Gentoo Weekly Newsletter 18 September 2006

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This is the Gentoo Weekly Newsletter for the week of 18 September 2006.
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1. Gentoo news
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Problems with openssl
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There have been some recent problems with dev-libs/openssl version=20
0.9.8c-r2. Users on x86 may need to remerge openssh and all other=20
ssl-enabled applications after upgrading from previous 0.9.8 versions. If=
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you are having problems with ssh segfaults, you are affected and will nee=
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to remerge the affected packages.=20
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Portage 2.1.1 released
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While it normally is not necessary to mention patch-level revisions of=20
packages, this one deserves a bit of attention. Version 2.1.1 of portage=20
has been marked stable on most architectures. This version of portage as =
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new --depclean implementation. The new depclean is more cautious about=20
removing packages. If it is unsure about a package, it leaves it alone. I=
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will also point our missing dependencies of packages in world. This shoul=
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reduce the number of pitfalls of using depclean on an updated system=20
significantly. This release also brings some new functionality to=20
--newuse, which is now sensitive to changes in IUSE. Immediately after=20
upgrade from 2.1, users may notice a significantly larger number of=20
packages being pulled in by --newuse, but that behavior is normal. For=20
additional information regarding this change, please see bugs #116995[1],=
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#144333[2], #144661[3], and #146060[4].=20

 1. http://bugs.gentoo.org/116955
 2. http://bugs.gentoo.org/144333
 3. http://bugs.gentoo.org/144661
 4. http://bugs.gentoo.org/146060
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Cleanup of autotools wrappers
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Mike Frysinger[5] has modified the autotools wrappers ebuilds to no longe=
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include all versions of their respective autotool. Users should be on the=
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lookout with packages with possible broken dependencies due to this=20
change. Packages should be depending on the autotools versions they=20
require rather than the wrapper. If you run across any errors due to a=20
missing autotools version, please file a bug report[6].=20

 5. [email protected]
 6. http://bugs.gentoo.org
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2. Heard in the community
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forums
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Let's have a Larry bootup Logo!
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Forums user Tom Lloyd (Napalm Llama) has written a kernel patch to change=
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the default Tux boot logo to Larry the Cow. Tom asks if the Gentoo patch=20
set should include his patch to give our gender-confused mascot a proper=20
place on people's boot screen and was met with an overall positive=20
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 * http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-493774.html=20
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planet.gentoo.org
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Trying to ask before... new Amarok support
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Diego Petten=C3=B2[7], maintainer of Amarok's ebuild, waiting for the upc=
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release that will add optional Rio Karma devices support, is looking for=20
users interested in having support for these players in Gentoo. If you ow=
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a Rio Karma player and want it supported by Amarok, or you'd simply like=20
at least basic Rio Karma support in Gentoo, please read the blog post.=20

 7. [email protected]
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gentoo-user
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Purging Gnome from the system
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Etaoin Shrdlu asked for help removing Gnome from his system; Bo =C3=98rst=
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Andresen suggsted that he "just edit /var/lib/portage/world manually and=20
remove the gnome etc. apps that you are no longer interested in and let=20
emerge --depclean -va do it's [sic] job."=20
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 * http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.user/170041=20
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Flashing the BIOS
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Grant asked for ideas in BIOS flashing. Users suggested everything from=20
the standard floppy solution to converting the swap partition to DOS and=20
flashing from there. Grant ended up using the Motherboard Flash Boot CD=20
from the Linux Mini HOWTO.=20
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 * http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.user/170106=20
 * http://www.nenie.org/misc/flashbootcd.html=20
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What is up with the new "domainname" situation?
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Users continue to have trouble adapting their domainname configurations t=
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the new baselayout. A reminder: Set up your domainname in /etc/conf.d/net=
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see /etc/conf.d/net.example for more information.=20
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 * http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.user/170468=20
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3. Tips and Tricks
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Changing default portage colors
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When using a white background for a terminal emulator and portage display=
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some text in yellow (e.g. new useflags with the "%") it can be very hard=20
to read. To change the yellow color of emerge output to something more=20
readable (consistently and system-wide) one can just create the file=20
/etc/portage/color.map with the following information:=20
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|WARN=3D0xAA00AA                                                         =
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Example of colours visible on both black and white backgrounds are:=20
purple: 0xAA00AA darkyellow: 0xAA5500 (looks brown/orange)=20
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More information can be found on the following threads on the forums.=20
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 * http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-427948.html=20
 * http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-3376132.html=20
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4. Gentoo developer moves
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Moves
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The following developers recently left the Gentoo project:=20
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 * none this week=20
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Adds
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The following developers recently joined the Gentoo project:=20
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 * none this week=20
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Changes
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The following developers recently changed roles within the Gentoo project=
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 * none this week=20
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5. Gentoo security
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AdPlug: Multiple vulnerabilities
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Multiple heap and buffer overflows exist in AdPlug.=20
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For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[8]=20

