Bug#1052455: RE: freetype 2.12.1+dfsg-5+deb12u1 makes chromium segfault at startup
On Sat, Feb 10, 2024 at 12:23:06AM +1100, Hugh McMaster wrote:
> Hi Jonathan,
>
> On Wed, 7 Feb 2024 at 04:47, Jonathan Wiltshire wrote:
>
> > What's your plan at this point? We have skipped this update in two point
> > releases now and it needs a resolution.
>
>
> Thanks for following up. I’d actually forgotten about this.
>
> I’d still like to disable the incomplete and incompatible COLRv1 support in
> Bookworm’s FreeType library.
>
> The additional patch Ben Wagner identified is required.
>
> Chromium seems to have fixed the bug we encountered last year, as I tested
> a build of FreeType as originally submitted and had no issues.
>
> To avoid any surprises though, we should add the extra patch.
>
> When is the next point release scheduled for?
It isn't yet, but the normal candence is approximately every two months.
You need to allow plenty for time for review and testing though. Please
propose a source debdiff as usual.
Thanks,
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Jonathan Wiltshire jmw@debian.org
Debian Developer http://people.debian.org/~jmw
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