-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2012-0135 2012-01-05 20:38:42 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name : pptp Product : Fedora 16 Version : 1.7.2 Release : 14.fc16 URL : http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/ Summary : Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) Client Description : Client for the proprietary Microsoft Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol, PPTP. Allows connection to a PPTP based VPN as used by employers and some cable and ADSL service providers.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information:
This update is a bug-fix and enhancement for pptp, incorporating the latest upstream improvements:
* Support setting SO_MARK for the PPTP TCP control connection as well as on the GRE packets * Implement the --nohostroute option * Include a number of patches addressing compiler warnings, which appear to have a beneficial effect on stability (#749455) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ChangeLog:
* Wed Jan 4 2012 Paul Howarth paul@city-fan.org 1.7.2-14 - Build with warning-fix patches to address occasional segfaults (#749455) - Patches have all now been merged upstream * Wed Nov 30 2011 Paul Howarth paul@city-fan.org 1.7.2-13.2 - Add patch to fix highly-parallel build (e.g. -j16) - Add additional compiler warning flags to highlight questionable code - Add patch to fix comparisons between signed and unsigned integers - Add patch to fix const usage - Add patch to fix missing field initializers - Add patch to suppress warnings about possibly unused variables - Add patch to fix declarations that are not prototypes - Add patch to fix warnings about nested externs - Add patch to fix dubious typecasts that violate strict-aliasing rules - Update the FSF address references and GPLv2 license text - Use default optimization level (-O2) again * Fri Nov 11 2011 Paul Howarth paul@city-fan.org 1.7.2-13.1 - Drop compiler optimization level to -O0 as per upstream in attempt to resolve occasional segfault in pptpcm (#749455) - Add patch to fix highly-parallel build (e.g. -j16) * Tue Nov 8 2011 Paul Howarth paul@city-fan.org 1.7.2-13 - Patch to fix broken Call-Disconnect-Notify code accepted upstream - Add upstream patch to support setting SO_MARK for the PPTP TCP control connection as well as on the GRE packets - Add upstream patch to implement the --nohostroute option - Nobody else likes macros for commands -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References:
[ 1 ] Bug #749455 - pptpcm crashes with segfault sometimes https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=749455 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update pptp' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/.
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