MainInclusionConfigobj

Main Inclusion Report for configobj

Requirements

  1. Availability: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/c/configobj; all.

  2. Rationale:

    • Why is this package needed? The primary reason for request is that this package is a dependency of ec2-init. What feature(s) does it add? It provides a python library inteface to a config syntax.

    • This is a runtime dependency of ec2-init (MIR)

  3. Security:

    • CVE entries: None

    • Secunia history: None

    • Any binaries running as root or suid/sgid ? None. Any daemons ? None.

    • 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 ? It is a library for parsing a config syntax, it parses that itself.

    • Any source code review performed ? No.

  4. Quality assurance:

    • In what situations does the package not work out of the box without configuration ? The library should work out of the box.

    • Does the package ask any debconf questions higher than priority 'medium' ? No.

    • Debian bugs: 1 minor bug open.

    • Maintenance in Debian is calm (5 pkg updates in 2 years)

    • Upstream is fairly active (svn log)

    • Upstream bug tracker: Not many issues raised in this fasion (ie, bug tracker mostly unused).

    • Hardware: Does this package deal with hardware and if so how exotic is it ? No dealing with hardware

    • Is there a test suite in the upstream source or packaging ? Yes. Is it enabled to run in the build ? No.

  5. UI standards:

    • User-visible strings are internationalized using standard gettext system ? the library does not do this. It has to be done by a user of the library.

    • Package with translatable strings builds a PO template during package build ? Not Applicable

    • End-user applications ship a desktop file ? Not Applicable

  6. Standards compliance:

    • FHS, Debian Policy compliance ?

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

  7. Dependencies:

    • python-support
    • Are these all in main ? Yes

  8. Maintenance:

    • How much maintenance is this package likely to need ? There hasn't been a significant amount of ubuntu effort previously. The debian revision increases have primarily been due to new upstream version

    • Who is responsible for monitoring the quality of this package and fixing its bugs ? The package is orphaned in debian.

    • Who is the package bug contact in Ubuntu? No one is currently subscribed to launchpad bugmail.

  9. Background information:

    • The general purpose and context of the package should be clear from the package's debian/control file.

    • What do upstream call this software ? configobj. Has it had different names in the past ? No.

  10. Internationalization:

    • Are graphical applications translatable? Do they support gettext? Not Applicable

Reviewers

MIR bug: https://launchpad.net/bugs/434717

Author

Scott Moser

MainInclusionConfigobj (last edited 2009-09-22 16:06:06 by d14-69-66-169)