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Help with Debian bug #813252

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Description

Hi,

Thank you for your awesome work on libgit2 so far :)
However, there's this one old bug in Debian which I've been meaning to fix/close (in any case, get rid of). Before I proceed, I'd like to know what you (as upstream) think about this:
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=813252

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Read Debian bug #813252 and compare its report with libgit2's current behavior. Determine whether it requests an upstream libgit2 change and what response is needed; this issue names no source file or test, so the next entry point is the linked Debian report.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
15/100

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