Bug Fix Advisory newt bug fix update

Advisory: RHBA-2008:0644-3
Type: Bug Fix Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2009-01-20
Last updated on: 2009-01-20
Affected Products: RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
OVAL: N/A

Details

Updated newt packages that fix a bug are now available.

Newt is a programming library for color text-mode, widget-based user
interfaces. Newt can be used to add stacked windows, entry widgets,
checkboxes, radio buttons, labels, plain text fields, and so on, to
text mode user interfaces.

The Python snack module "EntryWindow()" function was unable to handle
preset values. When preset values were used, a traceback occurred. These
updated packages extend the API for the snack module "EntryWindow()"
function. The "prompts" argument now accepts three different parameter
configurations: a list of tuples composed of two strings, a list of tuples
composed of a string and Entry types, or a simple list of strings.

Users of newt are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
resolve this issue.


Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

Updated packages

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)

SRPMS:
newt-0.52.2-12.el5.src.rpm     b20165067ca64e357695fe45a0d6d11a
 
IA-32:
newt-devel-0.52.2-12.el5.i386.rpm     f93a5e7467886eb1f77d06854b397152
 
x86_64:
newt-devel-0.52.2-12.el5.i386.rpm     f93a5e7467886eb1f77d06854b397152
newt-devel-0.52.2-12.el5.x86_64.rpm     d8a431defb0bf13ce71d6cb6ce5c9964
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)

SRPMS:
newt-0.52.2-12.el5.src.rpm     b20165067ca64e357695fe45a0d6d11a
 
IA-32:
newt-0.52.2-12.el5.i386.rpm     b71c0f83b649bf4e0822fd56aa43c977
newt-devel-0.52.2-12.el5.i386.rpm     f93a5e7467886eb1f77d06854b397152
 
IA-64:
newt-0.52.2-12.el5.ia64.rpm     8e58f8c05b8c5d5cb32defe46dd4193a
newt-devel-0.52.2-12.el5.ia64.rpm     84201a9e8ae2a0971f9421a0d95781c1
 
PPC:
newt-0.52.2-12.el5.ppc.rpm     0f5e31c2f5aeaf8f6278a5c4ce6606b6
newt-0.52.2-12.el5.ppc64.rpm     e96eae207b44dca9ed638bbdd7e59c7e
newt-devel-0.52.2-12.el5.ppc.rpm     6cf0dcb1910f6d0028e2dbd0658f45be
newt-devel-0.52.2-12.el5.ppc64.rpm     c8a415aed86f108c36bd5b10552d5950
 
s390x:
newt-0.52.2-12.el5.s390.rpm     83609b5d437ebbfa61b524a5ba0a0c46
newt-0.52.2-12.el5.s390x.rpm     ba613d4f494d2d792fa173f4612cb64c
newt-devel-0.52.2-12.el5.s390.rpm     ef137ac6f905cb3460386a67c47229d8
newt-devel-0.52.2-12.el5.s390x.rpm     622c4b6197ecdfcc02fac4631e7c9bc3
 
x86_64:
newt-0.52.2-12.el5.i386.rpm     b71c0f83b649bf4e0822fd56aa43c977
newt-0.52.2-12.el5.x86_64.rpm     de4cf1adb1909fcce1e5a31d11c4fc95
newt-devel-0.52.2-12.el5.i386.rpm     f93a5e7467886eb1f77d06854b397152
newt-devel-0.52.2-12.el5.x86_64.rpm     d8a431defb0bf13ce71d6cb6ce5c9964
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)

SRPMS:
newt-0.52.2-12.el5.src.rpm     b20165067ca64e357695fe45a0d6d11a
 
IA-32:
newt-0.52.2-12.el5.i386.rpm     b71c0f83b649bf4e0822fd56aa43c977
 
x86_64:
newt-0.52.2-12.el5.i386.rpm     b71c0f83b649bf4e0822fd56aa43c977
newt-0.52.2-12.el5.x86_64.rpm     de4cf1adb1909fcce1e5a31d11c4fc95
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Keywords

newt


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