 8. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200609-06.xml
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LibXfont, monolithic X.org: Multiple integer overflows
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Some buffer overflows were discovered in the CID font parser, potentially=
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resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with elevated privileges.=20
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For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[9]=20

 9. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200609-07.xml
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xine-lib: Buffer overflows
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xine-lib is vulnerable to multiple buffer overflows that could be=20
exploited to execute arbitrary code.=20
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For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[10]=20

 10. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200609-08.xml
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FFmpeg: Buffer overflows
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FFmpeg is vulnerable to multiple buffer overflows that might be exploited=
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to execute arbitrary code.=20
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For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[11]=20

 11. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200609-09.xml
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DokuWiki: Arbitrary command execution
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Vulnerabilities in some accessory scripts of DokuWiki allow remote code=20
execution.=20
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For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[12]=20

 12. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200609-10.xml
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BIND: Denial of Service
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ISC BIND contains two vulnerabilities allowing a Denial of Service under=20
certain conditions.=20
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For more information, please see the GLSA Announcement[13]=20

 13. http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200609-11.xml
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6. Bugzilla
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Summary
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 * Statistics=20
 * Closed bug ranking=20
 * New bug rankings=20
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Statistics
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The Gentoo community uses Bugzilla (bugs.gentoo.org[14]) to record and=20
track bugs, notifications, suggestions and other interactions with the=20
development team. Between 10 September 2006 and 17 September 2006,=20
activity on the site has resulted in:=20

 14. http://bugs.gentoo.org
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 * 861 new bugs during this period=20
 * 430 bugs closed or resolved during this period=20
 * 32 previously closed bugs were reopened this period=20
 * 166 closed as NEEDINFO/WONTFIX/CANTFIX/INVALID/UPSTREAM during this=20
period=20
 * 202 bugs marked as duplicates during this period=20
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Of the 11130 currently open bugs: 37 are labeled 'blocker', 126 are=20
labeled 'critical', and 530 are labeled 'major'.=20
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Closed bug rankings
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The developers and teams who have closed the most bugs during this period=
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 * Java team[15], with 27 closed bugs[16] =20
 * Gentoo Linux Gnome Desktop Team[17], with 20 closed bugs[18] =20
 * Gentoo Games[19], with 16 closed bugs[20] =20
 * AMD64 Project[21], with 15 closed bugs[22] =20
 * Gentoo's Team for Core System packages[23], with 13 closed bugs[24] =20
 * SpanKY[25], with 12 closed bugs[26] =20
 * Gentoo Security[27], with 8 closed bugs[28] =20
 * Gentoo Genkernel Maintainers[29], with 8 closed bugs[30] =20
 15. [email protected]
 16.=20
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=3DRESOLVED&bug_status=3DCLO=
SED&chfield=3Dbug_status&chfieldfrom=3D2006-09-10&chfieldto=3D2006-09-17&=
resolution=3DFIXED&[email protected]
 17. [email protected]
 18.=20
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=3DRESOLVED&bug_status=3DCLO=
SED&chfield=3Dbug_status&chfieldfrom=3D2006-09-10&chfieldto=3D2006-09-17&=
resolution=3DFIXED&[email protected]
 19. [email protected]
 20.=20
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=3DRESOLVED&bug_status=3DCLO=
SED&chfield=3Dbug_status&chfieldfrom=3D2006-09-10&chfieldto=3D2006-09-17&=
resolution=3DFIXED&[email protected]
 21. [email protected]
 22.=20
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=3DRESOLVED&bug_status=3DCLO=
SED&chfield=3Dbug_status&chfieldfrom=3D2006-09-10&chfieldto=3D2006-09-17&=
resolution=3DFIXED&[email protected]
 23. [email protected]
 24.=20
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=3DRESOLVED&bug_status=3DCLO=
SED&chfield=3Dbug_status&chfieldfrom=3D2006-09-10&chfieldto=3D2006-09-17&=
resolution=3DFIXED&[email protected]
 25. [email protected]
 26.=20
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=3DRESOLVED&bug_status=3DCLO=
SED&chfield=3Dbug_status&chfieldfrom=3D2006-09-10&chfieldto=3D2006-09-17&=
resolution=3DFIXED&[email protected]
 27. [email protected]
 28.=20
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=3DRESOLVED&bug_status=3DCLO=
SED&chfield=3Dbug_status&chfieldfrom=3D2006-09-10&chfieldto=3D2006-09-17&=
resolution=3DFIXED&[email protected]
 29. [email protected]
 30.=20
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=3DRESOLVED&bug_status=3DCLO=
SED&chfield=3Dbug_status&chfieldfrom=3D2006-09-10&chfieldto=3D2006-09-17&=
resolution=3DFIXED&[email protected]

