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[PATCH] gnu: libx11: Replace with 1.6.6 [security fixes].

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From: Marius Bakke <mbakke <at> fastmail.com>
To: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
Cc: 32508-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#32508] [PATCH] gnu: libx11: Replace with 1.6.6 [security
 fixes].
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 16:35:38 +0200

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Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name> writes:

>> +;; Replacement package to fix multiple security bugs:
>> +;; <http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q3/146>.
>> +(define-public libx11-1.6.6
>> +  (package/inherit libx11
>
> Does it need to use package/inherit? My understanding is that procedure
> is primarily useful for packages that inherit from another package foo,
> when foo is being grafted. For example, the current situation with
> cups-minimal and cups.

Ah yes; you're right: in this case we don't need package/inherit because
we are not inheriting an existing graft.  I always mix those up, thanks
for catching it!

Pushed as 94e9d750a22e30459732d2ae14d71c5f3acabd91.

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