From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.4 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,BODY_8BITS, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_PASS, SPF_PASS,URI_HEX shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from sourceware.org (server2.sourceware.org [IPv6:2620:52:3:1:0:246e:9693:128c]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0B34C1F5AE for ; Fri, 24 Jul 2020 16:29:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: from server2.sourceware.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A903D388E803; Fri, 24 Jul 2020 16:29:32 +0000 (GMT) Received: from jax4mhob17.registeredsite.com (jax4mhob17.registeredsite.com [64.69.218.105]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2C4A6388CC35 for ; Fri, 24 Jul 2020 16:29:12 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org 2C4A6388CC35 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=rmrco.com Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=michael@rmrco.com Received: from mailpod.hostingplatform.com ([10.30.71.203]) by jax4mhob17.registeredsite.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id 06OGT44S185303 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=FAIL) for ; Fri, 24 Jul 2020 12:29:04 -0400 Received: (qmail 18040 invoked by uid 0); 24 Jul 2020 16:29:04 -0000 X-TCPREMOTEIP: 67.170.33.179 X-Authenticated-UID: michael@rmrco.com Received: from unknown (HELO ?10.1.10.172?) (michael@rmrco.com@67.170.33.179) by 0 with ESMTPA; 24 Jul 2020 16:29:04 -0000 From: Mike Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 13.4 \(3608.80.23.2.2\)) Subject: C-kermit fails Message-Id: <10CAD3CD-0170-4182-A920-EE825EBAF6B0@rmrco.com> Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2020 09:29:02 -0700 To: libc-alpha@sourceware.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3608.80.23.2.2) X-BeenThere: libc-alpha@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Libc-alpha mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: libc-alpha-bounces@sourceware.org Sender: "Libc-alpha" Hi, I normally install kermit on my Linux Ubuntu PC with the command sudo apt-get install ckermit Now I get the message "E: Package 'ckermit' has no installation = candidate" Has something changed? I sent this messagee to the C-kermit developer, Frank da Cruz = (fdc@columbia.edu) and he said the following: -------------- Apparently glibc was changed in a way that broke C-Kermit, so the reaction of Linux packagers was to remove C-Kermit from their distribution. Somebody else wrote me about this earlier today concerning Debian: Debian's "solution" to the problem was to drop the package after the initial bug was filed, without contacting upstream about it at all(!), hence presumably why this is news to you. I've done some digging, and it appears glibc is to blame (they removed an interface in 2.28). This patch from gentoo, which also apparently didn't think about telling you (sigh) appears to fix it: https://685096.bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=3D589698 I have verified that it compiles now.=20 The right thing to do would be to encourage the glibc people to put back the symbol that they deleted. Because if this change broke C-Kermit, it's likely to have broken a lot more applications. -------------------- This is all above my skill level. Can someone out there help me? This is = a critical need. =E2=80=94=E2=80=94=E2=80=94=E2=80=94=E2=80=94=E2=80=94=E2=80=94=E2=80=94=E2= =80=94=E2=80=94=E2=80=94=E2=80=94=E2=80=94 R. Michael Reynolds, mobile/text: 631-374-2537 michael@rmrco.com Remote Measurements & Research Co., 214 Euclid Ave., Seattle WA 98122 =E2=80=94=E2=80=94=E2=80=94=E2=80=94=E2=80=94=E2=80=94=E2=80=94=E2=80=94=E2= =80=94=E2=80=94=E2=80=94=E2=80=94=E2=80=94