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[PATCH] gnu: vpnc: Update to 0.5.3, revision-550.

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Message #28 received at 27549 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>
To: Jelle Licht <wordempire <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me <at> tobias.gr>, 27549 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 jlicht <at> fsfe.org
Subject: Re: [bug#27549] [PATCH] gnu: vpnc: Update to 0.5.3, revision-550.
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 23:35:09 +0200

Hi Jelle, hi Tobias,

> Tobias,
>
>
> Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me <at> tobias.gr> writes:
>
>> Jelle,
>>
>> On 01/07/17 19:18, Tobias Geerinckx-Rice wrote:
>>> I'd started on packaging those updated vpnc-scripts, [...]
>>> I'll dig them up and see how far I got.
>>
>> Found 'em! If you have some spare time, could you give the attached
>> patches a try? They look finished[0], but I don't have a VPN to test.
>>
>> I hope we can avoid relying on the copy of vpnc-scripts bundled with vpnc:
>>
>> - the bundled copy still lags behind upstream[1], even in trunk
>> - unbundling allows using a stable release of the vpnc client instead
>>   of a subversion checkout, while still easily updating the scripts
>> - and shaves ~50MiB from our openconnect package.
> Fair enough, this seems like a good reason to apply your patches ;-).
>
>>
>> Of course, it has to actually work for you first :-)
>
> Good news! Your patches work, I verified this with my university vpn.
> Why are we using this specific versions of the vpnc-scripts?
>
> What is the problem regarding  `wrap-keys' (wrap-program?) exactly?

It looks like these patches were dropped.  What’s the current status
here?  Can we apply them or are they no longer needed?

--
Ricardo

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