Adam Heath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Of course, there are hints that there is another segfault bug out there, with > the latest version in woody. It's not repeatable, however. Also, on this > note, I stand by 1.9.18, as being one of the most safest versions of dpkg, > with regard to buffer overruns, and the like.
That also points out that dpkg is not a good example; some packages are sufficiently critical that conservatism in bug fixing is important.