[Pkg-shadow-devel] Bug#276419: Do we fix this in 4.0.14-4?

[Christian Perrier]

The upload of 4.0.14-4 will happen soon.

We have the opportunity of fixing this bug now. From Nicolas survey,
it does not seem likely to harm critical things (inclusing sarge to
etch upgrades, see thread back in November), so the only actions
(besides stopping to apply the 423 patch) are communication:

-publish an announcement in d-d
-include a technical document in /usr/share/doc/passwd

There was a proposal for POSIXLY_CORRECT variable....I'm not deeply
convinced to add this complexity unless it proves really useful
(backword compatibility...but with what?).

If the patch that adds this is ready then we can go for it. If it
isn't and you feel it's needed, then convince me..:)




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