On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 12:58:08 +0200, Santiago Vila wrote:

> Hi.
> 
> [ Cc: debian-release for advice ].
> 
> I have received this report which is really two different bugs:
> 
> A) The initial one reported by Igor: Building m4 creates a package
> linked with libsigsegv or not depending on the environment. This
> should never happen in a Debian package and that's why we have
> Build-Depends, Build-Conflicts and so on. A Debian package, when built,
> should always create the "same" .deb.
> 
> B) The "real fix" by Eric: m4 should really be linked against libsigsegv.
> 
> 
> Release managers: Is it too late in the freeze to fix B? (The patch
> would be very small, it would be a matter of adding a Build-Depends).
> 
Yes, it is too late.

> In case it is too late: May I fix bug A in wheezy at least? (In this
> case the .deb would not change in functionality, but the build process
> would never create a different .deb by accident).
> 
This one would probably have been ok, but not with 1.4.16-4 now being in
sid with the other change.

Cheers,
Julien

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