[Xastir] Fwd: Bug#952116: xastir: Impossible to transmit due to malformed TOCALL

[David A Aitcheson]

I did & was checking validity before making noise...

Given that I  only am able to be on APRS via an Internet connection
(read: no radio use allowed)...

Given that I only build from source (read: I don't use a package from a
repository)...

I think that it is not effecting me...

David KI6ZHD - can you see me ( "KB3EFS" ) on the map in NY State?

73
Dave
KB3EFS

On 2/23/20 10:57 AM, David Ranch wrote:
>
> I don't know if anyone saw this yet...
>
> --David
> KI6ZHD
>
>
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> Subject:     Bug#952116: xastir: Impossible to transmit due to
> malformed TOCALL
> Resent-Date:     Sun, 23 Feb 2020 10:57:01 +0000
> Resent-From:     Iain R. Learmonth <irl at debian.org>
> Resent-To:     debian-bugs-dist at lists.debian.org
> Resent-CC:     Debian Hamradio Maintainers <debian-hams at lists.debian.org>
> Date:     Sun, 23 Feb 2020 10:47:38 +0000
> From:     Iain R. Learmonth <irl at debian.org>
> Reply-To:     Iain R. Learmonth <irl at debian.org>, 952116 at bugs.debian.org
> To:     Debian Bug Tracking System <submit at bugs.debian.org>
>
>
>
> Package: xastir
> Version: 2.1.4+git20191127.bb66a77-2
> Severity: grave
> Justification: renders package unusable
>
> Hi,
>
> Commit b40016c updated a patch on the version number to add a git commit
> reference as part of the version number. Xastir uses this version number
> to form the TOCALL, which is usuall of the form APXnnn but now has a
> plus followed by the 7 digit ref. This does no longer fit in the 6 bytes
> allowed for a TOCALL in the AX.25 protocol. It also prevents operation
> with APRS-IS.
>
> Thanks,
> Iain.
>
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