On Thu, Nov 20, 2003 at 02:27:32PM +0200, Martin-ïric Racine wrote: > Package: libc6 > Version: 2.3.2.ds1-10 > Severity: important > > Several applications which depend either upon /etc/hosts or upon > proper resolving of filesystem paths accross a connection have started > failing, since a few days: > > 1) The stanza 'scp /path/to/file remote:/path/to/' no longer works. > 2) NFS mounting from 'remote:/path' no longer works; I end up having > to specify 'remote.domain:/path'. > 3) Hotway (the Hotmail-to-POP3 gateway) no longer succeeds in fetching > mail.
I don't maintain glibc, but perhaps information such as an strace of one of these applications would be useful? "Failing" is usually too little to go on. > -- System Information: > Debian Release: testing/unstable > Architecture: powerpc > Kernel: Linux omena 2.4.22-ben2 #1 ti syyskuun 23. 21:23:03 EEST 2003 ppc FWIW, I have no problems with 2.6.0-test9(-bensomethingorother) on powerpc; I don't run 2.4 routinely since it doesn't support X on my graphics card, but I could give it a quick go at some point. That said, I believe I upgraded it to something in the 2.3.2.ds1 series at one point while still running 2.4 without obvious problems. -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
