Main Inclusion Report for libnet-ip-perl

Requirements

1. Availability: [http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/libn/libnet-ip-perl/]; available for all supported architectures (arch all).

2. Rationale:

   • Build dependency of ...
   • libnet-dns-perl which is needed for spamassassin and libmail-dkim-perl (both spec'ed for Intrepid):
     • wiki:ServerAmavisdDKIMSpec

     • ClamavSpamassassinInMain

3. Security:

   • [http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvekey.cgi?keyword=Net::IP CVE entries]: None

   • [http://secunia.com/search/?search=Net::IP 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
   • 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

   • [http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?src=libnet-ip-perl Debian bugs]: None

   • [http://packages.qa.debian.org/libn/libnet-ip-perl.html Maintenance in Debian] is very, very calm

   • [http://search.cpan.org/~manu/Net-IP-1.25/IP.pm] is somewhere between calm and dead.

   • [http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Net-IP]: Some bugs, but no show stoppers.

   • 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:

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

   • [http://www.netfort.gr.jp/~dancer/column/libpkg-guide/libpkg-guide.html Debian library packaging guide] standards compliance ? Yes.

   • Packaging system (debhelper/cdbs/dbs) ? debhelper Patch system ? None Any packaging oddities ? No. Very standard Perl module.

6. Dependencies:

   • libnet-ip-perl
     • Depends: 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 ? Net::IP Has it had different names in the past ? No.

Reviewers

MIR bug: [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libnet-ip-perl/+bug/243276 243276]

Author: ScottKitterman