1 gzip (1.3.5-11) unstable; urgency=low
3 * patch from Peter Samuelson for bashism in zgrep,
4 closes: #314342, #314211, #312380, #310329
6 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Wed, 15 Jun 2005 14:39:11 -0600
8 gzip (1.3.5-10) unstable; urgency=medium
10 * remove PAGER reference from zmore.1, closes: #263792
11 * patch to improve zgrep argument sanitizing (CAN-2005-0758),
13 * patch isolated by Petter Reinholdtsen for CAN-2005-0988, closes: #303927
14 * patch for dir traversal bug (CAN-2005-1228), closes: #305255
15 * up the priority a click because of the security fixes
16 * patch to support cross building, closes: #283730
18 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Fri, 20 May 2005 22:34:49 -0600
20 gzip (1.3.5-9) unstable; urgency=low
22 * eliminate the autoconf and automake build dependencies, since they are
23 no longer needed, closes: #250766
24 * improve temp file usage in gzexe, closes: #257314, #259043
25 * have zmore use 'more' instead of honoring $PAGER, to avoid violating
26 the principle of least astonishment, closes: #234212
27 * fix zgrep choke on filenames including a pipe character, closes: #216211
28 * incorporate watch file, closes: #248722
29 * suggest less, since we provide zless, closes: #217925
30 * use signames instead of signumbers for trap calls, closes: #259284
32 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Sat, 24 Jul 2004 01:23:03 -0600
34 gzip (1.3.5-8) unstable; urgency=low
36 * run autoreconf -i to address problem reported with dir.old.gz being
37 included on rebuilds, closes: #249519
38 * change automake build dependency from automake1.7 to automaken
39 * add lintian overrides to squelch the hardlink warnings
40 * fix typo in inflate.c comments, closes: #201881
42 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Sun, 23 May 2004 01:07:03 -0600
44 gzip (1.3.5-7) unstable; urgency=low
46 * patch from David Mosberger to incorporate work done by Sverre Jarp on
47 an ia64 version of match.c content.
49 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Thu, 10 Jul 2003 08:45:27 -0600
51 gzip (1.3.5-6) unstable; urgency=medium
53 * patch for insecure temp file usage in znew, closes: #193375
55 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Sat, 7 Jun 2003 09:05:11 -0600
57 gzip (1.3.5-5) unstable; urgency=low
59 * apply patch from Anthony Towns that fixes seg faults on alpha during
60 build of Xfree86 at the expense of slightly decreasing the effectiveness
61 of the deflate implementation. closes: #184057, #187417
63 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Wed, 16 Apr 2003 11:24:23 -0600
65 gzip (1.3.5-4) unstable; urgency=low
67 * merge patch from Rusty Russell that adds --rsyncable option to gzip.
68 This modifies the output stream to allow rsync to transfer updated .gz
69 files much more effectively. The resulting .gz files should be compatible
70 with the existing gunzip. The plan is that if this works out well for
71 Debian, the functionality will be included in a future upstream gzip
72 release. Closes: #116183, #118118, #134741
74 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Thu, 13 Feb 2003 23:50:23 -0700
76 gzip (1.3.5-3) unstable; urgency=low
78 * upload a fresh version so m68k, et al, will rebuild, closes: #167790
80 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Wed, 6 Nov 2002 16:13:42 -0700
82 gzip (1.3.5-2) unstable; urgency=low
84 * fix gzexe.in again as per what I did for 1.3.2-3 that accidentally got
85 lost when I merged 1.3.5 from upstream... sigh. Closes: #167150
86 * hack on gzip.texi a little harder to squelch warning at install time from
87 Debian's install-info, closes: #164106
89 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Wed, 30 Oct 2002 20:21:42 -0700
91 gzip (1.3.5-1) unstable; urgency=low
93 * new upstream version
94 * fixes a bug in the incorrect-suffix diagnostic, which can lead to a
95 core dump, closes: #152579
96 * removes dangling output symlinks properly, closes: #144759
97 * zless no longer thinks it is zmore in usage message, closes: #121810
98 * zless replaced with a much simpler script, closes: #124097
99 * uses shell pattern matching instead of 'expr', closes: #123295
100 * man page suggests how to use gunzip on zip files, closes: #146019
101 * uses "trap -" to avoid bashism, closes: #140972, #157111
102 * accepts __i386 and __i386__ as synonyms for i386, closes: #152694
103 * fixes printing values greater than 10 * 2**32 bytes, closes: #141189
104 * includes fix for zforce needing -v, closes: #123294
105 * hack gzip.texi so that the Debian install-info doesn't choke on it (grrr),
106 and add texinfo as a build dependency
107 * eliminate things hard-coded in postinst and prerm now handled by debhelper
