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Bug#997799: feynmf: Use disappeared /bin/tempfile in debian patch

From	Boyuan Yang <byang@debian.org>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.bugs.dist
Subject	Bug#997799: feynmf: Use disappeared /bin/tempfile in debian patch
Date	2021-10-24 21:20 +0200
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On Sun, 24 Oct 2021 15:00:17 -0400 Boyuan Yang <byang@debian.org> wrote:
> Package: feynmf
> Severity: grave
> Version: 1.08-12
> Tags: sid bookworm
> X-Debbugs-CC: alteholz@debian.org
> 
> Dear Debian feynmf package maintainer,
> 
> The custom patch introduced by Debian at
>
https://sources.debian.org/src/feynmf/1.08-12/debian/patches/docu.patch/ uses
> /bin/tempfile, which has disappeared in newer Debian systems. This will
likely
> cause the program to crash. Please consider replacing it with "/bin/mktemp"
> from coreutils instead.

I just realized the ongoing discussion at https://bugs.debian.org/994275 ,
which may mitigate the impact of this bug report. Now I believe depending on
either tempfile(1) or mktemp(1) should be ok.

Thanks,
Boyuan Yang

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Bug#997799: feynmf: Use disappeared /bin/tempfile in debian patch Boyuan Yang <byang@debian.org> - 2021-10-24 21:20 +0200
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