= Main Inclusion Report for libffado =



== Requirements ==



 0. ''Availability:'' [[http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/libf/libffado/]]; available for i386 and amd64 architectures.

 0. ''Rationale:''

  * The libffado library provides support for FireWire based audio devices

  * libffado will allow Jackd into main, fixing Bugs [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/407841|#407841]], [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/152487|#152487]], [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/84900|#84900]], [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/109659|#109659]], [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/360590|#360590]]

 0. ''Security:''

  * [[http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvekey.cgi?keyword=libffado|CVE entries]]: '''none'''

  * [[http://secunia.com/search/?search=libffado|Secunia history]]: '''none'''

  * Any binaries running as root or suid/sgid ?  Any daemons ? '''No binaries running as root or suid root, one daemon, which is a dbus server.'''

  * 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 ? '''Yes, processes audio to and from firewire audio devices.'''

 0. ''Quality assurance:''

  * In what situations does the package not work out of the box without configuration ? '''None, details below:'''
   * The shared library libffado1 is used by jack-audio-connection-kit to work with firewire audio devices. Jack itself needs to be configured to use firewire audio via libffado.
   * Most if not all firewire audio hardware require firmware to be uploaded to the device using tools from the ffado-tools package, before they can be used. The firmware in question has to be obtained from Windows drivers.

  * Does the package ask any debconf questions higher than priority 'medium' ? '''no'''

  * [[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?src=libffado|Debian bugs]]: (mention any that are particularly relevant, and any showstoppers) '''None found for libffado, libffado-dbus-server, libffado-mixer-qt4, libffado-tools, libffado-dev or libffado1'''

  * [[http://packages.qa.debian.org/libf/libffado.html|Maintenance in Debian]] is frenetic/vigorous/calm/dead ? '''Maintenances in Debian appears to be vigorous'''

  * [[http://subversion.ffado.org/|Upstream]] is frenetic/vigorous/calm/dead ? '''There appears to be vigorous activity upstream'''

  * [[http://subversion.ffado.org/report|Upstream bug tracker]]: (mention any particularly relevant or critical) '''no noticeably relevant or critical bugs'''

  * Hardware: Does this package deal with hardware and if so how exotic is it ? '''This package does deal with audio hardware via firewire. Such hardware is commonly in use by audio/video enthusiasts/professionals.'''

  * Is there a test suite in the upstream source or packaging ?  Is it enabled to run in the build ? '''Yes there is a test suite, and it is enabled in the upstrea build system.'''

 0. ''UI standards:''

  * User-visible strings are internationalized using standard gettext system ? '''No internationalized strings.'''

  * Package with translatable strings builds a PO template during package build ? '''No translatable strings.'''

  * End-user applications ship a desktop file ? '''Yes.'''

 0. ''Standards compliance:'' 

  * [[http://www.pathname.com/fhs/|FHS]], [[http://www.de.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/|Debian Policy]] compliance ?

   * The package is FHS compliant.
   * A slight concern about some python files not being placed in a standard location so pycentral/python-support can handle them, however this may require more work than its worth with the upstrea build system to fix.

  * Packaging system (debhelper/cdbs/dbs) ?  Patch system ?  Any packaging oddities ?

   * CDBS packaging system

   * no patch system used

   * The package code does not get built when debian/rules is called with the build target. The code gets built when calling the binary target only.

 0. ''Dependencies:''
   * '''debhelper'''
   * '''scons,'''
   * '''cdbs'''
   * '''cdbs'''
   * '''dbus'''
   * '''python'''
   * '''python-dbus'''
   * '''python-qt4'''
   * '''pyqt4-dev-tools'''
   * '''dh-buildinfo'''
   * '''pyqt-tools''' 
   * '''python-qt4-dbus'''
   * '''autotools-dev'''
   * '''expat'''
   * '''glib2.0'''
   * '''glibmm2.4'''
   * '''libiec61883'''
   * '''libraw1394'''
   * '''libxml++2.6'''
   * '''libxml2'''

  * Are these all in main ? '''yes'''

 0. ''Maintenance:''

  * How much maintenance is this package likely to need ?  (Simple packages may largely take care of themselves; complex packages will need dedicated developers paying attention to them.) '''Little maintenance should be required'''

  * Who is responsible for monitoring the quality of this package and fixing its bugs ?  Are they Ubuntu or Debian developers ? '''Upstream (FFADO) developers along with Ubuntu and 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) '''[[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntustudio-dev|Ubuntu Studio developers]]'''

 0. ''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. '''It should already be clear'''

  * What do upstream call this software ?  Has it had different names in the past ? '''Upstream calls this software FFADO (Free FireWire Audio Drivers).  It was previously known as FreeBoB'''

 0. ''Internationalization:''

  * Are graphical applications translatable? '''No.'''

  * Do they support gettext? '''No.'''





== Reviewers ==



MIR bug: [[https://launchpad.net/bugs/416778|https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libffado/+bug/416778]]



''Author: [[https://launchpad.net/~slavender|Scott Lavender]]''