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Requirements

1. Availability: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/libs/libsocket6-perl/; available for all supported architectures.

2. Rationale:

   • Build dependency of spamassassin (spec'ed for Intrepid):

     • ClamavSpamassassinInMain

3. Security:

   • CVE entries: None

   • Secunia history: None

   • 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 the module provides a way to find information about a system's IPv6 address.
   • Does it directly (not through a library) process binary (video, audio, etc) or structured (PDF, etc) data ? Socket6 can process IPv6 addresses in binary format.
   • 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: Only one bug and it has more to do with libio-socket-inet6-perl then libsocket6-perl.

   • Maintenance in Debian is calm. The Debian Maintainer is also responsible for other related packages.

   • Upstream is quite calm, the module doesn't have that many functions. The library is able to gather all necessary information about a hosts IPv6 address.

   • Upstream bug tracker: (mention any particularly relevant or critical) None, only two bugs pertaining to a previous release.

   • 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 ? No

5. Standards compliance:

   • FHS, Yes Debian Policy compliance ? Needs Hoemepage field and it could be bumped to 3.8.0.

   • Debian library packaging guide standards compliance ? Yes

   • Packaging system (debhelper/cdbs/dbs) ? debhelper Patch system ? None Any packaging oddities ? Uses dbs, and has a tarball inside a tarball.

6. Dependencies:

   • perl
   • Are these all in main ? Yes

7. 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 ? Socket6 Has it had different names in the past ? No

Reviewers

MIR bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libsocket6-perl/+bug/247144

Author Asommer; reviewers will add comments etc. too