
40 with dashes, closes: #342501
41 * fix a spelling error in gzip man page, closes: #356011
42 * document the fact that zless doesn't work with stdin,
43 closes: #320226, #345036
45 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Sat, 15 Apr 2006 01:31:54 -0600
47 gzip (1.3.5-12) unstable; urgency=low
49 * merge patch from Matt Zimmerman for futex hang due to improper signal
50 handling, closes: #310053, #315612
51 * merge patch to add --rsyncable to the man page, closes: #289616, #295721
52 * don't return failing result code on harmless warning, closes: #169669
54 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:10:51 +0300
56 gzip (1.3.5-11) unstable; urgency=low
58 * patch from Peter Samuelson for bashism in zgrep,
59 closes: #314342, #314211, #312380, #310329
61 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Wed, 15 Jun 2005 14:39:11 -0600
63 gzip (1.3.5-10) unstable; urgency=medium
65 * remove PAGER reference from zmore.1, closes: #263792
66 * patch to improve zgrep argument sanitizing (CAN-2005-0758),
68 * patch isolated by Petter Reinholdtsen for CAN-2005-0988, closes: #303927
69 * patch for dir traversal bug (CAN-2005-1228), closes: #305255
70 * up the priority a click because of the security fixes
71 * patch to support cross building, closes: #283730
73 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Fri, 20 May 2005 22:34:49 -0600
75 gzip (1.3.5-9) unstable; urgency=low
77 * eliminate the autoconf and automake build dependencies, since they are
78 no longer needed, closes: #250766
79 * improve temp file usage in gzexe, closes: #257314, #259043
80 * have zmore use 'more' instead of honoring $PAGER, to avoid violating
81 the principle of least astonishment, closes: #234212
82 * fix zgrep choke on filenames including a pipe character, closes: #216211
83 * incorporate watch file, closes: #248722
84 * suggest less, since we provide zless, closes: #217925
85 * use signames instead of signumbers for trap calls, closes: #259284
87 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Sat, 24 Jul 2004 01:23:03 -0600
89 gzip (1.3.5-8) unstable; urgency=low
91 * run autoreconf -i to address problem reported with dir.old.gz being
92 included on rebuilds, closes: #249519
93 * change automake build dependency from automake1.7 to automaken
94 * add lintian overrides to squelch the hardlink warnings
95 * fix typo in inflate.c comments, closes: #201881
97 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Sun, 23 May 2004 01:07:03 -0600
99 gzip (1.3.5-7) unstable; urgency=low
101 * patch from David Mosberger to incorporate work done by Sverre Jarp on
102 an ia64 version of match.c content.
104 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Thu, 10 Jul 2003 08:45:27 -0600
106 gzip (1.3.5-6) unstable; urgency=medium
108 * patch for insecure temp file usage in znew, closes: #193375
110 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Sat, 7 Jun 2003 09:05:11 -0600
112 gzip (1.3.5-5) unstable; urgency=low
114 * apply patch from Anthony Towns that fixes seg faults on alpha during
115 build of Xfree86 at the expense of slightly decreasing the effectiveness
116 of the deflate implementation. closes: #184057, #187417
118 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Wed, 16 Apr 2003 11:24:23 -0600
120 gzip (1.3.5-4) unstable; urgency=low
122 * merge patch from Rusty Russell that adds --rsyncable option to gzip.
123 This modifies the output stream to allow rsync to transfer updated .gz
124 files much more effectively. The resulting .gz files should be compatible
125 with the existing gunzip. The plan is that if this works out well for
126 Debian, the functionality will be included in a future upstream gzip
127 release. Closes: #116183, #118118, #134741
129 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Thu, 13 Feb 2003 23:50:23 -0700
131 gzip (1.3.5-3) unstable; urgency=low
133 * upload a fresh version so m68k, et al, will rebuild, closes: #167790
135 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Wed, 6 Nov 2002 16:13:42 -0700
137 gzip (1.3.5-2) unstable; urgency=low
139 * fix gzexe.in again as per what I did for 1.3.2-3 that accidentally got
140 lost when I merged 1.3.5 from upstream... sigh. Closes: #167150
141 * hack on gzip.texi a little harder to squelch warning at install time from
142 Debian's install-info, closes: #164106
144 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Wed, 30 Oct 2002 20:21:42 -0700
146 gzip (1.3.5-1) unstable; urgency=low
148 * new upstream version
149 * fixes a bug in the incorrect-suffix diagnostic, which can lead to a
150 core dump, closes: #152579
151 * removes dangling output symlinks properly, closes: #144759
152 * zless no longer thinks it is zmore in usage message, closes: #121810
153 * zless replaced with a much simpler script, closes: #124097
154 * uses shell pattern matching instead of 'expr', closes: #123295
155 * man page suggests how to use gunzip on zip files, closes: #146019
156 * uses "trap -" to avoid bashism, closes: #140972, #157111
157 * accepts __i386 and __i386__ as synonyms for i386, closes: #152694
