Re: pkg/45026 (libpng crashes in links -g and other browsers)

["Nino on NetBSD 5.0.1" <nbsdold%gmx.net@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/45026; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Nino on NetBSD 5.0.1" <nbsdold%gmx.net@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost, pkgsrc-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost, 
gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost,
 pkg-manager%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/45026 (libpng crashes in links -g and other browsers)
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:12:27 +0200

 Dear David,
 
 The self-compiled and now working version of links-gui is:
 
 Links 2.3pre1
 
 - Which the previous failing version was I no longer know as I have replaced 
it with the above one.
 
 png is reported as:
 
 png-1.5.1
 
 - but as discussed below, I actually did not use its libraries.
 
 If you need any further information, please let me know.
 
 Thank you very much for your help with this issue and kind regards,
 
 
 Nino
 -------- Original-Nachricht --------
 > Datum: Wed,  8 Jun 2011 16:35:02 +0000 (UTC)
 > Von: David Holland <dholland-pbugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
 > An: pkg-manager%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, 
 > pkgsrc-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost, nbsdold%gmx.net@localhost
 > Betreff: Re: pkg/45026 (libpng crashes in links -g and other browsers)
 
 > The following reply was made to PR pkg/45026; it has been noted by GNATS.
 > 
 > From: David Holland <dholland-pbugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
 > To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
 > Cc: 
 > Subject: Re: pkg/45026 (libpng crashes in links -g and other browsers)
 > Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 16:33:17 +0000
 > 
 >  On Wed, Jun 08, 2011 at 05:35:02AM +0000, Nino on NetBSD 5.0.1 wrote:
 >   >  Thank you for pointing out that this was fixed.
 >  
 >  Well, I thought it was fixed -- the point is that maybe it wasn't, or
 >  the fix doesn't work in all cases.
 >  
 >   > I just used the standard version of links-gui under
 >   > ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/packages/NetBSD/i386/5.1/All - maybe the
 >   > fix has just not been updated in the binary packages? (Or do I just
 >   > wrongly assume that binary packages are fixed as well?)
 >  
 >  Yes, but which *version* is that?
 >  
 >  The binary packages are supposed to get updated when there are fixes,
 >  but it doesn't always happen instantly. Furthermore, for stable branch
 >  packages (e.g. in 2011Q1) more steps are neccessary and they may not
 >  have been taken.
 >  
 >  But we can't tell what's happened if we don't know which version you
 >  got.
 >  
 >   > Apart from this, I found a workaround: I compiled on another
 >   > machine an older version of links-gui which needed libpng 14 and
 >   > not 15 - using that version and copying the libpng 14 libraries
 >   > solved the problem for me, too.
 >  
 >  That will work fine... until you need to update it because of a
 >  security advisory.
 >  
 >  -- 
 >  David A. Holland
 >  dholland%netbsd.org@localhost
 >  
 
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