From: Eric Sandeen <esandeen@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: Release of e2fsprogs 1.43.7
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 20:27:51 -0500
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On 10/17/17 11:42 AM, Theodore Ts'o wrote:
> I've released e2fsprogs 1.43.7 in all of the usual places; it's tagged
> in the git trees on git.kernel.org, github, and sourceforge, and
> available for download at:
> 
> ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/tytso/e2fsprogs/v1.43.7

note, that URL doesn't exist anymore.  no more ftp.

now:

https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/tytso/e2fsprogs/v1.43.7/

> and
> 
> http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs-1.43.7.tar.gz

FWIW, the tarball on kernel.org is a few source files short of a full deck.

It extracts into e2fsprogs-libs-1.43.7/ and does indeed seem to include
only libraries.

-Eric
 
> The release notes for 1.43.7 can be found below.
> 
> E2fsprogs 1.43.7 (October 16, 2017)
> ===================================
> 
> Fix the error handling code in debugfs, fuse2fs and tune2fs so errors
> trying to replay the journal won't accidentally result in a seg fault
> if reopening the file system after the journal replay fails for some
> reason.
> 
> Fix resize2fs to avoid it from either failing or corrupting the file
> system image in certain corner cases when doing an off-line resize.
> 
> Fix many spelling mistakes in various man pages, code comments, and
> program messages.
> 
> Fix e2fsck and debugfs so that maliciously corrupted file systems will
> not cause buffer overflows.  (Addresses Debian Bugs: #873757, #878104)
> 
> Update German translation.  (Addresses Debian Bug: #833514)
> 
> Fixed various Debian Packaging Issues.  (Addresses Debian Bugs:
> #873812, #873813, #876551)
> 
> Programming notes
> -----------------
> 
> Test descritions have been shorted to fit in 80 columns.
> 
> Fix various tests to avoid leaving temp files in /tmp.
>