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Updates Pushed to IUS Stable for Redhat/CentOS EL 5

 

The following builds have been pushed to IUS Stable for Redhat/CentOS EL 5

	mod_wsgi-python26-2.6-1.ius		@newpackage
	mod_wsgi-python31-3.0c5-1.ius		@newpackage
	php-pear18-1.8.1-2.ius
	php52-pecl-apc-3.0.19-3.ius		@newpackage
	php52-pecl-memcache-2.2.5-1.ius		@newpackage
	php52-5.2.11-3.ius			@security
	php53-5.3.0-7.ius			@security
	php53-pecl-apc-3.1.3p1-3.ius		@newpackage
	php53-pecl-memcache-2.2.5-1.ius 	@newpackage
	python26-memcached-1.43-5.ius		@newpackage
	python31-3.1.1-2.ius 			@newpackage
	python31-distribute-0.6.6-1.ius		@newpackage
	yum3-3.2.22-20.0.1.ius			@newpackage


Tag Definitions:

@security: Update fixes a known security vulnerability. These updates
often do not go through the usual testing period and are generally
pushed to stable without delay.

@newsource: Update introduces a newer source version.

@newpackage: This signifies a package has been added to IUS that did
not previously exist.


Update details follow...

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Build: mod_wsgi-python26-2.6-1.ius
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Package Description:

The mod_wsgi adapter is an Apache module that provides a WSGI compliant
interface for hosting Python based web applications within Apache. The
adapter is written completely in C code against the Apache C runtime and
for hosting WSGI applications within Apache has a lower overhead than using
existing WSGI adapters for mod_python or CGI.

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Update Information:

%changelog
* Mon Oct 19 2009 BJ Dierkes <wdierkes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 2.6-1.ius
- Rebuilding for IUS
- Latest stable sources from upstream
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References:

 [ 1 ] N/A


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Build: mod_wsgi-python31-3.0c5-1.ius
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Package Description:

The mod_wsgi adapter is an Apache module that provides a WSGI compliant
interface for hosting Python based web applications within Apache. The
adapter is written completely in C code against the Apache C runtime and
for hosting WSGI applications within Apache has a lower overhead than using
existing WSGI adapters for mod_python or CGI.


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Update Information:

%changelog
* Mon Oct 19 2009 BJ Dierkes <wdierkes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 3.0c5-1.ius
- Rebuilding for IUS
- Latest stable sources from upstream

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References:

 [ 1 ] N/A


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Build: php-pear18-1.8.1-2.ius
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Package Description:

PEAR is a framework and distribution system for reusable PHP
components.  This package contains the basic PEAR components.

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Update Information:

%changelog
* Fri Oct 16 2009 BJ Dierkes <wdierkes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> - 1:1.8.1-2.ius
- Requires php{-cli, -xml} > 5.2.1
- BuildRequires php52

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References:

 [ 1 ] N/A


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Build: php52-pecl-apc-3.0.19-3.ius
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Package Description:

APC is a free, open, and robust framework for caching and optimizing PHP
intermediate code.

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Update Information:

%changelog
* Fri Oct 16 2009 BJ Dierkes <wdierkes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> - 0:3.0.19-3.ius
- Rebuilding for IUS

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References:

[ 1 ] N/A


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Build: php52-pecl-memcache-2.2.5-1.ius
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Package Description:

Memcached is a caching daemon designed especially for
dynamic web applications to decrease database load by
storing objects in memory.

This extension allows you to work with memcached through
handy OO and procedural interfaces.

Memcache can be used as a PHP session handler.

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Update Information:

%changelog
* Wed Oct 14 2009 BJ Dierkes <wdierkes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> - 0:2.2.5-1.ius
- Repackaging for IUS
- Latest sources from upstream.
- Renaming to php52-pecl-memcache
- Removing Epoch version

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References:

[ 1 ] #452996 PHP 5.2.11 not compiled with memcached support
	https://bugs.launchpad.net/ius/+bug/452996



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Build: php52-5.2.11-3.ius
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Package Description:

PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language. PHP attempts to make it
easy for developers to write dynamically generated webpages. PHP also
offers built-in database integration for several commercial and
non-commercial database management systems, so writing a
database-enabled webpage with PHP is fairly simple. The most common
use of PHP coding is probably as a replacement for CGI scripts.

The php package contains the module which adds support for the PHP
language to Apache HTTP Server.

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Update Information:

%changelog
* Tue Oct 27 2009 BJ Dierkes <wdierkes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> - 5.2.11-3.ius
- Added Patch312: php-5.2.11-bug462057.patch - Resolves LaunchPad
  Bug 462057 PHP 'posix_mkfifo()' 'open_basedir' Restriction Bypass
  Vulnerability

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References:

[ 1 ] 462057 PHP 'posix_mkfifo()' 'open_basedir' Restriction Bypass Vulnerability
	https://bugs.launchpad.net/ius/+bug/462057


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Build: php53-5.3.0-7.ius
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Package Description:

PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language. PHP attempts to make it
easy for developers to write dynamically generated webpages. PHP also
offers built-in database integration for several commercial and
non-commercial database management systems, so writing a
database-enabled webpage with PHP is fairly simple. The most common
use of PHP coding is probably as a replacement for CGI scripts.

