= Main Inclusion Report for libnumber-compare-perl =


== Requirements ==

 0. ''Availability:'' [[http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/libn/libnumber-compare-perl/|libnumber-compare-perl]]; available for all supported architectures or some subset ? All
 0. ''Rationale:''
  * Build dependency of spamassassin (spec'ed for Intrepid): 
   * ClamavSpamassassinInMain
 0. ''Security:''
  * [[http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvekey.cgi?keyword=Number%3A%3ACompare|CVE entries]]: None
  * [[http://secunia.com/search/?search=Number%3A%3ACompare&w=0|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
 0. ''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?repeatmerged=no&src=libnumber-compare-perl|Debian bugs]]: (mention any that are particularly relevant, and any showstoppers) None
  * [[http://packages.qa.debian.org/libn/libnumber-compare-perl.html|Maintenance in Debian]] is calm.
  * [[http://search.cpan.org/dist/Number-Compare/|Upstream]] is calm maybe dead, although the package only contains one relatively simple Perl module.  Only one release dating back to 25 October 2002, but [[http://search.cpan.org/~rclamp/|Richard Clamp]], the developer, is active in the Perl community and maintains other Perl libraries.
  * [[http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Number-Compare|Upstream bug tracker]]: (mention any particularly relevant or critical) No bugs.
  * 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
 0. ''Standards compliance:'' 
  * [[http://www.pathname.com/fhs/|FHS]] Yes, [[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 ? Has a tarball inside a tarball.
 0. ''Dependencies:''
  * Perl
  * Are these all in main ? Yes
 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.
  * What do upstream call this software ?  Number::Compare Has it had different names in the past ? No

== Reviewers ==

MIR bug: [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libnumber-compare-perl/+bug/261869|261869]]

''Author [[Asommer]]; reviewers will add comments etc. too''