From userv-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk Sun, 31 Jan 1999 00:06:18 GMT
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 00:06:18 GMT
From: Ian Jackson userv-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk
Subject: userv 0.60.2 - bugfixes, portability fixes, Debian files included

This fixes some longstanding bugs and portability problems.  Notably,
double-quoted strings now work, and some problems with Linux libc6
portability are resolved.

Also, the Debian package building files are now included in the
distribution.  Non-Debian people can ignore them.

Ian.

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Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 23:38:17 +0000
Source: userv
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Architecture: source i386
Version: 0.60.2
Distribution: frozen unstable
Urgency: high
Maintainer: Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
Description: 
 userv      - `user services' - program call across trust boundaries
Changes: 
 userv (0.60.2) frozen unstable; urgency=high
 .
   * Fixed failure to save pathnames in a couple of places in parser.c.
     Without this, include-directory would often try to open a garbage
     filename.  This could be a security problem in certain cases where
     user-owned config files were included from sysadmin-defined files,
     and the sysadmin wants to control how a user provides services.
 .
   * Fix "-quoted strings, which previously never worked at all.
 .
   * Fixed spurious failure with `Interrupted system call' on systems
     where fread can fail due to read giving EINTR (blech!)
 .
   * Fixed race when fd closed at startup, which could cause
     `system call failure: kill cat for <fd>: No such process'.
 .
   * Fixed spurious assertion failure if user's home directory not
     accessible.
   * Fixed a couple of memory and fd leaks in error exits from
     include-directory and include-lookup in parser.c.
 .
   * Debian and `upstream' version integrated; Changelogs merged.
 .
   * Provided `system.default' file checks /etc/userv/services.d and
     /etc/userv/default.d; system.override runs /etc/userv/override.d.
 .
   * Add <string.h> to servexec.c.
   * Add -D_GNU_SOURCE to CFLAGS in configure.in.
   * Braces added in client.c to prevent GCC `ambiguous else' warning.
 .
   * Reran autoconf.
   * autoconf-generated files included in CVS.
 .
   * Debian package description mentions use by system admin.
Files: 
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From userv-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk Sun, 18 Apr 1999 21:06:53 +0100 (BST)
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 21:06:53 +0100 (BST)
From: Ian Jackson userv-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk
Subject: Change of mailing list software on userv lists

I've switched from Majordomo to Mailman for the userv mailing lists.
You shouldn't notice much difference in normal operation.

If you want to subscribe or unsubscribe, go to the Mailman list
management page on chiark,
 http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/mailman/listinfo

I've also created a new userv-bugreports list, where people not
subscribed to userv-discuss will be encouraged to send their bug
reports.  Feel free to subscribe (but subscribers to userv-discuss are
encouraged to continue to send bug reports there).

Thanks,
Ian.






From userv-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk Sun, 18 Apr 1999 21:38:32 +0100 (BST)
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 21:38:32 +0100 (BST)
From: Ian Jackson userv-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk
Subject: userv 0.62 - bug and portability fixes

This release announcement covers two subsequent releases, so I've
included both changes files.

Thanks to those who suggested changes.

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Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 20:08:12 +0100
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Version: 0.62
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
Description: 
 userv      - `user services' - program call across trust boundaries
Changes: 
 userv (0.62) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * New builtin service `help' lists builtin services.
 .
   INSTALL improvements:
   * Document locations of required programs.
   * Sort-of document debugging version.
 .
   Portability fixes for:
   * md5sum with extra `-'.
   * -lsocket required for socket().
   * missing `LOG_AUTHPRIV'.
   * `logname' name clash.
   * missing setenv() (synthesize using putenv).
   * various required #include's were omitted.
   * install rule in Makefile `if ! test ...' changed to `if test ! ...'
 .
   Build arrangements changed (new GNU coding standards targets etc):
   * m4 and flex output now shipped.
   * `dist' target in Makefile.
   * Manuals in CVS and shipped pre-formatted.
 .
   * Reran autoconf/autoheader, latest version.
   * Updated email address to ian@davenant.greenend.org.uk throughout.
Files: 
 8b494670f2115d94cb68542c407f323b 552 admin extra userv_0.62.dsc
 cb476e5d58365e6da9c51e0150ff224c 212979 admin extra userv_0.62.tar.gz
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Architecture: source i386
Version: 0.60.3
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Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
Description: 
 userv      - `user services' - program call across trust boundaries
Changes: 
 userv (0.60.3) frozen unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Fixed misdequoting of \<newline> in "-quoted strings.
   * Removed -Werror by default.  (Bug#32758, Bug#32747)
Files: 
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From userv-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk Sun, 20 Jun 1999 19:25:41 +0100 (BST)
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 1999 19:25:41 +0100 (BST)
From: Ian Jackson userv-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk
Subject: userv 0.64.1 - bug and portability fixes

