Main Inclusion Report for tdb

• ubuntu/ctdb at launchpad

• http://packages.ubuntu.com/source/lucid/ctdb

Requirements

1. Availability: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/c/ctdb; available for all supported architectures or some subset ? only currently built for amd64, i386.

2. Rationale:

   • Why is this package needed? What feature(s) does it add? Does upstream expect it? Plain text description of expected use: The primary motivation for this request is to build samba with clustering extensions.
   • Build dependency of samba (for cluster support)

3. Security:

   • CVE entries: none

   • Secunia history: none

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

4. Quality assurance:

   • In what situations does the package not work out of the box without configuration ? This package is used to cluster samba and other softwares, it requires extensive configuration to work.
   • Does the package ask any debconf questions higher than priority 'medium' ? TODO

   • Debian bugs: None.

   • Maintenance in Debian is vigorous : 12 packages in 2009

   • Upstream is active.

   • https://bugzilla.samba.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=specific&order=relevance+desc&bug_status=__open__&product=CTDB&content=: TODO.

   • 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 ? Is it enabled to run in the build ? TODO

5. UI standards:

   • User-visible strings are internationalized using standard gettext system ?
   • 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) ? Patch system ? Any packaging oddities ?

7. Dependencies:

   • libc6
   • libpopt-dev
   • Are these all in main ? no

8. Maintenance:

   • How much maintenance is this package likely to need ? It's a simple package well maintained in debian.
   • Who is responsible for monitoring the quality of this package and fixing its bugs ? Are they Ubuntu or Debian developers ?
   • Who is the package bug contact in Ubuntu? (Needs one if its a nontrivial package which does not fully maintain itself through Debian)

9. 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 ? Has it had different names in the past ?

10. Internationalization:

    • Are graphical applications translatable? Do they support gettext?

Reviewers

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

* Michael Jeanson