Main Inclusion Report for libipc-run-perl

Requirements

1. Availability: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libipc-run-perl/0.80-2/+build/760993; Arch all package, built fine.

2. Rationale:

   • Dependency of lintian 2.1

3. Security:

   • CVE entries: None. Search by module name pulls a number of hits, but none refer to this Perl module.

   • Secunia history: None by package name or module name.

   • Any binaries running as root or suid/sgid ? No Any daemons ? No
   • Network activity: does it open any port ? No Does it handle incoming network data ? No
   • Does it directly (not through a library) process binary (video, audio, etc) or structured (PDF, etc) data ? No
   • Any source code review performed ? (The approver will do a quick and shallow check.) No

4. Quality assurance:

   • In what situations does the package not work out of the box without configuration ? None.
   • Does the package ask any debconf questions higher than priority 'medium' ? No.

   • Debian bugs: No showstoppers.

   • Maintenance in Debian is vigorous (was just taken over by perl modules team earlier this year).

   • Upstream appears to have recently reawakened. There's a new devel release just posted after a two year hiatus.

   • Upstream bug tracker: Seems to be a fair number, but mostly old.

   • Hardware: Does this package deal with hardware and if so how exotic is it ? No.
   • Is there a test suite in the upstream source or packaging ? Yes. Is it enabled to run in the build ? Yes.

5. Standards compliance:

   • FHS, Debian Policy compliance ? Yes.

   • Debian library packaging guide standards compliance ? N/A.

   • Packaging system (debhelper/cdbs/dbs) ? debhelper. Patch system ? quilt. Any packaging oddities ? No.

6. Dependencies:

   • perl
   • debhelper
   • netbase
   • quilt
   • libio-pty-perl

   • Are these all in main ? All except libio-pty-perl (see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LibioPtyPerlMainInclusionReport for pending MIR).

7. Maintenance:

   • How much maintenance is this package likely to need ? Little to none.
   • Who is responsible for monitoring the quality of this package and fixing its bugs ? Debian Perl Modules Team Are they Ubuntu or Debian developers ? Some yes, some no.

8. 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.
   • What do upstream call this software ? IPC::Run Has it had different names in the past ? No. Was in Main for Dapper.

Reviewers

MIR bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libipc-run-perl/+bug/304292

Author: ScottKitterman