Your message dated Mon, 18 May 2026 16:49:37 +0000
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and subject line Bug#1136560: fixed in pppconfig 2.3.31
has caused the Debian Bug report #1136560,
regarding pppconfig uses pidof but does not depend on procps
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1136560: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1136560
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Source: pppconfig
Version: 2.3.30
Usertags: pidof-without-procps
Dear maintainer(s) of pppconfig,
it appears that pppconfig uses `pidof` in its testsuite, or that
at least one of its binary packages uses `pidof` at runtime.
Historically, `pidof` was provided by the Essential package
`sysvinit-tools`, making an explicit dependency unnecessary. However
`pidof` will soon be moved to `procps` and will no longer be part of
the Essential set.
Please add an explicit dependency on `procps`:
* via the `Depends:` field of all binary packages of pppconfig
that use `pidof` at runtime;
* via the `Build-Depends:` field of pppconfig, if `pidof` is
used in tests run at build-time;
* via the `Depends:` field of `debian/control/tests`, if `pidof` is
used in autopkgtests.
To prevent any disruption for users of pppconfig, please add
this dependency now, before `pidof` is moved from `sysvinit-utils` to
`procps`. Alternatively, you could remove all uses of `pidof`.
It is believed that pppconfig uses `pidof` due to the following
code snippets:
```
path: pppconfig_2.3.30/pppconfig
gettext("Choose Modem Config Method"));
if (! $result) { # true $result means no.
if (!system("pidof", "pppd")) {
msgbox(gettext("Can\'t probe while pppd is running."));
goto MANUAL;
```
Feel free to close this issue if this is a false positive (for example
if this code is in an unreachable code path).
Regards,
--
Gioele Barabucci
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--- Begin Message ---
Source: pppconfig
Source-Version: 2.3.31
Done: Alexandre Detiste <[email protected]>
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
pppconfig, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to [email protected],
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Alexandre Detiste <[email protected]> (supplier of updated pppconfig package)
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Date: Mon, 18 May 2026 18:30:08 +0200
Source: pppconfig
Architecture: source
Version: 2.3.31
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debian QA Group <[email protected]>
Changed-By: Alexandre Detiste <[email protected]>
Closes: 1136560
Changes:
pppconfig (2.3.31) unstable; urgency=medium
.
* QA upload.
* Drop "Rules-Requires-Root: no": it is now the default
* Bump Standards-Version to 4.7.4, drop Priority: tag
* Use dh-cruft to register & purge volatile files
* Add dependency on procps for pidof (Closes: #1136560)
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