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| author | wiz <wiz> | 2012-05-23 20:15:48 +0000 |
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| committer | wiz <wiz> | 2012-05-23 20:15:48 +0000 |
| commit | 292ef9ed4c3b2cb3ba22f8c4640636bbd5f3c33c (patch) | |
| tree | d284228660d0941f8268517f3fa275482fe52bdf /doc/guide | |
| parent | e23394a07303c02778da64e78fee62eef9fbbc9e (diff) | |
| download | pkgsrc-292ef9ed4c3b2cb3ba22f8c4640636bbd5f3c33c.tar.gz | |
Update pkg-vulnerabilities handling description. Prompted by reed.
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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/guide/files/fixes.xml | 13 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guide/files/fixes.xml b/doc/guide/files/fixes.xml index 9827ba9c183..127a9e6a6db 100644 --- a/doc/guide/files/fixes.xml +++ b/doc/guide/files/fixes.xml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<!-- $NetBSD: fixes.xml,v 1.106 2011/11/28 23:42:58 minskim Exp $ --> +<!-- $NetBSD: fixes.xml,v 1.107 2012/05/23 20:15:48 wiz Exp $ --> <chapter id="fixes"> <?dbhtml filename="fixes.html"?> <title>Making your package work</title> @@ -484,13 +484,14 @@ CONFLICTS= Xaw3d-[0-9]* <para>When a vulnerability is found, this should be noted in <filename>localsrc/security/advisories/pkg-vulnerabilities</filename>, - and after committing that file, use <command>make upload</command> - in the same directory to update the file on ftp.NetBSD.org.</para> + and after committing that file, ask pkgsrc-security@NetBSD.org to + update the file on ftp.NetBSD.org.</para> <para>After fixing the vulnerability by a patch, its - <varname>PKGREVISION</varname> should be increased (this - is of course not necessary if the problem is fixed by using - a newer release of the software).</para> + <varname>PKGREVISION</varname> should be increased (this is of + course not necessary if the problem is fixed by using a newer + release of the software), and the pattern in the + pkg-vulnerabilities file must be updated.</para> <para>Also, if the fix should be applied to the stable pkgsrc branch, be sure to submit a pullup request!</para> |