109 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Wed, 9 Oct 2002 09:05:27 -0600
111 gzip (1.3.2-3) unstable; urgency=low
113 * modify gzexe.in to hard-code /bin/gzip instead of trying to use BINDIR
114 which yields /usr/bin/gzip. Don't use PATH since we have no idea what it
115 might be when the gzexe'd executable gets run. Closes: #119641
117 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Wed, 14 Nov 2001 23:00:59 -0700
119 gzip (1.3.2-2) unstable; urgency=low
121 * fix silly mistake made when moving man pages from hard to soft links, so
122 man pages for zegrep, zfgrep, and uncompress work again, closes: #118325
124 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Mon, 5 Nov 2001 00:53:40 -0700
126 gzip (1.3.2-1) unstable; urgency=low
128 * new upstream release, incorporating my diffs to 1.3.1
130 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Sun, 4 Nov 2001 09:47:40 -0700
132 gzip (1.3.1-2) unstable; urgency=low
134 * add build dependencies on autoconf and automake
135 * fix infodir spec so we install in the build tree, not the system directory
137 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Sat, 3 Nov 2001 02:18:06 -0700
139 gzip (1.3.1-1) unstable; urgency=low
141 * new upstream version! From alpha.gnu.org, on the explicit advice of the
142 current upstream maintainers, who are working with Debian to prepare a new
143 stable release that addresses many of the open issues in our BTS.
145 large file support handled in configure, closes: #108612, #83061, #113000
146 it appears the subtle problem with concatenation is fixed, closes: #114591
147 various segfault problems appear fixed, closes: #46312
148 gzip -r issues fixed, closes: #53645, #106186
149 problem with --no-filename option fixed, closes: #59067
150 zgrep -r disallowed - "I did not use the patch as it was not a complete
151 . fix for the problem and I thought it would cause more problems than
152 . it would cure. Instead, I simply disallowed zgrep -r", closes: #81288
153 error message reworded, closes: #76238
154 compression factor output fixed, closes: #80362
155 zgrep -H fixed, closes: #84371
156 permission issue when forced to compress linked file fixed, closes: #88918
157 manpage hardlinks fixed, closes: #94733
158 gzip --help now goes to stdout, closes: #97020
159 zless no longer runs less if file doesn't exist, closes: #109097
160 problem with -best fixed, closes: #17650
161 zgrep now understands --, closes: #28475
162 file size output by gzip fixed for large files, closes: #40721
163 * fix location referenced for GPL on Debian systems, closes: #112095
164 * move install-info remove call from from postrm to prerm
166 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Sat, 3 Nov 2001 01:01:02 -0700
168 gzip (1.2.4-33) unstable; urgency=low
170 * update to current policy
172 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Thu, 2 Dec 1999 01:10:58 -0700
174 gzip (1.2.4-32) unstable; urgency=low
176 * update prototype for and definition of basename function for compatibility
177 with glibc2.0, still in use on m68k. Closes: #45058
179 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Wed, 15 Sep 1999 02:01:47 -0600
181 gzip (1.2.4-31) unstable; urgency=medium
183 * fix problems I induced while merging the upstream patch in the last upload,
184 most notably omitting zless from the package.
185 Closes: #44883, #44885, #44890, #44882, #44887, #44895, #44896
187 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Sun, 12 Sep 1999 12:06:00 -0600
189 gzip (1.2.4-30) unstable; urgency=low
191 * upstream patch, closes: #28872
192 1998-11-18 Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com>
193 gzip.c (get_method): Don't complain about trailing zeros at
194 the end of a gzipped file, as they're commonly appended to fill
195 out a block (e.g. by GNU tar).
196 * update to FHS compliance
198 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Fri, 10 Sep 1999 21:34:07 -0600
200 gzip (1.2.4-29) unstable; urgency=low
202 * apply patch from Vincent Renardias that improves behavior when trying to
203 decompress a corrupted .gz file. Closes 7472, 16385
205 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Wed, 27 Jan 1999 20:50:12 -0700
207 gzip (1.2.4-28) frozen unstable; urgency=medium
209 * patch zforce to make it work at all, closes 22760
210 * patch to fix decompression of concatenated gzip files, closes 30537
212 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Fri, 22 Jan 1999 10:43:09 -0700
214 gzip (1.2.4-27) frozen unstable; urgency=low
216 * patch from Jean-loup (upstream maintainer) for zgrep.in to fix the
217 problems with -A and -B successfully passing to grep. Closes 21209.
