#1140168 link dtrace statically against libbinutils

Package:
src:dtrace
Source:
src:dtrace
Submitter:
Matthias Klose
Date:
2026-06-26 17:21:05 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1140168#5
Date:
2026-06-16 17:41:47 UTC
From:
To:
dtrace uses the private libbinutils APIs, which result in
uninstallability when binutils is updated:

Package: libdtrace2
Depends: libbinutils (>= 2.46), libbinutils (<< 2.46.1), ...


to avoid this, please link dtrace statically against libbinutils, and
record the dependency in a built-using attribute.

The attached patch assumes that dtrace can be linked with libctf-nobfd.

#1140168#10
Date:
2026-06-26 17:18:55 UTC
From:
To:
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
dtrace, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 1140168@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Kris Van Hees <kvanhees@gmail.com> (supplier of updated dtrace package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
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Format: 1.8
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:46:35 -0400
Source: dtrace
Architecture: source
Version: 2.0.7-2
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Kris Van Hees <kvanhees@gmail.com>
Changed-By: Kris Van Hees <kvanhees@gmail.com>
Closes: 1140165 1140166 1140167 1140168
Changes:
 dtrace (2.0.7-2) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Apply fixes in control file.  (Closes: #1140165)
   * Use static linking for libbinutils.  (Closes: #1140166, #1140168)
   * Suppress adding utsname info in USDT ELF notes.  (Closes: #1140167)
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