I think userv is quite stable now, and I'm considering relabelling
this 1.0 after a while if I don't get significant problem reports.

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Date: Sun, 20 Jun 1999 19:13:42 +0100
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Architecture: source i386
Version: 0.64.1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
Description: 
 userv      - `user services' - program call across trust boundaries
Changes: 
 userv (0.64.1) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * New "shutdown" builtin service for terminating uservd.
   * Spec. document shows subsections in TOC.
 .
   * setenv emulation using putenv works properly (previously you would get
     wrong environment variable settings).  (Thanks to Ben Harris.)
   * Makefile bug fixed (tokens.h would sometimes not be rebuilt).
 .
   * Regenerated formatted documentation (spec.ps, spec.html).
Files: 
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From userv-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk Tue, 9 Nov 1999 23:59:27 +0000 (GMT)
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1999 23:59:27 +0000 (GMT)
From: Ian Jackson userv-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk
Subject: userv 0.95.0 + userv-utils 0.1 + CVS repository

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GNU userv 0.95.0 BETA is now released
- -----------------------------------

userv (pronounced `you-serve') is, in the words of the specification,
      a Unix system facility to allow one program to invoke another
      when only limited trust exists between them.

This is a pre-1.0 release of userv.  If no problems are found with it
then I plan to release userv 1.0 within the next few weeks.


userv-utils 0.1 released
- ----------------------

There is also a new package now, called userv-utils.  It contains a
collection of miscellaneous userv services, which can serve as
examples and programs in their own right.  The documentation, and
probably code quality, leave a lot to be desired.  I'd appreciate it
if userv afficionados would take a look at userv-utils to see what
they think of it.

If you have been provided with a copy of one of the things in
userv-utils via a `back channel', and have modified it, please let me
know (and preferably send me a diff or a copy of your version), as I
might want to fold your changes in.

Contributions of documentation, installation instructions,
improvements, etc, for userv-utils would be very welcome.


CVS repository
- ------------

The CVS repository in which I develop userv and userv-utils is now
publicly available.  It is mirrored, approximately weekly, to
 rsync.chiark.greenend.org.uk:ftp/users/ian/cvs-pub/userv
 rsync.chiark.greenend.org.uk:ftp/users/ian/cvs-pub/userv-utils
(You can use ftp to ftp.chiark.greenend.org.uk:/pub/users/ian first to
find your way around, but please do not mirror these directories with
FTP, because the FTP protocol is bad for processing CVS trees.)

You can browse userv's CVS with cvsweb, at
 http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ijackson/cvsweb/userv/
 http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ijackson/cvsweb/userv-utils/


Administrivia
- -----------

As ever, if you have queries, please join the userv-discuss mailing
list in preference to mailing the author.  Thank you.

MD5 checksums:
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9bd3a40cd7812e7ae38a9c968fbf1636  userv-0.65.2-0.95.0.diff.gz
cbf2b383b91499b78cb4ec87f577a79e  userv-utils-0.1.tar.gz

Changes to userv since last version (0.65.2 BETA):

  * Count \-continued lines properly in error message line numbers.
  * Fix lexing bugs with "-quoted strings and \-continuation.
  * Fix interpretation of \n etc. in "-quoted strings.
  * Fix bug which ignored erroneous read/write after ignore-fd/reject-fd.

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From userv-maint at chiark.greenend.org.uk  Sun Jan 31 00:06:18 1999
From: userv-maint at chiark.greenend.org.uk (Ian Jackson)
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 00:06:18 GMT
Subject: userv 0.60.2 - bugfixes, portability fixes, Debian files included
Message-ID: <14003.40567.796353.22442@chiark.greenend.org.uk>

This fixes some longstanding bugs and portability problems.  Notably,
double-quoted strings now work, and some problems with Linux libc6
portability are resolved.

