Subject: Re: bug#29158: [PATCH] gnu: ncurses: Update to 6.0-20170930.

From: [email-masked] (Ludovic Courtès)
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 10:36:37 +0100

Hello Marius!

Marius Bakke <[email-masked]> skribis:

> Marius Bakke <[email-masked]> writes:
>
>> * gnu/packages/ncurses.scm (ncurses): Update to 6.0-20170930.
>> [source](patches): Remove.
>> [source](uri): Adjust to version suffix.
>> [arguments]: Add 'apply-rollup-patch' phase.
>> [native-inputs]: Add a "rollup-patch" origin.
>> * gnu/packages/patches/ncurses-CVE-2017-10684-10685.patch: Delete file.
>> * gnu/local.mk (dist_patch_DATA): Remove it.
>
> Since there were no comments in two weeks, I have 'staged' this in my
> local queue for core-updates and will push later today/tomorrow.

Sounds reasonable.

> Ludo: Is the kernel on Hydra upgraded now?  Let's start a new 'core'
> evaluation once this patch makes it.

Yes, the kernel is upgraded.  These “core” evaluations are relatively
cheap, so you can start new ones maybe not too often, but without fear
(I just did.)

Thanks,
Ludo’.