158 * fixes printing values greater than 10 * 2**32 bytes, closes: #141189
159 * includes fix for zforce needing -v, closes: #123294
160 * hack gzip.texi so that the Debian install-info doesn't choke on it (grrr),
161 and add texinfo as a build dependency
162 * eliminate things hard-coded in postinst and prerm now handled by debhelper
164 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Wed, 9 Oct 2002 09:05:27 -0600
166 gzip (1.3.2-3) unstable; urgency=low
168 * modify gzexe.in to hard-code /bin/gzip instead of trying to use BINDIR
169 which yields /usr/bin/gzip. Don't use PATH since we have no idea what it
170 might be when the gzexe'd executable gets run. Closes: #119641
172 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Wed, 14 Nov 2001 23:00:59 -0700
174 gzip (1.3.2-2) unstable; urgency=low
176 * fix silly mistake made when moving man pages from hard to soft links, so
177 man pages for zegrep, zfgrep, and uncompress work again, closes: #118325
179 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Mon, 5 Nov 2001 00:53:40 -0700
181 gzip (1.3.2-1) unstable; urgency=low
183 * new upstream release, incorporating my diffs to 1.3.1
185 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Sun, 4 Nov 2001 09:47:40 -0700
187 gzip (1.3.1-2) unstable; urgency=low
189 * add build dependencies on autoconf and automake
190 * fix infodir spec so we install in the build tree, not the system directory
192 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Sat, 3 Nov 2001 02:18:06 -0700
194 gzip (1.3.1-1) unstable; urgency=low
196 * new upstream version! From alpha.gnu.org, on the explicit advice of the
197 current upstream maintainers, who are working with Debian to prepare a new
198 stable release that addresses many of the open issues in our BTS.
200 large file support handled in configure, closes: #108612, #83061, #113000
201 it appears the subtle problem with concatenation is fixed, closes: #114591
202 various segfault problems appear fixed, closes: #46312
203 gzip -r issues fixed, closes: #53645, #106186
204 problem with --no-filename option fixed, closes: #59067
205 zgrep -r disallowed - "I did not use the patch as it was not a complete
206 . fix for the problem and I thought it would cause more problems than
207 . it would cure. Instead, I simply disallowed zgrep -r", closes: #81288
208 error message reworded, closes: #76238
209 compression factor output fixed, closes: #80362
210 zgrep -H fixed, closes: #84371
211 permission issue when forced to compress linked file fixed, closes: #88918
212 manpage hardlinks fixed, closes: #94733
213 gzip --help now goes to stdout, closes: #97020
214 zless no longer runs less if file doesn't exist, closes: #109097
215 problem with -best fixed, closes: #17650
216 zgrep now understands --, closes: #28475
217 file size output by gzip fixed for large files, closes: #40721
218 * fix location referenced for GPL on Debian systems, closes: #112095
219 * move install-info remove call from from postrm to prerm
221 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Sat, 3 Nov 2001 01:01:02 -0700
223 gzip (1.2.4-33) unstable; urgency=low
225 * update to current policy
227 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Thu, 2 Dec 1999 01:10:58 -0700
229 gzip (1.2.4-32) unstable; urgency=low
231 * update prototype for and definition of basename function for compatibility
232 with glibc2.0, still in use on m68k. Closes: #45058
234 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Wed, 15 Sep 1999 02:01:47 -0600
236 gzip (1.2.4-31) unstable; urgency=medium
238 * fix problems I induced while merging the upstream patch in the last upload,
239 most notably omitting zless from the package.
240 Closes: #44883, #44885, #44890, #44882, #44887, #44895, #44896
242 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Sun, 12 Sep 1999 12:06:00 -0600
244 gzip (1.2.4-30) unstable; urgency=low
246 * upstream patch, closes: #28872
247 1998-11-18 Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com>
248 gzip.c (get_method): Don't complain about trailing zeros at
249 the end of a gzipped file, as they're commonly appended to fill
250 out a block (e.g. by GNU tar).
251 * update to FHS compliance
253 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Fri, 10 Sep 1999 21:34:07 -0600
255 gzip (1.2.4-29) unstable; urgency=low
257 * apply patch from Vincent Renardias that improves behavior when trying to
258 decompress a corrupted .gz file. Closes 7472, 16385
260 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Wed, 27 Jan 1999 20:50:12 -0700
262 gzip (1.2.4-28) frozen unstable; urgency=medium
264 * patch zforce to make it work at all, closes 22760
265 * patch to fix decompression of concatenated gzip files, closes 30537
267 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Fri, 22 Jan 1999 10:43:09 -0700
269 gzip (1.2.4-27) frozen unstable; urgency=low
271 * patch from Jean-loup (upstream maintainer) for zgrep.in to fix the
272 problems with -A and -B successfully passing to grep. Closes 21209.
