ytnef missing package dependency
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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ytnef (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Dapper |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Gutsy |
Won't Fix
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Hardy |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Intrepid |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Jaunty |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: ytnef
The ytnef-filter script in the ytnef package uses 'file' to deduct the type of the attachments. The dependency list in ytnef does not list the 'file' package.
ytnef-filter reads from stdin a MIME email and print out a new MIME formatted email with TNEF attachments decoded. The attachments should have a proper Content-Type field. However, when 'file' is missing, ytnef-filter will also output an error message and all attachments will end up 'application/
Checking in the online package repository, it seems that all ubuntu releases so far are missing the dependency.
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 8.04.1
Release: 8.04
$ sudo aptitude show ytnef
[...snip...]
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4-1), libytnef0
[...snip...]
$ sudo apt-cache policy ytnef
ytnef:
Installed: 2.6-1
Candidate: 2.6-1
Version table:
*** 2.6-1 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
$ less /usr/bin/
Changed in ytnef: | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
status: | New → Confirmed |
status: | New → Confirmed |
status: | New → Confirmed |
tags: |
added: verification-done removed: verification-needed |
I'm working on it.