[Pkg-uml-pkgs] User Mode Linux Exception

[Ritesh Raj Sarraf]

Any comments? Yes or No ?

On Thursday 12 April 2012 05:35 PM, Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote:
> Dear FTP Masters,
>
> This upload was auto-rejected and that is understood.
>
>
> While we are working on it, I would like to have an exception allowed.
> The current version of UML in the archive is way too old 2.6.32. The
> current kernel (to be shipped with Wheezy also) is 3.2. If we don't
> upload now, we will not get a good testing for UML. Or we might even
> miss the window.
>
>
> As for both these issues, we are already working on it. Both, the
> embedded library and the rpath issues.
>
> We already have a patch for the rpath issue. We believe there were good
> reasons why rpath was chosen but we can't recollect. Mattia (the current
> UML maintainer) is aware of it. Instead of applying the patch and fixing
> it, I would rather prefer to have this rpath exception for the Wheezy
> release.
>
>
> The embedded library issue has also been brought to the attention of the
> upstream developers. We can anticipate a patch coming in 3.5 kernel,
> which would then, upon release, require backporting to the 3.2 version
> in use for Wheezy.
> Hence, I'd  also ask an exception grated for this.
>
>
> Both these issue also already apply to the version in Squeeze.
>
>
> Please let me know if it is okay. Then, I will do a new upload.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Ritesh
>
>
>
>
> On Monday 02 April 2012 09:05 PM, Debian FTP Masters wrote:
>>
>>
>> Reject Reasons:
>> user-mode-linux: lintian output: 'binary-or-shlib-defines-rpath usr/bin/linux.uml /lib', automatically rejected package.
>> user-mode-linux: If you have a good reason, you may override this lintian tag.
>> user-mode-linux: lintian output: 'embedded-library usr/bin/linux.uml: libpcap', automatically rejected package.
>> user-mode-linux: If you have a good reason, you may override this lintian tag.
>>
>>
>>
>> ===
>>
>> Please feel free to respond to this email if you don't understand why
>> your files were rejected, or if you upload new files which address our
>> concerns.
>>
>


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Ritesh Raj Sarraf | http://people.debian.org/~rrs
Debian - The Universal Operating System


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