274 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Sat, 25 Apr 1998 22:47:15 -0600
276 gzip (1.2.4-26) frozen unstable; urgency=low
278 * fix FSF address in copyright file, lintian now reports no errors
279 * minor tweak to Makefile to fix warnings during dh_installmanpages run
281 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Tue, 24 Mar 1998 00:40:48 -0700
283 gzip (1.2.4-25) frozen unstable; urgency=low
285 * update znew.in and zdiff.in to do save tempfile handling, closes 19794
287 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Sat, 21 Mar 1998 23:48:26 -0700
289 gzip (1.2.4-24) unstable; urgency=low
291 * minor fix for complaints about short files, closes 19159
293 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Wed, 11 Mar 1998 02:21:50 -0700
295 gzip (1.2.4-23) unstable; urgency=high
297 * respond to security advisory from Alan Cox via Christian Hudon, fixes
298 an obscure possibility to get gzip to execute code
300 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Wed, 11 Mar 1998 02:16:59 -0700
302 gzip (1.2.4-22) unstable; urgency=high
304 * gzexe modified to use tempfile in response to security advisory
306 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Sat, 31 Jan 1998 14:30:20 -0700
308 gzip (1.2.4-21) unstable; urgency=low
310 * fix from the upstream maintainer for voluminous "Broken Pipe" messages
311 when using 'zgrep -l' or equivalent. Closes bug 15178.
313 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Sun, 4 Jan 1998 00:56:21 -0700
315 gzip (1.2.4-20) unstable; urgency=low
317 * freshen rules file to match current debhelper
318 * improve handling of undocumented executables. Closes bug 13578.
320 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Sun, 4 Jan 1998 00:56:21 -0700
322 gzip (1.2.4-19) unstable; urgency=low
324 * change dependency to Pre-Depends, to keep dpkg from getting hosed during
325 libc6 upgrades. Closes 15091.
326 * switch from debmake to debhelper. In the process, closes 15412.
328 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Mon, 8 Dec 1997 23:42:49 -0700
330 gzip (1.2.4-18) unstable; urgency=low
332 * don't install INSTALL in the doc directory, closes bug 13224.
334 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Fri, 5 Sep 1997 15:06:35 -0600
336 gzip (1.2.4-17) unstable; urgency=low
338 * fix distribution problem in changelog file
340 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Fri, 5 Sep 1997 15:06:35 -0600
342 gzip (1.2.4-16) stable frozen unstable; urgency=low
345 * tweaks to rules file to install Changelog, closes bug 12488
347 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Thu, 4 Sep 1997 22:46:28 -0600
349 gzip (1.2.4-15) stable frozen unstable; urgency=low
351 * fix minor security issue - race condition reported on bugtraq list
352 * rework debian/rules to build with debugging then strip
354 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Fri, 14 Mar 1997 21:14:44 -0700
356 gzip (1.2.4-14) stable frozen unstable; urgency=medium
358 * The -13 upload was built against a libc5 too new for 'stable'.
360 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Thu, 28 Nov 1996 11:37:31 -0700
362 gzip (1.2.4-13) stable frozen unstable; urgency=medium
364 * Fix missing "essential" flag on package, lost during standards update.
365 * Push this version back into stable to solve the 'compress' link problem.
367 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Tue, 19 Nov 1996 09:14:14 -0700
369 gzip (1.2.4-12) unstable; urgency=low
373 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Sat, 02 Nov 1996 14:47:42 -0800
376 Thu Jul 18 01:30:22 MDT 1996 Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com>
378 * add zegrep and zfgrep links in /usr/bin (Bug#3326)
379 * add an extended description (Bug#3591)
380 * tweak control files to use dpkg-name, etc.
382 Fri May 24 07:37:54 MDT 1996 Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com>
384 * don't provide a 'compress' link since it breaks things, but provide
385 an 'uncompress' link since it's useful.
386 * fix some administrivia
388 Sun Apr 14 20:39:19 MDT 1996 Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com>
390 * change gzexe.in to not use BINDIR, but assume gzip is in PATH
391 * add Architecture field in the control file
393 Wed Jan 17 00:07:00 MST 1996 Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com>
395 * switch targets in the Makefile to also install the links called
396 'compress' and 'uncompress' since some utilities care about these,
397 and we're unlikely to ever have a 'compress' package because of the
398 intellectual property issues.
400 Sat Dec 2 23:45:40 MST 1995 Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com>
403 * add 'zless' as a near-clone of 'zmore', closes bug 1776
404 * unable to duplicate bug 1090, something has improved since then?
405 * add libc5 dependency