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