Prep work with all the checks for Filing a MIR done. Ready for review. ** Description changed:
- For Backuppc 4.x + # libbackuppc-xs-perl - This is a stub bug for now + [Availability] + The package is in Ubuntu universe since bionic, builds for the architectures + it is designed to work on (arch any perl -> C). + This is the perl binding to backuppc and we'd need binary:libbackuppc-xs-perl + + [Rationale] + This is part of the MIR activity for all dependencies of backuppc4. + That is out for quite a while and we wanted it for a while already. + v4 was a significant improvement over 3.x in terms of performance and storage + efficiency. While at the same time being compatible with the on disk format. + => https://github.com/backuppc/backuppc/releases/tag/4.0.0 + Later 4.1/4.2/4.3 further improved and stabilized things with 4.4 again + having some more good new features. + + Said version 4.x needs this package as a requirement. + + [Security] + + Check the security History of the package + There were four XSS attacks and a config issue in 2009/2011 on backuppc itself. + But nothing on this lib. + + [Quality assurance] + + The package itself runs tests through autopkgtest-pkg-perl (testing the basics) + and backuppc itself does a backup/restore autopkgtest (testing the stack) + + The package does not ask debconf questions higher than medium and is not going + to be installed by default. + + There are no long-term outstanding bugs. + + The package is maintained well in Debian/Ubuntu + The package does not deal with exotic hardware which we cannot support. + + d/watch is present + + No massive lintian warnings. + + The package does not rely on obsolete or about to be demoted packages. + + [UI standards] + + Not an End-user application by itself. + + [Dependencies] + + No further dependencies that are not in main. + + [Standards compliance] + + The package does meet the FHS and Debian Policy standards. + + Also, the source packaging is reasonably easy to understand and maintain. + Upstream packs an embedded zlib, but it is patches out and uses the system libs. + + [Maintenance] + + The Server team will subscribe for the package for maintenance + + [Background] + Perl module with C backend for BackupPC 4 + + + --- + + + # backuppc-rsync + + [Availability] + The package is in Ubuntu universe since <=precise and builds for all + architectures. + + [Rationale] + This is part of the MIR activity for all dependencies of backuppc4. + That is out for quite a while and we wanted it for a while already. + v4 was a significant improvement over 3.x in terms of performance and storage + efficiency. While at the same time being compatible with the on disk format. + => https://github.com/backuppc/backuppc/releases/tag/4.0.0 + Later 4.1/4.2/4.3 further improved and stabilized things with 4.4 again + having some more good new features. + + Said version 4.x needs this package as a requirement. + + [Security] + + Check the security History of the package: + No documented issues, but TBH it is a fork of rsync which is known to have + some issues. But since this is more or less tracking the an active stable + rsync release the same triage&fixes apply here as well. + + Also most rsync CVEs are about rsync running as a server which isn't the case + here. + + We still want to have security to nod about it. + + [Quality assurance] + + No autopkgtests present, but Backuppc does a backup/restore + autopkgtest (testing the stack) which includes this. + + The package does not ask debconf questions higher than medium and is not going + to be installed by default. + + There are no long-term outstanding bugs. + + The package is maintained well in Debian/Ubuntu + The package does not deal with exotic hardware which we cannot support. + + d/watch is present + + No massive lintian warnings. + + The package does not rely on obsolete or about to be demoted packages. + + [UI standards] + + Not an End-user application by itself (internal usage in backuppc4 + only). + + [Dependencies] + + No further dependencies that are not in main. + + [Standards compliance] + + The package does meet the FHS and Debian Policy standards. + + Also, the source packaging is reasonably easy to understand and maintain. + Upstream packs an embedded zlib, but it is patches out and uses the system libs. + + [Maintenance] + + The Server team will subscribe for the package for maintenance + + [Background] + Rsync-bpc is a customized version of rsync that is used as part of + BackupPC, an open source backup system. + + I'd wish this could be a module for normal rsync, but I don't consider this a + hard blocker. + + It is used in a much smaller scope than "general rsync" since it isn't in a + public binary ath (only internal use). It does not build/provide a lot what + rsync is - no services, no extra tools, ... + + Also this is a replacement for libfile-rsyncp-perl which can be demoted once + we get backuppc4 into main. Thereby while a "second rsync" isn't perfect we are + maintaining it anyway. And it might be better than a perl rewrite of the + same (which is what the old solution was). + + The biggest issue IMHO is that it is slightly behind the main rsync in versions. + But it is not too far and e.g. currently on the Focal version which will have + lots of LTS support anyway. And backuppc-rsync has regular updates, they are + just aligning on the stable releases instead of new streams for features. ** Changed in: backuppc-rsync (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New ** Changed in: libbackuppc-xs-perl (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1910262 Title: [MIR] libbackuppc-xs-perl To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/backuppc-rsync/+bug/1910262/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