The php package contains the module which adds support for the PHP
language to Apache HTTP Server.

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Update Information:

%changelog
* Tue Oct 27 2009 BJ Dierkes <wdierkes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> - 5.3.0-7.ius
- Added Patch312: php-5.3.0-bug462057.patch - Resolves LaunchPad
  Bug 462057 PHP 'posix_mkfifo()' 'open_basedir' Restriction Bypass
  Vulnerability

* Fri Oct 16 2009 BJ Dierkes <wdierkes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> - 5.3.0-6.ius
- Requires: php-pear18 >= 1:1.8. Resolves LP #452720.
- Added Patch310: php-5.3.0-phpize.patch

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References:

[ 1 ] #452720 php53 does not properly require php-pear18
	https://bugs.launchpad.net/ius/+bug/452720

[ 2 ] 462057 PHP 'posix_mkfifo()' 'open_basedir' Restriction Bypass Vulnerability
	https://bugs.launchpad.net/ius/+bug/462057


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Build: php53-pecl-apc-3.1.3p1-3.ius
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Package Description:

APC is a free, open, and robust framework for caching and optimizing PHP
intermediate code.

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Update Information:

%changelog
* Fri Oct 16 2009 BJ Dierkes <wdierkes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> - 0:3.0.19-3.ius
- Rebuilding for IUS

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References:

[ 1 ] N/A


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Build: php53-pecl-memcache-2.2.5-1.ius
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Package Description:

Memcached is a caching daemon designed especially for
dynamic web applications to decrease database load by
storing objects in memory.

This extension allows you to work with memcached through
handy OO and procedural interfaces.

Memcache can be used as a PHP session handler.

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Update Information:

%changelog
* Fri Oct 16 2009 BJ Dierkes <wdierkes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> - 0.2.2.5-1.ius
- Repackaging for php53
- Latest sources from upstream
- BuildRequires: php-pear >= 1:1.8

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References:

[ 1 ] #452996 PHP 5.2.11 not compiled with memcached support
	https://bugs.launchpad.net/ius/+bug/452996


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Build: python26-memcached-1.43-5.ius
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Package Description:

This software is a 100% Python interface to the memcached memory cache
daemon. It is the client side software which allows storing values in one or more, possibly remote, memcached servers. Search google for memcached
for more information.

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Update Information:

%changelog
* Tue Oct 20 2009 BJ Dierkes <wdierkes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> - 1.43-5.ius
- Rebuilding for IUS and python26

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References:

[ 1 ] #452996 PHP 5.2.11 not compiled with memcached support
	https://bugs.launchpad.net/ius/+bug/452996


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Build: python31-3.1.1-2.ius
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Package Description:

Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming
language often compared to Tcl, Perl, Scheme or Java. Python includes
modules, classes, exceptions, very high level dynamic data types and
dynamic typing. Python supports interfaces to many system calls and
libraries, as well as to various windowing systems (X11, Motif, Tk,
Mac and MFC).

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Update Information:

%changelog
* Mon Oct 19 2009 BJ Dierkes <wdierkes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> - 3.1.1-2.ius
- Rebuilding for IUS
- Build against db4 >= 4.3 (el5)
- BuildRequires: autoconf26x
- Replace Patch102 with python-3.1.1-lib64.patch
- Removing reference to bsddb (removed in 3.0) as it is now externally
  maintained as pybsddb.
- Removed references to hotshot, removed 3.x in favor of cProfile.

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References:

[ 1 ] N/A


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Build: yum3-3.2.22-20.0.1.ius
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Package Description:

Yum is a utility that can check for and automatically download and
install updated RPM packages. Dependencies are obtained and downloaded
automatically prompting the user as necessary.

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Update Information:

%changelog
* Fri Oct 16 2009 BJ Dierkes <wdierkes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> - 3.2.22-20.0.1.ius
- Rebuilding for IUS only to provide the fix for this issue (not bug)
  http://yum.baseurl.org/ticket/296
- IUS will only maintain yum3 as an optional workaround until the
capabilities of handling alternate name packages exists (php52 vs php).
- Added Patch200: yum-3.2.22-sourcerpm_compare.patch

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References:

[ 1 ] http://yum.baseurl.org/ticket/296
[ 2 ] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529719



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Installing From IUS Repositories
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First read the Getting Started guide here:

	http://iuscommunity.org/getting-started/


Then either install:

	root@linuxbox ~]$ yum install <package1> <package2>


OR upgrade if you already have IUS Packages installed:

	root@linuxbox ~]$ yum upgrade



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Reporting Bugs or No Bugs
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Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated, whether it be because you
found bugs or to let us know that you didn't have any issues.  Please
report all bugs to:

	http://bugs.launchpad.net/ius


Thanks!

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This update was written by hand (yes… that is ridiculous). Spelling and grammar flames are not allowed.

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BJ Dierkes
Linux Systems Engineer IV / [RH]acker
Infrastructure Services [OS & Applications]
Rackspace Hosting