On Fri, Jun 17, 2005 at 09:30:43AM +0200, Josselin Mouette wrote: > the GNOME team is facing a dillema regarding the migration of GNOME 2.10 > to sarge. The issue comes from #313219 : basically, gnomeVFS 2.10 > crashes when running over a 2.4 kernel. This comes from a bug in glibc, > which is solved in the experimental version. > > Currently, we have let a bug opened on gnomeVFS, so that it waits for > the new glibc in unstable - I was told it is to be uploaded to unstable > soon. However, with the unavoidable delay the glibc migration to testing > will face, we'll be stuck without GNOME 2.10 in etch for a few weeks. > Things could get worse if it overlaps with some scheduled transitions > (gcc 4.0, python).
Why don't you upload gnome-vfs with the call to fadvise removed, and turn it back on once glibc is fixed? It's just a performance optimisation, after all, and nothing essential. Regards, Daniel. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
