[Bug other/43620] Uploading to gnu.org will fail due to automake security issue

["rwild at gcc dot gnu dot org" <gcc-bugzilla@gcc.gnu.org>]

------- Comment #2 from rwild at gcc dot gnu dot org  2010-04-01 17:41 -------
(In reply to comment #1)
> If no-dist works to pass the gnu.org check, that (unlike upgrades) should 
> be OK for 4.4 and 4.3 branches.

Well, for branches we are not in such a hurry.  I could easily release Automake
1.9.7 from branch-1-9 (which has only three non-documentation patches over
1.9.6) and upgrade 4.4 and 4.3 to that, if that is equally acceptable.

> I updated the maintainer-scripts/gcc_release script to use 755 instead of 
> 777 permissions, on trunk, 4.4 and 4.3 branches.  So there is no actual 
> security issue for future GCC releases.

Thank you.


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rwild at gcc dot gnu dot org changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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         AssignedTo|unassigned at gcc dot gnu   |rwild at gcc dot gnu dot org
                   |dot org                     |
             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |ASSIGNED
     Ever Confirmed|0                           |1
      Known to fail|                            |4.3.5 4.4.4 4.5.0
           Priority|P3                          |P1
   Last reconfirmed|0000-00-00 00:00:00         |2010-04-01 17:41:35
               date|                            |


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