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<h1 class="TITLE"><a id="AEN2" name="AEN2">FreeBSD
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<blockquote class="ABSTRACT">
<div class="ABSTRACT">
<a id="AEN12" name="AEN12"></a>
<blockquote class="ABSTRACT">
<div class="ABSTRACT"><a id="AEN12" name="AEN12"></a>
<p>This document lists errata items for FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE, containing significant
information discovered after the release or too late in the release cycle to be otherwise
included in the release documentation. This information includes security advisories, as
well as news relating to the software or documentation that could affect its operation or
usability. An up-to-date version of this document should always be consulted before
installing this version of FreeBSD.</p>
<p>This document lists errata items for FreeBSD
4.8-RELEASE, containing significant information
discovered after the release or too late in the release
cycle to be otherwise included in the release
documentation. This information includes security
advisories, as well as news relating to the software or
documentation that could affect its operation or
usability. An up-to-date version of this document should
always be consulted before installing this version of
FreeBSD.</p>
<p>This errata document for FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE will be maintained until the release of
FreeBSD 4.9-RELEASE.</p>
</div>
</blockquote>
<p>This errata document for FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE will be
maintained until the release of FreeBSD 4.9-RELEASE.</p>
</div>
</blockquote>
<div class="SECT1">
<hr />
<h1 class="SECT1"><a id="AEN15" name="AEN15">1 Introduction</a></h1>
<div class="SECT1">
<hr />
<p>This errata document contains ``late-breaking news'' about FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE. Before
installing this version, it is important to consult this document to learn about any
post-release discoveries or problems that may already have been found and fixed.</p>
<h1 class="SECT1"><a id="AEN15" name="AEN15">1
Introduction</a></h1>
<p>Any version of this errata document actually distributed with the release (for
example, on a CDROM distribution) will be out of date by definition, but other copies are
kept updated on the Internet and should be consulted as the ``current errata'' for this
release. These other copies of the errata are located at <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/"
target="_top">http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/</a>, plus any sites which keep up-to-date
mirrors of this location.</p>
<p>This errata document contains ``late-breaking news''
about FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE. Before installing this version,
it is important to consult this document to learn about any
post-release discoveries or problems that may already have
been found and fixed.</p>
<p>Source and binary snapshots of FreeBSD 4-STABLE also contain up-to-date copies of this
document (as of the time of the snapshot).</p>
<p>Any version of this errata document actually distributed
with the release (for example, on a CDROM distribution)
will be out of date by definition, but other copies are
kept updated on the Internet and should be consulted as the
``current errata'' for this release. These other copies of
the errata are located at <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/"
target="_top">http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/</a>, plus
any sites which keep up-to-date mirrors of this
location.</p>
<p>For a list of all FreeBSD CERT security advisories, see <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/security/"
target="_top">http://www.FreeBSD.org/security/</a> or <a
href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/"
target="_top">ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/</a>.</p>
</div>
<p>Source and binary snapshots of FreeBSD 4-STABLE also
contain up-to-date copies of this document (as of the time
of the snapshot).</p>
<div class="SECT1">
<hr />
<h1 class="SECT1"><a id="AEN26" name="AEN26">2 Security Advisories</a></h1>
<p>For a list of all FreeBSD CERT security advisories, see
<a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/security/"
target="_top">http://www.FreeBSD.org/security/</a> or <a
href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/"
target="_top">ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/</a>.</p>
</div>
<p>A buffer overflow in header parsing exists in older versions of <b
class="APPLICATION">sendmail</b>. It could allow a remote attacker to create a
specially-crafted message that may cause <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sendmail&amp;sektion=8&amp;manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">sendmail</span>(8)</span></a> to
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running it, typically <tt
class="USERNAME">root</tt>. More information, including pointers to patches, can be found
in security advisory <a
href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-03:07.sendmail.asc"
target="_top">FreeBSD-SA-03:07</a>. This problem was corrected for FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE
with a vendor patch and was corrected for FreeBSD 4.9-PRERELEASE with the import of a new
version of <b class="APPLICATION">sendmail</b>. However, these changes may not otherwise
have been noted in the release documentation.</p>
<div class="SECT1">
<hr />
<p>The implementation of the <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=realpath&amp;sektion=3&amp;manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">realpath</span>(3)</span></a>
function contains a single-byte buffer overflow bug. This may have various impacts,
depending on the application using <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=realpath&amp;sektion=3&amp;manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">realpath</span>(3)</span></a> and
other factors. This bug has been fixed on the 4.8-RELEASE security fix branch and the
4-STABLE development branch. For more information, see security advisory <a
href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-03:08.realpath.asc"
target="_top">FreeBSD-SA-03:08</a>.</p>
<h1 class="SECT1"><a id="AEN26" name="AEN26">2 Security
Advisories</a></h1>
<p>The kernel contains a bug that could allow it to attempt delivery of invalid signals,
leading to a kernel panic. This bug has been fixed on the 4-STABLE development branch and
the 4.8-RELEASE security fix branch. For more information, see security advisory <a
href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-03:09.signal.asc"
target="_top">FreeBSD-SA-03:09</a>.</p>
<p>A buffer overflow in header parsing exists in older
versions of <b class="APPLICATION">sendmail</b>. It could
allow a remote attacker to create a specially-crafted
message that may cause <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sendmail&amp;sektion=8&amp;manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
class="REFENTRYTITLE">sendmail</span>(8)</span></a> to
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user
running it, typically <tt class="USERNAME">root</tt>. More
information, including pointers to patches, can be found in
security advisory <a
href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-03:07.sendmail.asc"
target="_top">FreeBSD-SA-03:07</a>. This problem was
corrected for FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE with a vendor patch and
was corrected for FreeBSD 4.9-PRERELEASE with the import of
a new version of <b class="APPLICATION">sendmail</b>.