Also, the Debian package building files are now included in the
distribution.  Non-Debian people can ignore them.

Ian.

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Source: userv
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Architecture: source i386
Version: 0.60.2
Distribution: frozen unstable
Urgency: high
Maintainer: Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
Description: 
 userv      - `user services' - program call across trust boundaries
Changes: 
 userv (0.60.2) frozen unstable; urgency=high
 .
   * Fixed failure to save pathnames in a couple of places in parser.c.
     Without this, include-directory would often try to open a garbage
     filename.  This could be a security problem in certain cases where
     user-owned config files were included from sysadmin-defined files,
     and the sysadmin wants to control how a user provides services.
 .
   * Fix "-quoted strings, which previously never worked at all.
 .
   * Fixed spurious failure with `Interrupted system call' on systems
     where fread can fail due to read giving EINTR (blech!)
 .
   * Fixed race when fd closed at startup, which could cause
     `system call failure: kill cat for <fd>: No such process'.
 .
   * Fixed spurious assertion failure if user's home directory not
     accessible.
   * Fixed a couple of memory and fd leaks in error exits from
     include-directory and include-lookup in parser.c.
 .
   * Debian and `upstream' version integrated; Changelogs merged.
 .
   * Provided `system.default' file checks /etc/userv/services.d and
     /etc/userv/default.d; system.override runs /etc/userv/override.d.
 .
   * Add <string.h> to servexec.c.
   * Add -D_GNU_SOURCE to CFLAGS in configure.in.
   * Braces added in client.c to prevent GCC `ambiguous else' warning.
 .
   * Reran autoconf.
   * autoconf-generated files included in CVS.
 .
   * Debian package description mentions use by system admin.
Files: 
 03a5c3b7079c27854b9a62f3326155c7 553 admin extra userv_0.60.2.dsc
 0d89e09832c56d6f695308ba2dc662d5 93392 admin extra userv_0.60.2.tar.gz
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From userv-maint at chiark.greenend.org.uk  Sun Apr 18 21:06:53 1999
From: userv-maint at chiark.greenend.org.uk (Ian Jackson)
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 21:06:53 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Change of mailing list software on userv lists
Message-ID: <14106.15197.182872.555489@anarres.relativity.greenend.org.uk>

I've switched from Majordomo to Mailman for the userv mailing lists.
You shouldn't notice much difference in normal operation.

If you want to subscribe or unsubscribe, go to the Mailman list
management page on chiark,
 http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/mailman/listinfo

I've also created a new userv-bugreports list, where people not
subscribed to userv-discuss will be encouraged to send their bug
reports.  Feel free to subscribe (but subscribers to userv-discuss are
encouraged to continue to send bug reports there).

Thanks,
Ian.




From userv-maint at chiark.greenend.org.uk  Sun Apr 18 21:38:32 1999
From: userv-maint at chiark.greenend.org.uk (Ian Jackson)
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 21:38:32 +0100 (BST)
Subject: userv 0.62 - bug and portability fixes
Message-ID: <14106.17096.479069.731192@anarres.relativity.greenend.org.uk>

This release announcement covers two subsequent releases, so I've
included both changes files.

Thanks to those who suggested changes.

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Version: 0.62
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
Description: 
 userv      - `user services' - program call across trust boundaries
Changes: 
 userv (0.62) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * New builtin service `help' lists builtin services.
 .
   INSTALL improvements:
   * Document locations of required programs.
   * Sort-of document debugging version.
 .
   Portability fixes for:
   * md5sum with extra `-'.
   * -lsocket required for socket().
   * missing `LOG_AUTHPRIV'.
   * `logname' name clash.
   * missing setenv() (synthesize using putenv).
   * various required #include's were omitted.
   * install rule in Makefile `if ! test ...' changed to `if test ! ...'
 .
   Build arrangements changed (new GNU coding standards targets etc):
   * m4 and flex output now shipped.
   * `dist' target in Makefile.
   * Manuals in CVS and shipped pre-formatted.
 .
   * Reran autoconf/autoheader, latest version.
   * Updated email address to ian@davenant.greenend.org.uk throughout.
Files: 
 8b494670f2115d94cb68542c407f323b 552 admin extra userv_0.62.dsc
 cb476e5d58365e6da9c51e0150ff224c 212979 admin extra userv_0.62.tar.gz
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Architecture: source i386
Version: 0.60.3
Distribution: frozen unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
Description: 
 userv      - `user services' - program call across trust boundaries
Changes: 
 userv (0.60.3) frozen unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Fixed misdequoting of \<newline> in "-quoted strings.
   * Removed -Werror by default.  (Bug#32758, Bug#32747)
Files: 
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From userv-maint at chiark.greenend.org.uk  Sun Jun 20 19:25:41 1999
From: userv-maint at chiark.greenend.org.uk (Ian Jackson)
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 1999 19:25:41 +0100 (BST)
Subject: userv 0.64.1 - bug and portability fixes
Message-ID: <14189.12837.477036.902648@anarres.relativity.greenend.org.uk>

