[Pkg-aide-maintainers] Bug#879272: Bug#815188: Bug#815188: aide: 31_aide_apt-file will need updating with apt-file 3

[Marc Haber]

tags #879272 wontfix

On Sat, Oct 21, 2017 at 01:16:25PM +0200, Julian Andres Klode wrote:
> Whatever that's doing it seems broken. It does not support compressed indexes,
> nor will it work if we suddenly change some filenames, for example, because if
> we moved to a hash based layout. I announced to do the former this month, see
> <20170909144829.ulxdkz6w2awnja7e at jak-x230> for details.

I understand that this is a knee-jerk response of the apt maintainers.

The aide rule for apt NEEDS to "use" apt internals so that aide can
avoid creating false alarms for files that apt changes. To report
unexpected changes in files, it needs to know which files are expected
to change.

The aide maintainers are aware that aide will always be "behind" the
packages, but since maintainers don't bother to tell aide beforehand
when they change their package layout, this is something that cannot be
avoided. We are trying to stay current especially for a package as
important as apt, but of course that does not always work.

The only way to stop aide from "using" apt internals this way would be
to have apt ship an /etc/aide/aide.conf.d/31_apt_apt file containing
current rules reflecting the files that apt regularly changes on
updates.

Please indicate whether you want to do that in future, and we will
happily remove our own apt rule from aide. Until this has been sorted
out, we need to continue shipping a rule "using" apt internals with
aide, hence the "wontfix" tag.

Greetings
Marc

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