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= Remove libcap-ng Syslog Patch =


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== Summary ==
Libcap-ng currently syslogs some errors rather than returning an error code. Errors found by syslog messages should have been fixed by now and we should remove the patch.
== Owner ==
* Name: [[User:sgrubb| Steve Grubb]]
* Email: sgrubb@redhat.com
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== Current status ==
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* Targeted release: [https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/f40/ Fedora Linux 40]
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== Detailed Description ==
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== Benefit to Fedora ==
Libcap-ng would match upstream code and probably other distributions. Developers can better detect actual errors.
== Scope ==
* Proposal owners:
Create a modified patch that still sends an error message to syslog while returning and error code. Later, remove the patch.
* Other developers:
If you have a package with a direct dependency on libcap-ng-devel, then you should check syslog after exercising the application that uses it. If any message from libcap-ng is found, it will need to be corrected. Also, you should scan your build logs to see if there are any warnings about unused results related to any function names starting with capng_
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Not affected.
* Policies and guidelines: N/A
* Trademark approval: N/A
* Alignment with Community Initiatives: N/A
== Upgrade/compatibility impact ==
There should be no impact.
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== User Experience ==
If testing went well, this change should be unnoticed by the end user.
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== Contingency Plan ==
* Contingency mechanism: Reapply the original patch
* Contingency deadline: beta freeze
* Blocks release? No
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