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mbrowse package

Please remove mbrowse from karmic

Bug #402183 reported by LaMont Jones
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This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
mbrowse (Debian)
Fix Released
Undecided
Unassigned
mbrowse (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Unassigned
Ubuntu karmic-alpha-6
Karmic
Fix Released
High
Unassigned
Ubuntu karmic-alpha-6

Bug Description

Binary package hint: mbrowse

In 0.3.1-7:
Function `gtk_text_new' implicitly converted to pointer at interface.c:462
Function `gtk_text_new' implicitly converted to pointer at details.c:422

Our automated build log filter[1] detected the problem(s) above that will
likely cause your package to segfault on 64-bit architectures (where the
size of a pointer is greater than the size of an integer.)

This is often due to a missing function prototype definition.
For more information, see [2].

Since use of implicitly converted pointers is always (eventually
and/or itermittantly) fatal to the application, they are errors.
Please correct them for your next upload.

[1] http://people.debian.org/~dannf/check-implicit-pointer-functions
[2] http://wiki.debian.org/ImplicitPointerConversions

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in mbrowse (Debian):
status: Unknown → New
Steve Langasek (vorlon)
Changed in mbrowse (Ubuntu Karmic):
importance: Undecided → High
milestone: none → karmic-alpha-6
status: New → Triaged
Revision history for this message
Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote :

This package was orphaned in Debian, and has been removed. I think Ubuntu should follow suit. The package has no revdeps.

summary: - gtk_text_new implicitly converted to pointer
+ Please remove mbrowse from karmic
Revision history for this message
Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote :

2009-08-26 07:16:16 INFO creating lockfile
2009-08-26 07:16:21 INFO Removing candidates:
2009-08-26 07:16:21 INFO mbrowse 0.3.1-7 in karmic
2009-08-26 07:16:21 INFO mbrowse 0.3.1-7 in karmic amd64
2009-08-26 07:16:21 INFO mbrowse 0.3.1-7 in karmic armel
2009-08-26 07:16:21 INFO mbrowse 0.3.1-7 in karmic i386
2009-08-26 07:16:21 INFO mbrowse 0.3.1-7 in karmic ia64
2009-08-26 07:16:21 INFO mbrowse 0.3.1-7 in karmic lpia
2009-08-26 07:16:21 INFO mbrowse 0.3.1-7 in karmic powerpc
2009-08-26 07:16:21 INFO mbrowse 0.3.1-7 in karmic sparc
2009-08-26 07:16:21 INFO Removed-by: Steve Langasek
2009-08-26 07:16:21 INFO Comment: (From Debian) RoQA; dead upstream; better alternative tkmib exists
2009-08-26 07:16:21 INFO 8 packages successfully removed.
Confirm this transaction? [yes, no] yes
2009-08-26 07:16:23 INFO Transaction committed.
2009-08-26 07:16:23 INFO The archive will be updated in the next publishing cycle.

Changed in mbrowse (Ubuntu Karmic):
status: Triaged → Fix Released
Jeremy Bícha (jbicha)
Changed in mbrowse (Debian):
importance: Unknown → Undecided
status: New → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
Andy Buchanan (andy-buchanans) wrote :

This is annoying. I used to use mbrowse quite a lot, and just noticed today after upgrading to karmic that it has vanished. The only other graphical MIB browser available is tkmib, which is graphically very, very dated and quite horrible to use. Mbrowse was much better.

I don't understand the rationale for removing this. Why not fix the 64 bit issue rather than removing the package altogether?!

Revision history for this message
Jonathan Gibert (jokot3) wrote :

btw, I don't think tkmib is a better alternative...

Revision history for this message
Simon Lodal (simonl-parknet) wrote :

I miss mbrowse, even though it is not exactly a polished UI, it is the best there is. I would be happy if it was put back. It is not very nice to remove an application when there is no replacement ready.

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