Bug#624027: vlc: Uses deprecated _set_priority GnuTLS functions

Andreas Metzler ametzler at downhill.at.eu.org
Mon Apr 25 12:21:41 UTC 2011


Package: vlc
Version: 1.1.9-1
Severity: normal
User: ametzler at downhill.at.eu.org
Usertags: deprecated-gnutls-2.12

This package is using some functions which are marked deprecated in
newer versions of GnuTLS (>=2.12.x). (They are not yet removed, though.)
These functions will be removed in future releases. GnuTLS 2.12.x is
already available in experimental.

Excerpt from buildlog:
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gnutls.c:491:29: warning: 'gnutls_protocol_set_priority' is deprecated (declared at /usr/include/gnutls/compat.h:344)
gnutls.c:493:29: warning: 'gnutls_compression_set_priority' is deprecated (declared at /usr/include/gnutls/compat.h:339)
gnutls.c:495:29: warning: 'gnutls_mac_set_priority' is deprecated (declared at /usr/include/gnutls/compat.h:337)
gnutls.c:497:29: warning: 'gnutls_cipher_set_priority' is deprecated (declared at /usr/include/gnutls/compat.h:335)
gnutls.c:499:29: warning: 'gnutls_kx_set_priority' is deprecated (declared at /usr/include/gnutls/compat.h:342)
gnutls.c:501:29: warning: 'gnutls_certificate_type_set_priority' is deprecated (declared at /usr/include/gnutls/compat.h:347)
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The gnutls_*_set_priority family of functions has been marked deprecated
in 2.12.x. These functions have been superceded by 
gnutls_priority_set_direct(). The replacement function was added in gnutls
stable release 2.2.0 (released 2007-12-14).

cu Andreas





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