Re: [fink-core] Expat at Fink / Expat 2.2.0 has been released

[Alexander H. <ale...@gm...>]

> On Jun 22, 2016, at 08:45, Sebastian Pipping <seb...@pi...> wrote:
> 
> Hi there!
> 
> 
> Just a quick heads up that Expat 2.2.0 has been released and
> your distro could be among the very first to ship it
> 
> According to [1], the Fink project is missing out on Expat 2.1.1 and
> several important security fixes already, 5 vulnerabilities with CVEs as
> it seems.
> 
> If there is need for patching anything new downstream, I would love
> teaming up with you integrating changes upstream so you can resolve the
> patch downstream with the next release.
> 
> Best
> 
> 
> 
> Sebastian
> 
> 
> PS: Please let me know who to contact on Expat in the future for
>    (a) regular updates and (b) security issues.
> 
> 
> [1] http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/expat1 <http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/expat1>

The fink-core list is fine for both regular updates and security issues.  

I’ve put packaging up at https://sourceforge.net/p/fink/package-submissions/4702/ <https://sourceforge.net/p/fink/package-submissions/4702/> for evaluation.
-- 
Alexander Hansen, Ph.D.
Fink User Liaison