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Bug 168017

Summary: [QA] gnome-base/gnome-panel-2.16.3 poor programming practices
Product: Gentoo Linux Reporter: Hans de Graaff <graaff>
Component: [OLD] GNOMEAssignee: Gentoo Linux Gnome Desktop Team <gnome>
Status: RESOLVED UPSTREAM    
Severity: minor    
Priority: High    
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
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Runtime testing required: ---

Description Hans de Graaff gentoo-dev Security 2007-02-22 16:28:47 UTC 
gnome-panel-2.16.3 (and likely older versions) don't install when using FEATURES="stricter" due to QA checks:

 * QA Notice: Package has poor programming practices which may compile
 *            fine but exhibit random runtime failures.
 * panel-widget.c:1680: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules
applet.c:533: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules
applet.c:1206: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules
clock.c:1385: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules
clock.c:1391: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules
clock.c:1470: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules
clock.c:1620: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules
fish.c:408: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules
window-list.c:1027: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules
workspace-switcher.c:927: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules


!!! ERROR: gnome-base/gnome-panel-2.16.3 failed.
Call stack:
  misc-functions.sh, line 570:   Called install_qa_check
  misc-functions.sh, line 325:   Called die


Reproducible: Always
Comment 1 Hans de Graaff gentoo-dev Security 2007-05-18 06:43:30 UTC 
Given the feedback on my email to gentoo-dev yesterday it seems that this should not be considered a QA issue that needs fixing in Gentoo, so I'm closing the bug. If upstream considers this a problem they should be fixing it.