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New bug rankings
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The developers and teams who have been assigned the most new bugs during=20
this period are:=20
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 * Default Assignee for New Packages[31], with 55 new bugs[32] =20
 * Gentoo Developer Relations Team[33], with 13 new bugs[34] =20
 * AMD64 Project[35], with 13 new bugs[36] =20
 * Mozilla Gentoo Team[37], with 10 new bugs[38] =20
 * Hanno Boeck[39], with 10 new bugs[40] =20
 * Gentoo Sound Team[41], with 9 new bugs[42] =20
 * Gentoo Games[43], with 8 new bugs[44] =20
 * Gentoo Linux Gnome Desktop Team[45], with 7 new bugs[46] =20
 31. [email protected]
 32.=20
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=3DNEW&bug_status=3DASSIGNED=
&bug_status=3DREOPENED&chfield=3Dassigned_to&chfieldfrom=3D2006-09-10&chf=
ieldto=3D2006-09-17&[email protected]
 33. [email protected]
 34.=20
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=3DNEW&bug_status=3DASSIGNED=
&bug_status=3DREOPENED&chfield=3Dassigned_to&chfieldfrom=3D2006-09-10&chf=
ieldto=3D2006-09-17&[email protected]
 35. [email protected]
 36.=20
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=3DNEW&bug_status=3DASSIGNED=
&bug_status=3DREOPENED&chfield=3Dassigned_to&chfieldfrom=3D2006-09-10&chf=
ieldto=3D2006-09-17&[email protected]
 37. [email protected]
 38.=20
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=3DNEW&bug_status=3DASSIGNED=
&bug_status=3DREOPENED&chfield=3Dassigned_to&chfieldfrom=3D2006-09-10&chf=
ieldto=3D2006-09-17&[email protected]
 39. [email protected]
 40.=20
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=3DNEW&bug_status=3DASSIGNED=
&bug_status=3DREOPENED&chfield=3Dassigned_to&chfieldfrom=3D2006-09-10&chf=
ieldto=3D2006-09-17&[email protected]
 41. [email protected]
 42.=20
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=3DNEW&bug_status=3DASSIGNED=
&bug_status=3DREOPENED&chfield=3Dassigned_to&chfieldfrom=3D2006-09-10&chf=
ieldto=3D2006-09-17&[email protected]
 43. [email protected]
 44.=20
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=3DNEW&bug_status=3DASSIGNED=
&bug_status=3DREOPENED&chfield=3Dassigned_to&chfieldfrom=3D2006-09-10&chf=
ieldto=3D2006-09-17&[email protected]
 45. [email protected]
 46.=20
http://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=3DNEW&bug_status=3DASSIGNED=
&bug_status=3DREOPENED&chfield=3Dassigned_to&chfieldfrom=3D2006-09-10&chf=
ieldto=3D2006-09-17&[email protected]

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Ulrich Plate <[email protected]> - Editor
Diego Petten=C3=B2 <[email protected]> - Author
Alfred Carlsson <[email protected]> - Author
Ellotheth Rimmwen <[email protected]> - Author
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