However, these changes may not otherwise have been noted in
the release documentation.</p>
<p>A bug in the iBCS2 emulation module could result in disclosing the contents of kernel
memory. (Note that this module is not enabled in FreeBSD by default.) This bug has been
fixed on the 4-STABLE development branch and the 4.8-RELEASE security fix branch. More
information can be found in security advisory <a
href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-03:10.ibcs2.asc"
target="_top">FreeBSD-SA-03:10</a>.</p>
<p>The implementation of the <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=realpath&amp;sektion=3&amp;manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
class="REFENTRYTITLE">realpath</span>(3)</span></a>
function contains a single-byte buffer overflow bug. This
may have various impacts, depending on the application
using <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=realpath&amp;sektion=3&amp;manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
class="REFENTRYTITLE">realpath</span>(3)</span></a> and
other factors. This bug has been fixed on the 4.8-RELEASE
security fix branch and the 4-STABLE development branch.
For more information, see security advisory <a
href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-03:08.realpath.asc"
target="_top">FreeBSD-SA-03:08</a>.</p>
<p>A programming error in the <b class="APPLICATION">sendmail</b> implementation of its
``DNS maps'' feature could lead to a <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sendmail&amp;sektion=8&amp;manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">sendmail</span>(8)</span></a>
child process crashing or behaving incorrectly. This error has been fixed with a patch on
the 4.8-RELEASE security fix branch and with the import of a new version of <b
class="APPLICATION">sendmail</b> on the 4-STABLE development branch. (Note that the DNS
maps feature is not used by the default configuration files shipped with FreeBSD.) More
information can be found in security advisory <a
href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-03:11.sendmail.asc"
target="_top">FreeBSD-SA-03:11</a>.</p>
<p>The kernel contains a bug that could allow it to attempt
delivery of invalid signals, leading to a kernel panic.
This bug has been fixed on the 4-STABLE development branch
and the 4.8-RELEASE security fix branch. For more
information, see security advisory <a
href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-03:09.signal.asc"
target="_top">FreeBSD-SA-03:09</a>.</p>
<p><b class="APPLICATION">OpenSSH</b> contains a bug in its buffer management code that
could potentially cause it to crash. This bug has been fixed via a vendor-supplied patch
on the 4-STABLE development branch and the 4.8-RELEASE security fix branch. For more
details, refer to security advisory <a
href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-03:12.openssh.asc"
target="_top">FreeBSD-SA-03:12</a>.</p>
<p>A bug in the iBCS2 emulation module could result in
disclosing the contents of kernel memory. (Note that this
module is not enabled in FreeBSD by default.) This bug has
been fixed on the 4-STABLE development branch and the
4.8-RELEASE security fix branch. More information can be
found in security advisory <a
href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-03:10.ibcs2.asc"
target="_top">FreeBSD-SA-03:10</a>.</p>
<p><b class="APPLICATION">sendmail</b> contains a remotely-exploitable buffer overflow.
