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[PATCH] gnu: expat: Update via graft.

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Message #17 received at 48304 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Leo Prikler <leo.prikler <at> student.tugraz.at>
To: Maxime Devos <maximedevos <at> telenet.be>, Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
Cc: 48304 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#48304] [PATCH] gnu: expat: Update via graft.
Date: Sun, 09 May 2021 16:37:39 +0200

Am Sonntag, den 09.05.2021, 16:27 +0200 schrieb Maxime Devos:
> Leo Famulari schreef op zo 09-05-2021 om 10:05 [-0400]:
> > On Sun, May 09, 2021 at 01:27:29AM +0200, Leo Prikler wrote:
> > > * gnu/packages/xml.scm (expat-2.3.0): New variable.
> > > (expat)[replacement]: Add it.
> > 
> > Nitpick: It should be
> > 
> > (expat)[replacement]: New field.
> > 
> > Otherwise, looks okay assuming ABI compatibility, but we only use
> > grafts
> > for security updates.
> 
> The maintainer of expat will release a 2.4.0 with security fixes
> soon.
> 
> Greetings,
> Maxime.
Indeed, the mail they dropped over at guix-devel made it seem as though
not being on 2.3.0 was a security risk already.  The ChangeLog does
mention some items worth fuzzing over.

That said, I simply wanted to claim a bug ID for this and let people
check whether the update really breaks nothing.  The list of dependants
is far too big for me to handle.

Regards,
Leo

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