[pkg-wpa-devel] Bug#718651: wpasupplicant: new upstream release

[Mert Dirik]

Hi,
First of all I would like to thank you all for the huge effort that went 
into packaging the new upstream version,
but hostapd 2.0+ causes some nasty problems that prevent creating access 
points. [1] [2]

Sure it does not affect every hostapd user but it downright renders the 
package unusable for the ones who are affected. I'm not in a position to 
give an advice, I just wanted to inform you about a point which may be 
useful while evaluating the pros and cons of shipping Jessie with the 
new upstream version.

Best regards,
Mert Dirik

[1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wpa/+bug/1289047
[2] https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/33436
some extra discussion:
[3] https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1221799
[4] http://lists.shmoo.com/pipermail/hostap/2013-January/027204.html