minicom/minicom.spec

Summary: A text-based modem control and terminal emulation program.
Name: minicom
Version: 1.83.1
Release: 15
License: GPL
Group: Applications/Communications
ExcludeArch: s390 s390x
BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-root
#BuildPrereq: /usr/include/baudboy.h
BuildPrereq: lockdev-devel >= 1.0.0-11
Requires: lockdev

Source: ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/serialcomm/dialout/minicom-%{version}.src.tar.bz2

Patch0: minicom-1.81-config.patch
Patch1: minicom-1.83.1-make.patch
Patch2: minicom-drop-privs.patch
Patch3: minicom-1.83.1-time.patch
Patch4: minicom-umask.patch
# Fixes many format string abuses in minicom.  Even so, minicom is still
# not safe to run SUID or SGID due to the do_log function being exported
# to the scripting language.  You have been warned.
Patch5: minicom-1.83.1-format-string-vuln.patch
Patch6: minicom-1.83.1-cs_CZ-translation.patch
Patch7: minicom-1.83.1-disable-message.patch
Patch8: minicom-1.83.1-rh.patch


%description
Minicom is a simple text-based modem control and terminal emulation
program somewhat similar to MSDOS Telix. Minicom includes a dialing
directory, full ANSI and VT100 emulation, an (external) scripting
language, and other features.

%prep
%setup -q
%patch0 -p1 -b .config
%patch1 -p1 -b .make
%patch2 -p1 -b .privs
%patch3 -p1 -b .time
%patch4 -p1 -b .umask
%patch5 -p1 -b .format-string-vuln
%patch6 -p1 -b .cs_CZ-translation
%patch7 -p0 -b .disable-message
%patch8 -p1 -b .rh

%build
# Remove precompiled binaries from sources.  Why the hell is this stuff
# even there?
rm -rf linux
OLD_PO_FILE_INPUT=yes make -C src

%install
rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
make -C src install R=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT MANDIR=%{_mandir}/man1

install -d $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/X11/applnk/Internet
cat > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/X11/applnk/Internet/minicom.desktop <<EOF
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Minicom
Name[sv]=Minicom
Type=Application
Comment=Terminal Emulator
Comment[sv]=Terminalemulator
Exec=minicom
Terminal=true
EOF

%clean
rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT

%files
%defattr(-,root,root)
%doc demos doc tables
%config /etc/minicom.users
# DO NOT MAKE minicom SUID/SGID anything.
%attr(0755,root,uucp) %{_bindir}/minicom
%{_bindir}/runscript
%{_bindir}/xminicom
%{_bindir}/ascii-xfr
%{_mandir}/man1/*
#%config(missingok) /etc/X11/applnk/Internet/minicom.desktop

%changelog
* Tue Aug 14 2001 Jeff Johnson <jbj@redhat.com>
- rebuild against unzigged lockdev-1.0.0-11 (#51577).
- add BuildPrereq: on lockdev-devel, not /usr/include/baudboy.h.

* Sun Aug 12 2001 Mike A. Harris <mharris@redhat.com> 1.83.1-14
- Added Requires: lockdev (#51576)
- s/Copyright/License/

* Sat Jul 28 2001 Jeff Johnson <jbj@redhat.com>
- use baudboy for serial port locking.

* Mon Jul 23 2001 Mike A. Harris <mharris@redhat.com> 1.83.1-12
- Added minicom-1.83.1-disable-message.patch to disable warning message and
  delay when running minicom as root since root-only is the only supported
  method of running minicom now due to security issues.
  
* Sat Jul 21 2001 Tim Powers <timp@redhat.com> 1.83.1-11
- no minicom applnk entry. Is cluttering up the menus

* Tue Jun 19 2001 Florian La Roche <Florian.LaRoche@redhat.de>
- add ExcludeArch: s390 s390x
- allow to build with newer gettext versions

* Thu May  3 2001 Mike A. Harris <mharris@redhat.com> 1.83.1-8
- Changed minicom to disable SGID/SUID operation completely as it was
  never designed to be secure, and likely never will be. (#35613)
- Updated the format string patch I made to fix more format string abuses.
- Added Czeck cs_CZ locale translations.

* Thu Apr 12 2001 Mike A. Harris <mharris@redhat.com>
- Fixed format string vuln in usage of do_log()  (bug #35613)
- Fixed misc other format string abuse with werror().
- Changed main tarball to bzip2 compression
- Corrected Buildroot to use _tmppath

* Tue Mar 27 2001 Crutcher Dunnavant <crutcher@redhat.com>
- patch to drop mask for config file

* Fri Feb 23 2001 Jakub Jelinek <jakub@redhat.com>
- fix build under glibc 2.2.2

* Thu Aug 24 2000 Bill Nottingham <notting@redhat.com>
- drop privs on opening of capture file

* Fri Aug  4 2000 Bill Nottingham <notting@redhat.com>
- add translation to desktop entry

* Wed Jul 12 2000 Prospector <bugzilla@redhat.com>
- automatic rebuild

* Sat Jun 10 2000 Bill Nottingham <notting@redhat.com>
- update to 1.83.1

* Wed Apr  5 2000 Bill Nottingham <notting@redhat.com>
- rebuild against current ncurses/readline

* Tue Mar  7 2000 Jeff Johnson <jbj@redhat.com>
- rebuild for sparc baud rates > 38400.

* Mon Feb 07 2000 Preston Brown <pbrown@redhat.com>
- wmconfig -> desktop

* Wed Feb 02 2000 Cristian Gafton <gafton@redhat.com>
- fix description

* Fri Dec 17 1999 Bill Nottingham <notting@redhat.com>
- update to 1.83.0

* Fri Jul 30 1999 Bill Nottingham <notting@redhat.com>
- update to 1.82.1
- s/sunsite/metalab

* Wed May 19 1999 Jeff Johnson <jbj@redhat.com>
- restore setgid uucp to permit minicom to lock in /var/lock (#2922).

* Sun Mar 21 1999 Cristian Gafton <gafton@redhat.com> 
- auto rebuild in the new build environment (release 5)

* Tue Jan 24 1999 Michael Maher <mike@redhat.com>
- fixed bug, changed groups.

* Thu Oct 01 1998 Cristian Gafton <gafton@redhat.com>
- updated to 1.82 to include i18n fixes

* Wed Sep 02 1998 Michael Maher <mike@redhat.com>
- Built package for 5.2.

* Sun May 10 1998 Cristian Gafton <gafton@redhat.com>
- security fixes (alan cox, but he forgot about the changelog)

* Thu May 07 1998 Prospector System <bugs@redhat.com>
- translations modified for de, fr, tr

* Thu May 07 1998 Cristian Gafton <gafton@redhat.com>
- BuildRoot; updated .make patch to cope with the buildroot
- fixed the spec file

* Tue May 06 1998 Michael Maher <mike@redhat.com>
- update of package (1.81)

* Wed Oct 29 1997 Otto Hammersmith <otto@redhat.com>
- added wmconfig entries

* Tue Oct 21 1997 Otto Hammersmith <otto@redhat.com>
- fixed source url

* Thu Jul 10 1997 Erik Troan <ewt@redhat.com>
- built against glibc