Bug#263665: Please use gcrypt11/gnutls11 instead of gcrypt7/gnutls10

Andreas Metzler Andreas Metzler <ametzler@downhill.at.eu.org>, 263665@bugs.debian.org
Thu, 5 Aug 2004 14:18:05 +0200


On 2004-08-05 smurf@debian.org wrote:
> Subject: Please use gcrypt11/gnutls11 instead of gcrypt7/gnutls10
> Package: exim4
> Severity: important

> 'exim4-daemon-heavy' depends on gcrypt7 or gnutls10.

> These packages are no longer supported by Upstream and contain serious
> deficiencies / bugs which may turn out to be a security problem.
> See [0] and followup emails, and [1] for further details.

> Therefore, we want to get rid of gcrypt7 and gnutls10 in Sarge.

> gcrypt11 and gnutls11 have an upwards-compatible API; in most cases you
> only have to update your debian/control file.

> Please upload a fixed version soon.  Thank you.
[...]

I'd like to wait a little bit until the autobuilders have some
breathing space again. exim4 is part of base, BTW.
             cu andreas