Re: Exim upgrade to 4.92.3 needed for multiple CVEs

[Brian Inglis <Brian dot Inglis at SystematicSw dot ab dot ca>]

On 2019-10-04 08:51, ASSI wrote:
> I am looking at that package, but sadly it is in an advanced state of
> bitrot.  The source package doesn't contain all the files that are
> actually needed for the binary package.  Besides, exim itself uses one
> of these homegrown build systems that has of course changed since the
> last time exim was built for Cygwin.  I've got it to compile, but the
> packaging is incomplete and requires quite a bit more work than I was
> planning to spend.

That was what I found and thought.
If you don't mind me asking, how much did you get to build, and what do you see
needing done?
If you got further than me, I might be willing to complete the packaging.

> I would suggest to drop the package unless Pierre provides an update
> himself, but if anybody wants to adopt the package and fix things up
> properly I'll be happy to let you have the incomplete cygport file and
> patches.

+1

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Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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