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