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[This is an automated message performed by a Launchpad user owned by Brian Murray. Please contact him regarding any issues with the action taken in this bug report.] ** Tags added: patch -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gettext in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1079768 Title: FTBFS with glibc-2.16 (due to outdated gnulib) Status in “gettext” package in Ubuntu: New Status in “gettext” package in Debian: Confirmed Bug description: gettext does not build against eglibc-2.16 due to gets having been removed but embedded gnulib in package still referring to it. Upstream bug links are in the patch. This patch makes it work by #ifdefing the offending line but the proper fix is a new upstream release using a newer gnulib. Preferably by syncing from debian. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gettext/+bug/1079768/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
