Public bug reported: Binary package hint: qemu-kvm
= Main Inclusion Report for qemu-kvm = == Requirements == 0. ''Availability:'' all arches 0. ''Rationale:'' this package is intended to replace both qemu and kvm * https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/server-karmic-kvm-qemu-packaging * basically, upstream has changed their release policy, and the two projects are merging * the qemu-kvm package is preferred, as this is the stable, supported release as provided by upstream, qemu with kvm acceleration 0. ''Security:'' * http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvekey.cgi?keyword=qemu * http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvekey.cgi?keyword=kvm * http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvekey.cgi?keyword=qemu-kvm * Any binaries running as root or suid/sgid ? Any daemons ? No * Network activity: does it open any port ? Does it handle incoming network data ? kind of... * Does it directly (not through a library) process binary (video, audio, etc) or structured (PDF, etc) data ? No. * Any source code review performed ? I am familiar with the source code. Most of it is the same as qemu and kvm -- two existing packages already in Ubuntu (and kvm is already in Main) 0. ''Quality assurance:'' * In what situations does the package not work out of the box without configuration ? N/A * Does the package ask any debconf questions higher than priority 'medium' ? No * qemu-kvm is not yet packaged for Debian (I will be sending our package to them) * http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/Main_Page: Upstream is very active; however, this qemu-kvm package is intended to be much more stable than the frenetic tip of upstream development * http://www.qemu.org/: Upstream is also very active, but in the process of merging code bases with kvm; we have the ''full'' support of QEMU's upstream developers for delivering qemu-kvm as the preferred, supportable version * http://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu * Hardware: Does this package deal with hardware and if so how exotic is it ? Mostly just the VT acceleration on some CPU's for acceleration * Is there a test suite in the upstream source or packaging ? Is it enabled to run in the build ? No. 0. ''UI standards:'' * User-visible strings are internationalized using standard gettext system ? No. * Package with translatable strings builds a PO template during package build ? No. * End-user applications ship a desktop file ? N/A 0. ''Standards compliance:'' * [[http://www.pathname.com/fhs/|FHS]], [[http://www.de.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/|Debian Policy]] compliance ? Yes. * Packaging system (debhelper/cdbs/dbs) ? Patch system ? Any packaging oddities ? Debhelper. Quilt. 0. ''Dependencies:'' * Build-Depends: bochsbios, debhelper (>= 7), pkg-config, quilt (>= 0.40), bzip2, uuid-dev, zlib1g-dev, libsdl1.2-dev, libasound2-dev, libgnutls-dev, libncurses5-dev, libpci-dev, libpulse-dev, nasm, texi2html, bcc, iasl, device-tree-compiler [powerpc], sysv-rc (>= 2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu2), libx11-dev * Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, python, iproute, bridge-utils, adduser * Are these all in main ? Yes. 0. ''Maintenance:'' * How much maintenance is this package likely to need ? (Simple packages may largely take care of themselves; complex packages will need dedicated developers paying attention to them.) This package requires heavy maintenance. However, I am dedicated and employed to provide said maintenance. Furthermore, maintaining this qemu-kvm package will be supremely preferred over maintaining both kvm and qemu packages separately. The net is a huge improvement in maintenance cost. * Who is responsible for monitoring the quality of this package and fixing its bugs ? Are they Ubuntu or Debian developers ? The ~ubuntu-virt team, primarily ~kirkland. * Who is the package bug contact in Ubuntu? (Needs one if its a nontrivial package which does not fully maintain itself through Debian) ~kirkland 0. ''Background information:'' * The general purpose and context of the package should be clear from the package's debian/control file. If it isn't then please explain. It should be very clear * What do upstream call this software ? Has it had different names in the past ? It is the merger of kvm's userspace virtualization acceleration code into the qemu device driver model, providing a usable VT-accelerated virtualization solution. 0. ''Internationalization:'' * Are graphical applications translatable? Do they support gettext? N/A == Reviewers == Dustin Kirkland ** Affects: qemu-kvm (Ubuntu) Importance: High Status: Confirmed ** Changed in: qemu-kvm (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Changed in: qemu-kvm (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High -- Main Inclusion Report for qemu-kvm https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/417107 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
