rbistolfi has packaged an updated version of git for VL 5.9 and VL 5.9.1. This package is a
security patch that closes a known vulnerability. See:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3546 Security conscious users who have installed git from the extra repository may want to upgrade immediately. This package will be moved to extra as soon as we have adequate user testing.
Package: git-1.6.1.3-i486-1_slack12.0.tlz
MD5: e426dd3cde9c5c8111f2a31c151474d1
Package Size: 2.18 MB
Installed Size: 14.43 MB
Sources:
http://vectorlinux.osuosl.org/veclinux-5.9/source/testing/dev/gitgit: git (the stupid content tracker)
git:
git: Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an
git: unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations
git: and full access to internals.
git:
git: "git" can mean anything, depending on your mood.
git:
git: Git was originally written by Linus Torvalds and is currently
git: maintained by Junio C. Hamano.
git:
After testing this package please stop back here and let us know how it works for you.