I think userv is quite stable now, and I'm considering relabelling
this 1.0 after a while if I don't get significant problem reports.

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Version: 0.64.1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
Description: 
 userv      - `user services' - program call across trust boundaries
Changes: 
 userv (0.64.1) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * New "shutdown" builtin service for terminating uservd.
   * Spec. document shows subsections in TOC.
 .
   * setenv emulation using putenv works properly (previously you would get
     wrong environment variable settings).  (Thanks to Ben Harris.)
   * Makefile bug fixed (tokens.h would sometimes not be rebuilt).
 .
   * Regenerated formatted documentation (spec.ps, spec.html).
Files: 
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From userv-maint at chiark.greenend.org.uk  Tue Nov  9 23:59:27 1999
From: userv-maint at chiark.greenend.org.uk (Ian Jackson)
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1999 23:59:27 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: userv 0.95.0 + userv-utils 0.1 + CVS repository
Message-ID: <14376.46431.858661.68180@davenant.relativity.greenend.org.uk>

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----

GNU userv 0.95.0 BETA is now released
- -----------------------------------

userv (pronounced `you-serve') is, in the words of the specification,
      a Unix system facility to allow one program to invoke another
      when only limited trust exists between them.

This is a pre-1.0 release of userv.  If no problems are found with it
then I plan to release userv 1.0 within the next few weeks.


userv-utils 0.1 released
- ----------------------

There is also a new package now, called userv-utils.  It contains a
collection of miscellaneous userv services, which can serve as
examples and programs in their own right.  The documentation, and
probably code quality, leave a lot to be desired.  I'd appreciate it
if userv afficionados would take a look at userv-utils to see what
they think of it.

If you have been provided with a copy of one of the things in
userv-utils via a `back channel', and have modified it, please let me
know (and preferably send me a diff or a copy of your version), as I
might want to fold your changes in.

Contributions of documentation, installation instructions,
improvements, etc, for userv-utils would be very welcome.


CVS repository
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The CVS repository in which I develop userv and userv-utils is now
publicly available.  It is mirrored, approximately weekly, to
 rsync.chiark.greenend.org.uk:ftp/users/ian/cvs-pub/userv
 rsync.chiark.greenend.org.uk:ftp/users/ian/cvs-pub/userv-utils
(You can use ftp to ftp.chiark.greenend.org.uk:/pub/users/ian first to
find your way around, but please do not mirror these directories with
FTP, because the FTP protocol is bad for processing CVS trees.)

You can browse userv's CVS with cvsweb, at
 http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ijackson/cvsweb/userv/
 http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ijackson/cvsweb/userv-utils/


Administrivia
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As ever, if you have queries, please join the userv-discuss mailing
list in preference to mailing the author.  Thank you.

MD5 checksums:
32f1519bed50aa93d474b73ee094b24f  userv-0.95.0.tar.gz
9bd3a40cd7812e7ae38a9c968fbf1636  userv-0.65.2-0.95.0.diff.gz
cbf2b383b91499b78cb4ec87f577a79e  userv-utils-0.1.tar.gz

Changes to userv since last version (0.65.2 BETA):

  * Count \-continued lines properly in error message line numbers.
  * Fix lexing bugs with "-quoted strings and \-continuation.
  * Fix interpretation of \n etc. in "-quoted strings.
  * Fix bug which ignored erroneous read/write after ignore-fd/reject-fd.

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