Debian Bug report logs - #33218
rpc.bootparamd broken - parses comments as hostnames

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: unslider <unslider@balance.wiw.org>

To: submit@bugs.debian.org

Subject: rpc.bootparamd broken - parses comments as hostnames

Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 06:56:05 -0500 (EST)

Package: netstd
Version: 3.07-2

rpc.bootparamd doesn't understand /etc/bootparams files with comment lines
in them. The default /etc/bootparams has comment lines. rpc.bootparamd
tries to interpret the # character as a hostname. Here's a quick and dirty
fix that seems to work for me:

---cut here---
--- rpc.bootparamd.c.orig       Thu Feb 11 03:37:10 1999
+++ rpc.bootparamd.c    Thu Feb 11 03:38:54 1999
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@
     }

     while (fscanf(bpf, "%s", hostname) > 0) {
+      if (hostname[0]!='#') {
        if (!strcmp(hostname, askname)) {
            /* return true for match of hostname */
            res = 1;
@@ -273,6 +274,8 @@
                break;
            }
        }
+      }
+
        /* skip to next entry */
        pch = ch = getc(bpf);
        while (!(ch == '\n' && pch != '\\') && ch != EOF) {
---cut here---


-- unS.
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use IO::Socket;$n=shift;($r=IO::Socket::INET->new(shift.":".shift))*
defined($c=fork)||die;$c&&do{for(;;){print<$r>||die}};do{print$r
"USER $n . . .\nNICK $n\n";while(<>){print$r $_}}

Message #10 received at 33218@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Andreas Voegele <andreas.voegele@nikocity.de>

To: 33218@bugs.debian.org

Cc: debian-qa@lists.debian.org

Subject: #33218: rpc.bootparamd broken - parses comments as hostnames

Date: 10 Oct 1999 08:42:27 +0200

    > rpc.bootparamd doesn't understand /etc/bootparams files with
    > comment lines in them. The default /etc/bootparams has comment
    > lines. rpc.bootparamd tries to interpret the # character as a
    > hostname.

Why hasn't this bug been fixed?

It was reported 240 days ago and it took me more than an hour to
find it out on my own yesterday.

There's a fix in the original bug report:

http://www.debian.org/Bugs/db/33/33218.html

Message #15 received at 33218@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>

To: Andreas Voegele <andreas.voegele@gmx.de>, 33218@bugs.debian.org

Cc: debian-qa@lists.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#33218: #33218: rpc.bootparamd broken - parses comments as hostnames

Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 16:50:22 +1000

On Sun, Oct 10, 1999 at 08:42:27AM +0200, Andreas Voegele wrote:
> 
>     > rpc.bootparamd doesn't understand /etc/bootparams files with
>     > comment lines in them. The default /etc/bootparams has comment
>     > lines. rpc.bootparamd tries to interpret the # character as a
>     > hostname.
> 
> Why hasn't this bug been fixed?
> 
> It was reported 240 days ago and it took me more than an hour to
> find it out on my own yesterday.
> 
> There's a fix in the original bug report:
> 
> http://www.debian.org/Bugs/db/33/33218.html

Because I'm yet to reach bootparamd while splitting netstd.  It will be fixed
when it leaves netstd.
-- 
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Message #20 received at 33218-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Herbert Xu <herbert@debian.org>

To: 33218-close@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#33218: fixed in netkit-bootparamd 0.10-1

Date: 31 Oct 1999 20:03:52 -0000

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
netkit-bootparamd, which has been installed in the Debian FTP archive:
netkit-bootparamd_0.10-1.dsc
  to dists/potato/main/source/net/netkit-bootparamd_0.10-1.dsc
netkit-bootparamd_0.10.orig.tar.gz
  to dists/potato/main/source/net/netkit-bootparamd_0.10.orig.tar.gz
bootparamd_0.10-1_i386.deb
  to dists/potato/main/binary-i386/net/bootparamd_0.10-1.deb
netkit-bootparamd_0.10-1.diff.gz
  to dists/potato/main/source/net/netkit-bootparamd_0.10-1.diff.gz

Note that this package is not part of the released stable Debian
distribution.  It may have dependencies on other unreleased software,
or other instabilities.  Please take care if you wish to install it.
The update will eventually make its way into the next released Debian
distribution.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 33218@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Herbert Xu <herbert@debian.org> (supplier of updated netkit-bootparamd package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@debian.org)


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Format: 1.6
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 15:18:26 +1000
Source: netkit-bootparamd
Binary: bootparamd
Architecture: source i386
Version: 0.10-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Herbert Xu <herbert@debian.org>
Description: 
 bootparamd - Boot parameter server.
Closes: 33218
Changes: 
 netkit-bootparamd (0.10-1) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * Initial Release.
   * Ignore comments (closes: #33218).
   * Applied patch from Martin Schulze (closes: 48233).
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