Re: [G2R] Patch for #84083 - alignment issues in io-bmp.c

[Jody Goldberg <jody gnome org>]

On Fri, Jun 07, 2002 at 09:11:52PM -0500, Federico Mena Quintero wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> The BMP loader in gdk-pixbuf will not work on machines that require
> loads to be aligned in memory (sparc, alpha, etc.).  The patch attached
> to http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=84083 fixes it.  Is it OK
> to apply?  I would put it in the gdk-pixbuf stable branch, the gtk-2-0
> branch, and HEAD.

This seems like a critical fix for the named platforms.  Pending
acceptance by the module maintainers I would recommend the release
type permit it.

Given that we are in full fledged release bastard mode, you'll need
a second release member to sign off on this.