Bug#887209: debootstick should depend on e2fsprogs explicitly
Hello again, OK, I see. Actually debootstick should get important new features shortly. Thus I might have to rebuild a package in one or two weeks, I guess. That is why I did not bother Vincent too much for now. But I will see how fast things go, and if things go slower I will soon remind Vincent about this version of the package (or look for temporary alternate sponsorship). Thanks for the information. Etienne 2018-02-13 20:35 GMT+01:00 Andreas Henriksson : > Hello Etienne Dublé, > > On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 08:16:31PM +0100, Etienne DUBLE wrote: > > Hi, > > I am the maintainer of debootstick, sorry for the silence. > > Thanks for your reply now though! > > > Yes, I uploaded a fixed version at: > > https://mentors.debian.net/package/debootstick > > My sponsor (Vincent Danjean) should review it shortly. > > Thanks for this information. If Vincent Danjean is too busy at the > moment please feel free to reach out for temporary help with sponsorship! > > > Is it an urgent matter? I mean, what is the expected date for the > > removal of e2fsprogs from essentials? > > We're aiming at getting this done before buster goes into freeze. > For a change to the base system like this, the change (in e2fsprogs > package) needs to happen well before the freeze date. There's no strict > date for when all the bug reports Helmut filed needs to be done though, > but the sooner the better. The most important part is knowing that > maintainers have a plan for their package so we can identify the > packages which needs help being taken care of. > > Regards, > Andreas Henriksson >
Bug#887209: debootstick should depend on e2fsprogs explicitly
Hello Etienne Dublé, On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 08:16:31PM +0100, Etienne DUBLE wrote: > Hi, > I am the maintainer of debootstick, sorry for the silence. Thanks for your reply now though! > Yes, I uploaded a fixed version at: > https://mentors.debian.net/package/debootstick > My sponsor (Vincent Danjean) should review it shortly. Thanks for this information. If Vincent Danjean is too busy at the moment please feel free to reach out for temporary help with sponsorship! > Is it an urgent matter? I mean, what is the expected date for the > removal of e2fsprogs from essentials? We're aiming at getting this done before buster goes into freeze. For a change to the base system like this, the change (in e2fsprogs package) needs to happen well before the freeze date. There's no strict date for when all the bug reports Helmut filed needs to be done though, but the sooner the better. The most important part is knowing that maintainers have a plan for their package so we can identify the packages which needs help being taken care of. Regards, Andreas Henriksson
Bug#887209: debootstick should depend on e2fsprogs explicitly
Hi, I am the maintainer of debootstick, sorry for the silence. Yes, I uploaded a fixed version at: https://mentors.debian.net/package/debootstick My sponsor (Vincent Danjean) should review it shortly. Is it an urgent matter? I mean, what is the expected date for the removal of e2fsprogs from essentials? Regards Etienne Dublé 2018-02-13 17:25 GMT+01:00 Andreas Henriksson : > Control: tags -1 + pending > > Hello again, > > After spending time on analysing and writing a followup on the bug > report I noticed the package tracker saying there's a new version > in the git repository that claims to have this issue fixed (and > the version release to unstable on 31 jan 2018!). > > I'm thus tagging the bug as pending and hoping we'll soon see the > version actually be part of the debian archive. > > Regards, > Andreas Henriksson >
Bug#887209: debootstick should depend on e2fsprogs explicitly
Control: tags -1 + pending Hello again, After spending time on analysing and writing a followup on the bug report I noticed the package tracker saying there's a new version in the git repository that claims to have this issue fixed (and the version release to unstable on 31 jan 2018!). I'm thus tagging the bug as pending and hoping we'll soon see the version actually be part of the debian archive. Regards, Andreas Henriksson
Bug#887209: debootstick should depend on e2fsprogs explicitly
Control: tags -1 + confirmed On Sun, Jan 14, 2018 at 08:03:41PM +0100, Helmut Grohne wrote: > Package: debootstick [...] > /usr/share/debootstick/scripts/create-image/functions contains dumpe2fs, > mkfs.ext4 and resize2fs. According to file it is a ASCII text dumpe2fs and resize2fs are only mentioned in comments. Only mkfs.ext4 is actually used in the codes make_root_fs() function. The make_root_fs function is called from create_formatted_image() (in the same file), and the create_formatted_image function is called twice unconditionally in the main debootstick script. (For comparison mkfs.vfat is also used in the same file and dosfstools is already listed in depends.) > /usr/share/debootstick/scripts/live/init/migrate-to-disk.sh contains > resize2fs. According to file it is a Bourne-Again shell script, ASCII text > executable > /usr/share/debootstick/scripts/live/init/occupy-space.sh contains resize2fs. > According to file it is a POSIX shell script, ASCII text executable [...] It seems both of the above files actually uses resize2fs. (No deeper analysis given the previous file already seem to have made it clear mkfs.ext4 from e2fsprogs is crutial.) My conclusion is thus that a dependency on e2fsprogs should be added. Would be great to hear from maintainers on this... Even if it's just to say that an NMU to take care of this would be appreciated. Regards, Andreas Henriksson