This bug has been fixed via a vendor-supplied patch on the 4-STABLE development branch
and the 4.8-RELEASE security fix branch. More details can be found in security advisory
<a href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-03:13.sendmail.asc"
target="_top">FreeBSD-SA-03:13</a>.</p>
</div>
<p>A programming error in the <b
class="APPLICATION">sendmail</b> implementation of its
``DNS maps'' feature could lead to a <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sendmail&amp;sektion=8&amp;manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
class="REFENTRYTITLE">sendmail</span>(8)</span></a> child
process crashing or behaving incorrectly. This error has
been fixed with a patch on the 4.8-RELEASE security fix
branch and with the import of a new version of <b
class="APPLICATION">sendmail</b> on the 4-STABLE
development branch. (Note that the DNS maps feature is not
used by the default configuration files shipped with
FreeBSD.) More information can be found in security
advisory <a
href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-03:11.sendmail.asc"
target="_top">FreeBSD-SA-03:11</a>.</p>
<div class="SECT1">
<hr />
<h1 class="SECT1"><a id="AEN62" name="AEN62">3 Late-Breaking News</a></h1>
<p><b class="APPLICATION">OpenSSH</b> contains a bug in its
buffer management code that could potentially cause it to
crash. This bug has been fixed via a vendor-supplied patch
on the 4-STABLE development branch and the 4.8-RELEASE
security fix branch. For more details, refer to security
advisory <a
href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-03:12.openssh.asc"
target="_top">FreeBSD-SA-03:12</a>.</p>
</div>
<p>Due to some problems discovered very late in the release cycle, the ISO images and FTP
install directories for FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE/i386 needed to be re-generated and
re-uploaded to the FTP mirror sites. For reference, the final ISO images have checksums
computed via <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=md5&amp;sektion=1&amp;manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">md5</span>(1)</span></a> as
follows:</p>
<div class="SECT1">
<hr />
<h1 class="SECT1"><a id="AEN59" name="AEN59">3
Late-Breaking News</a></h1>
<p>Due to some problems discovered very late in the release
cycle, the ISO images and FTP install directories for
FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE/i386 needed to be re-generated and
re-uploaded to the FTP mirror sites. For reference, the
final ISO images have checksums computed via <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=md5&amp;sektion=1&amp;manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
class="REFENTRYTITLE">md5</span>(1)</span></a> as
follows:</p>
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">
MD5 (4.8-RELEASE-i386-disc1.iso) = c4e34b6a6be5cd1977ca206bf821c7fc
MD5 (4.8-RELEASE-i386-disc2.iso) = 93b09f97c01deead302557d7d24f87cb
MD5 (4.8-RELEASE-i386-mini.iso) = 5f0d2576dbb56d6ec85d49ac9fa4bbf9
</pre>
<p>Some parts of the documentation may incorrectly give the
release date of FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE as March 2003, rather
than April 2003.</p>
<p>Some parts of the documentation may incorrectly give the release date of FreeBSD
4.8-RELEASE as March 2003, rather than April 2003.</p>
<p>FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE restores the ability to install from
the installation media to a <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=mly&amp;sektion=4&amp;manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
class="REFENTRYTITLE">mly</span>(4)</span></a> device.
(This capability was broken in FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE.)</p>
<p>FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE restores the ability to install from the installation media to a
<a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=mly&amp;sektion=4&amp;manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">mly</span>(4)</span></a> device.
(This capability was broken in FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE.)</p>
<p>After installing <b class="APPLICATION">GNOME</b>, the
default terminal font might be garbled. If this is the
case, install the <tt
class="FILENAME">x11-fonts/bitstream-vera</tt> port, then
restart <b class="APPLICATION">GNOME</b>. The new fonts
should take effect automatically. If they do not, edit the
current gnome-terminal profile and select the Bitstream
Vera Sans Mono font.</p>
<p>After installing <b class="APPLICATION">GNOME</b>, the default terminal font might be
garbled. If this is the case, install the <tt
class="FILENAME">x11-fonts/bitstream-vera</tt> port, then restart <b
class="APPLICATION">GNOME</b>. The new fonts should take effect automatically. If they do
not, edit the current gnome-terminal profile and select the Bitstream Vera Sans Mono
font.</p>
<p>Due to space limitations, the <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=awi&amp;sektion=4&amp;manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
class="REFENTRYTITLE">awi</span>(4)</span></a> driver has
been removed from the kernel used on the 1.44MB <tt
class="FILENAME">kern.flp</tt> i386 boot floppy. Because no
module is available for this driver in FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE,
this means that it is generally not possible to install
FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE over an <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=awi&amp;sektion=4&amp;manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
class="REFENTRYTITLE">awi</span>(4)</span></a> network.</p>
<p>Due to space limitations, the <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=awi&amp;sektion=4&amp;manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">awi</span>(4)</span></a> driver
has been removed from the kernel used on the 1.44MB <tt class="FILENAME">kern.flp</tt>
