#975437 Regression: no longer accepts '--splitting process' or '--secure-splitting'

Package:
clsync
Source:
clsync
Description:
live sync tool based on inotify, written in GNU C
Submitter:
Andras Korn
Date:
2026-10-15 14:37:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#975437#5
Date:
2020-11-22 10:12:02 UTC
From:
To:
Hi,

with clsync 0.4.2-1, the documented "--splitting process" or "--splitting=process" argument worked.

In the current version, it gives the error message

Error: argument "process" can't be parsed as a number
Error: Unable to process option "splitting" (with argument: "process") from "cli_arguments"

Similarly, --secure-splitting is not recognized:

clsync: unrecognized option '--secure-splitting'

However, the manpage documents it:

SECURITY OPTIONS
       --secure-splitting
              Implies "--splitting=process --check-execvp-arguments --seccomp-filter --forbid-devices"

Confusingly, --splitting *will* accept a numerical argument, but it's unclear what it'll do.

Looking through the changelog, I think it's disabling seccomp support that
broke these options. Indeed, the source confirms it, at least for secure-splitting:

# ifdef SECCOMP_SUPPORT
        {"secure-splitting",    no_argument,            NULL,   SECURESPLITTING},
# endif

Can't you disable seccomp support only for the architectures where it's not
usable?

Thanks and best regards,

András
#975437#12
Date:
2026-10-15 14:35:52 UTC
From:
To:
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
clsync, 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 975437@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Barak A. Pearlmutter <bap@debian.org> (supplier of updated clsync package)

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Format: 1.8
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:56:52 +0100
Source: clsync
Architecture: source
Version: 0.4.5-3
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Artyom A Anikeev <anikeev@ut.mephi.ru>
Changed-By: Barak A. Pearlmutter <bap@debian.org>
Closes: 975437
Changes:
 clsync (0.4.5-3) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Policy 4.7.4
   * Accept --splitting=process|thread|off when built without seccomp;
     note in manpage that --secure-splitting and --seccomp-filter require
     seccomp support, which remains disabled (closes: #975437)
   * Debhelper compat 14, remove unnecessary substvars
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