From e5322daa9fc03228c7f1a9e8ce88b98361440791 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Colin Watson Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2024 14:10:56 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Free software activity in March 2024 --- content/activity-2024-03.md | 73 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 73 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/activity-2024-03.md diff --git a/content/activity-2024-03.md b/content/activity-2024-03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..10e7492d --- /dev/null +++ b/content/activity-2024-03.md @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +Title: Free software activity in March 2024 +Slug: activity-2024-03 +Date: 2024-04-01 14:10:41 +01:00 +Category: columbiform +Tags: activity, columbiform, freexian, planet-debian, planet-ubuntu + +My Debian contributions this month were all +[sponsored](https://www.freexian.com/about/debian-contributions/) by +Freexian. + + * Python team: + * I updated + [zope.testrunner](https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/zope.testrunner) to + 6.4. + * I fixed a [build failure in + celery-haystack-ng](https://bugs.debian.org/999908), which included an + [upstream change to stop using + `d2to1`](https://edugit.org/AlekSIS/libs/celery-haystack-ng/-/merge_requests/2). + * I backported an upstream change to fix a [build failure in + python-json-log-formatter](https://bugs.debian.org/1061754). + * I updated python-typing-extensions to 4.10.0 to fix a [build + failure](https://bugs.debian.org/1064739). + * I updated wcwidth to 0.2.13 to fix a [build + failure](https://bugs.debian.org/1042241), which included rewriting + the Debian patches to `update-tables`. + * I updated jsonpickle to 3.0.3 to fix a [build + failure](https://bugs.debian.org/1064705). As part of this I also + needed to [fix its tests for new timezone name + policies](https://github.com/jsonpickle/jsonpickle/pull/479). + * man-db: + * I updated man(1) with [updated information about + groff](https://gitlab.com/man-db/man-db/-/issues/34). + * I [documented italic + support](https://gitlab.com/man-db/man-db/-/issues/35) in man(1). + * I started on a 2.12.1 release (currently waiting for translations). + * openssh: + * I added an [`sshd@.service` template](https://bugs.debian.org/1061516) + to help newer versions of `systemd` make containers and VMs + SSH-accessible over `AF_VSOCK` sockets. + * I upgraded openssh to 9.7p1. As part of this I noticed a [small bug + in the PuTTY version detection in its regression + tests](https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3671). + * I helped with the 64-bit `time_t` transition by applying a patch from + Simon McVittie to [temporarily disable `ssh-askpass-gnome` on the + affected architectures](https://bugs.debian.org/1066847). + * I [re-enabled interoperability tests with Twisted + Conch](https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3676). + * Following the [xz-utils backdoor](https://tukaani.org/xz-backdoor/), I + spent some time testing OpenSSH upstream's proposed [inline systemd + notification + patch](https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2641#c13) and + suggested a small adjustment. + * debconf: + * I fixed `dpkg-preconfigure` to not [produce errors when run from a + non-existing directory](https://bugs.debian.org/1043465). + * parted: + * I applied a patch from Helmut Grohne to [move files to + /usr](https://bugs.debian.org/1067772). + * I fixed an [off-by-one error in + neovim](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/pull/27780). + * I fixed a number of `-Werror=implicit-function-declaration` failures + ([db1-compat](https://bugs.debian.org/1066389), + [kali](https://bugs.debian.org/1066562), + [knews](https://bugs.debian.org/1066692), + [openssh-ssh1](https://bugs.debian.org/1065757), + [trn4](https://bugs.debian.org/1067013), + [vigor](https://bugs.debian.org/1066078)). + * I fixed a [build failure](https://bugs.debian.org/1064761) in + libsdl-perl, including a [reference-counting + fix](https://github.com/PerlGameDev/SDL/pull/308) contributed upstream. + * I suggested an [`rrsync` + change](https://github.com/WayneD/rsync/pull/586) to make it easier to + use it with rsbackup. -- 2.30.2