219 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Sat, 25 Apr 1998 22:47:15 -0600
221 gzip (1.2.4-26) frozen unstable; urgency=low
223 * fix FSF address in copyright file, lintian now reports no errors
224 * minor tweak to Makefile to fix warnings during dh_installmanpages run
226 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Tue, 24 Mar 1998 00:40:48 -0700
228 gzip (1.2.4-25) frozen unstable; urgency=low
230 * update znew.in and zdiff.in to do save tempfile handling, closes 19794
232 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Sat, 21 Mar 1998 23:48:26 -0700
234 gzip (1.2.4-24) unstable; urgency=low
236 * minor fix for complaints about short files, closes 19159
238 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Wed, 11 Mar 1998 02:21:50 -0700
240 gzip (1.2.4-23) unstable; urgency=high
242 * respond to security advisory from Alan Cox via Christian Hudon, fixes
243 an obscure possibility to get gzip to execute code
245 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Wed, 11 Mar 1998 02:16:59 -0700
247 gzip (1.2.4-22) unstable; urgency=high
249 * gzexe modified to use tempfile in response to security advisory
251 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Sat, 31 Jan 1998 14:30:20 -0700
253 gzip (1.2.4-21) unstable; urgency=low
255 * fix from the upstream maintainer for voluminous "Broken Pipe" messages
256 when using 'zgrep -l' or equivalent. Closes bug 15178.
258 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Sun, 4 Jan 1998 00:56:21 -0700
260 gzip (1.2.4-20) unstable; urgency=low
262 * freshen rules file to match current debhelper
263 * improve handling of undocumented executables. Closes bug 13578.
265 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Sun, 4 Jan 1998 00:56:21 -0700
267 gzip (1.2.4-19) unstable; urgency=low
269 * change dependency to Pre-Depends, to keep dpkg from getting hosed during
270 libc6 upgrades. Closes 15091.
271 * switch from debmake to debhelper. In the process, closes 15412.
273 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Mon, 8 Dec 1997 23:42:49 -0700
275 gzip (1.2.4-18) unstable; urgency=low
277 * don't install INSTALL in the doc directory, closes bug 13224.
279 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Fri, 5 Sep 1997 15:06:35 -0600
281 gzip (1.2.4-17) unstable; urgency=low
283 * fix distribution problem in changelog file
285 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Fri, 5 Sep 1997 15:06:35 -0600
287 gzip (1.2.4-16) stable frozen unstable; urgency=low
290 * tweaks to rules file to install Changelog, closes bug 12488
292 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Thu, 4 Sep 1997 22:46:28 -0600
294 gzip (1.2.4-15) stable frozen unstable; urgency=low
296 * fix minor security issue - race condition reported on bugtraq list
297 * rework debian/rules to build with debugging then strip
299 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Fri, 14 Mar 1997 21:14:44 -0700
301 gzip (1.2.4-14) stable frozen unstable; urgency=medium
303 * The -13 upload was built against a libc5 too new for 'stable'.
305 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Thu, 28 Nov 1996 11:37:31 -0700
307 gzip (1.2.4-13) stable frozen unstable; urgency=medium
309 * Fix missing "essential" flag on package, lost during standards update.
310 * Push this version back into stable to solve the 'compress' link problem.
312 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Tue, 19 Nov 1996 09:14:14 -0700
314 gzip (1.2.4-12) unstable; urgency=low
318 -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> Sat, 02 Nov 1996 14:47:42 -0800
321 Thu Jul 18 01:30:22 MDT 1996 Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com>
323 * add zegrep and zfgrep links in /usr/bin (Bug#3326)
324 * add an extended description (Bug#3591)
325 * tweak control files to use dpkg-name, etc.
327 Fri May 24 07:37:54 MDT 1996 Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com>
329 * don't provide a 'compress' link since it breaks things, but provide
330 an 'uncompress' link since it's useful.
331 * fix some administrivia
333 Sun Apr 14 20:39:19 MDT 1996 Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com>
335 * change gzexe.in to not use BINDIR, but assume gzip is in PATH
336 * add Architecture field in the control file
338 Wed Jan 17 00:07:00 MST 1996 Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com>
340 * switch targets in the Makefile to also install the links called
341 'compress' and 'uncompress' since some utilities care about these,
342 and we're unlikely to ever have a 'compress' package because of the
343 intellectual property issues.
345 Sat Dec 2 23:45:40 MST 1995 Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com>
348 * add 'zless' as a near-clone of 'zmore', closes bug 1776
349 * unable to duplicate bug 1090, something has improved since then?
350 * add libc5 dependency