i386 boot floppy. Because no module is available for this driver in FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE,
this means that it is generally not possible to install FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE over an <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=awi&amp;sektion=4&amp;manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">awi</span>(4)</span></a>
network.</p>
<p>Due to space limitations, support for ATAPI floppy disks
and the DEC AlphaServer 8200 and 8400 (``TurboLaser'')
machines has been removed from the kernel used on the
1.44MB <tt class="FILENAME">kern.flp</tt> alpha boot
floppy.</p>
<p>Due to space limitations, support for ATAPI floppy disks and the DEC AlphaServer 8200
and 8400 (``TurboLaser'') machines has been removed from the kernel used on the 1.44MB
<tt class="FILENAME">kern.flp</tt> alpha boot floppy.</p>
<p>A bug in the FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE kernel prevents it from
booting on an Intel 80386 processor. This problem has been
corrected on both the 4.8-RELEASE security fix branch and
the 4-STABLE development branch.</p>
<p>A bug in the FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE kernel prevents it from booting on an Intel 80386
processor. This problem has been corrected on both the 4.8-RELEASE security fix branch
and the 4-STABLE development branch.</p>
<p>FreeBSD supports a hashed form of the login capabilities
database, stored in <tt
class="FILENAME">/etc/login.conf.db</tt>. This is generated
from the <tt class="FILENAME">/etc/login.conf</tt> text
file. If the hashed database is present, <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=login&amp;sektion=1&amp;manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
class="REFENTRYTITLE">login</span>(1)</span></a> will use
it in preference to the contents of the text file. FreeBSD
4.8-RELEASE is the first release that actually includes <tt
class="FILENAME">/etc/login.conf.db</tt> on the
distribution media; thus, users modifying <tt
class="FILENAME">/etc/login.conf</tt> need to remember to
regenerate the database, using <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=cap_mkdb&amp;sektion=1&amp;manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
class="REFENTRYTITLE">cap_mkdb</span>(1)</span></a>. Users
performing source upgrades are generally not affected by
this change, because <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=mergemaster&amp;sektion=8&amp;manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
class="REFENTRYTITLE">mergemaster</span>(8)</span></a>
offers the option to regenerate <tt
class="FILENAME">/etc/login.conf.db</tt> during upgrades.
<a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=login.conf&amp;sektion=5&amp;manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
class="REFENTRYTITLE">login.conf</span>(5)</span></a> has
more details on the format and usage of the login
capabilities database.</p>
<p>FreeBSD supports a hashed form of the login capabilities database, stored in <tt
class="FILENAME">/etc/login.conf.db</tt>. This is generated from the <tt
class="FILENAME">/etc/login.conf</tt> text file. If the hashed database is present, <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=login&amp;sektion=1&amp;manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">login</span>(1)</span></a> will
use it in preference to the contents of the text file. FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE is the first
release that actually includes <tt class="FILENAME">/etc/login.conf.db</tt> on the
distribution media; thus, users modifying <tt class="FILENAME">/etc/login.conf</tt> need
to remember to regenerate the database, using <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=cap_mkdb&amp;sektion=1&amp;manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">cap_mkdb</span>(1)</span></a>.
Users performing source upgrades are generally not affected by this change, because <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=mergemaster&amp;sektion=8&amp;manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">mergemaster</span>(8)</span></a>
offers the option to regenerate <tt class="FILENAME">/etc/login.conf.db</tt> during
upgrades. <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=login.conf&amp;sektion=5&amp;manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">login.conf</span>(5)</span></a>
has more details on the format and usage of the login capabilities database.</p>
<p>A file that is a part of the <tt class="FILENAME">multimedia/gstreamer-plugins</tt>
port may appear to have a corrupted filename when the ports collection is installed using
<a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sysinstall&amp;sektion=8&amp;manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">sysinstall</span>(8)</span></a>.
This should not affect building the port or installing the corresponding package.
However, it is recommended to rename the file in question, to prevent problems during any
future updates to the installed ports collection:</p>
<p>A file that is a part of the <tt
class="FILENAME">multimedia/gstreamer-plugins</tt> port may
appear to have a corrupted filename when the ports
collection is installed using <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sysinstall&amp;sektion=8&amp;manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
class="REFENTRYTITLE">sysinstall</span>(8)</span></a>. This
should not affect building the port or installing the
corresponding package. However, it is recommended to rename
the file in question, to prevent problems during any future
updates to the installed ports collection:</p>
<pre class="SCREEN">
<tt class="PROMPT">#</tt> <tt
class="USERINPUT"><b>cd /usr/ports/multimedia/gstreamer-plugins/files</b></tt>
@ -282,43 +223,38 @@ class="USERINPUT"><b>mv patch-gst-libs_ext_ffmpeg_ffmpeg_libavcodec_alpha_simple
patch-gst-libs_ext_ffmpeg_ffmpeg_libavcodec_alpha_simple_idct_alpha.c</b></tt>
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