** Description changed: Binary package hint: vnstat Rational for request: - The current version in Lucid is over 2 years old and contains a long list of bugs and limitations especially when used with interfaces that aren't always online (3G modems, wlans...). See the upstream changelog [1] for a complete list of correction since version 1.6. - The package is currently in the Debian NEW queue [2][3]. I've tested - that the package builds and works without errors in Lucid. Upgrading - from the previous version has also been tested. + The current version in Lucid is over 2 years old and contains many bugs + and limitations that affect usability: - [1] http://humdi.net/vnstat/CHANGES - [2] http://ftp-master.debian.org/new/vnstat_1.10-0.1.html - [3] http://mentors.debian.net/cgi-bin/sponsor-pkglist?action=details;package=vnstat + - The /proc parser doesn't always track the correct interface, for example eth10 will be used instead of eth1 if visible. + - The package is missing the configuration file + - The cron entry is getting executed too infrequently to track reliably 100 Mbit and faster interfaces. + - Interfaces that aren't always in use (such as 3G modems, wlan interfaces, ppp interfaces) are likely to show bogus data from time to time. + - Database corruption possible in case of multiple updates at the same time. + - The cron entry is likely to keep the hdd of laptop users spinning even when there's no network interface active. + The new version uses the same database structure and --dumpdb output as + version 1.6 so user made scripts using vnstat should not be affected by + the upgrade. + + The new version from Debian unstable was tested to compile, install and + upgrade without errors in Lucid. Package changelog entries since current Lucid version 1.6-1: vnstat (1.10-0.1) unstable; urgency=low - * Non-maintainer upload. - * New upstream release. (Closes: #561297) - + Fix manpages - present options and elements in alphabetical order. - (Closes: #561304) - * debian/patches: - + refreshed fix_manpages.diff - * debian/README.source: - + add it because policy requires it. - * debian/control: - + Add ${misc:Depends} to Depends to remove lintian warning. - * Update copyright information. + * Non-maintainer upload. + * New upstream release. (Closes: #561297) + + Fix manpages - present options and elements in alphabetical order. + (Closes: #561304) + * debian/patches: + + refreshed fix_manpages.diff + * debian/README.source: + + add it because policy requires it. + * debian/control: + + Add ${misc:Depends} to Depends to remove lintian warning. + * Update copyright information. - -- Ilya Pravdivtsev <kabus1...@gmail.com> Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:06:14 + -- Ilya Pravdivtsev <kabus1...@gmail.com> Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:06:14 +0300 vnstat (1.9-0.2) unstable; urgency=low - * Non-maintainer upload. - * New upstream release. - + Fix vnstat collects data from the wrong interface. (Closes: #512566) - + Cron entry is no longer used. (Closes: #338818) - * debian/patches: - + updated to new version. - + added fix_manpages.diff to remove lintian warnings - "manpage-has-bad-whatis-entry". - * debian/control: - + remove Vcs-* fields. - + added libgd2-xpm-dev to build-depends. - * Standards-Version was bumped to 3.8.3 - * Upgrading package to debhelper 7. - * Add package for vnstati. - * Cron script replaced by init script. - * Remove /etc/network/if-*.d/vnstat and /etc/ppp/ip-*.d/vnstat in preinst. - These scripts aren't needed when the daemon is used. + * Non-maintainer upload. + * New upstream release. + + Fix vnstat collects data from the wrong interface. (Closes: #512566) + + Cron entry is no longer used. (Closes: #338818) + * debian/patches: + + updated to new version. + + added fix_manpages.diff to remove lintian warnings + "manpage-has-bad-whatis-entry". + * debian/control: + + remove Vcs-* fields. + + added libgd2-xpm-dev to build-depends. + * Standards-Version was bumped to 3.8.3 + * Upgrading package to debhelper 7. + * Add package for vnstati. + * Cron script replaced by init script. + * Remove /etc/network/if-*.d/vnstat and /etc/ppp/ip-*.d/vnstat in preinst. + These scripts aren't needed when the daemon is used. - -- Ilya Pravdivtsev <kabus1...@gmail.com> Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:24:51 + -- Ilya Pravdivtsev <kabus1...@gmail.com> Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:24:51 +0400 + + + Upstream changelog entries since current Lucid version 1.6-1: + + 1.10 / 2-Jan-10 + + - Fix: Buffer overflow was possible in hourly image output when RateUnit=1 + and HourlyRate=1 + - Fix: Minor memory leak was possible in the handling of HUP signal in daemon + - Fix: Graphical elements weren't correctly aligned in summary image + when header wasn't visible (-nh) + - Fix: --delete didn't work + - Possibility to merge statistics from several databases and save + the end result to a new database (--mergesaved) + - Added validation of database cache in daemon in order to be more robust + in case of system memory corruption + - Support for --style to -l (live mode) + - Alternative print mode to -l (live mode) with optional parameter + - Present options and elements in man pages in alphabetical order + - Code cleanup + + + 1.9 / 12-Sep-09 + + - Fix: TrafficlessDays configuration option was enabled when set to zero + when it should have been disabled + - Fix: MonthRotate setting was getting ignored for the first month if + the database is created when day of month < MonthRotate value + - Configurable summary layout in image output (1.7 <> 1.8 layouts) + - --oneline, a simple parseable one line output + - --transparent for setting image background transparency from the + command line + - --delete for deleting databases and stopping monitoring, doesn't require + restarting the daemon + - A database write can be configure to occur after interface status changes + - Different database write interval can be configure to be used when + all monitored interfaces are offline + - Better configurability for the content of outputs, including a narrow + output for space limited terminals (OutputStyle and --style) + - Code cleanup + - New configuration file settings: + OutputStyle, SummaryLayout, SummaryRate, SaveOnStatusChange, + OfflineSaveInterval + + + 1.8 / 1-Aug-09 + + - Fix: OpenBSD print issues (was: ' used for formatting in sprintf) + - Fix: Monthly estimate for February during a leap year was wrong + - Fix: 'make install' didn't install the config file is $(DESTDIR) was used + - Traffic of current and previous months added to summary + - Increased accuracy of monthly estimate calculation + - Traffic rates can be made visible and the shown unit is configurable + as bits or bytes + - New summary layout in image output + - Image output can have the background color set as transparent + - Possibility to merge data from several interfaces to one output with + interface1+interface2 syntax + - -s / --sync parameter added to daemon + - --dbdir and --locale parameters added + - Outputs now use system locale by default and formatting of dates follow + the locale setting unless configured otherwise + - New configuration file settings: + ShowRate, RateUnit, TrafficlessDays, HourlyRate, TransparentBg + + + 1.7 / 12-Apr-09 + + - Fix: Timezone changes shouldn't cause a flood of errors anymore + - Fix: Statvfs used instead of statfs for BSD compatibility + (Thanks to Mark Mitchell for pointing this out) + - Fix: Makefile didn't properly support LDFLAGS and -lm was misplaced + - Fix: MonthRotate value in config wasn't used + - Fix: Unreadable configuration file doesn't cause a segmentation fault + - Fix: /proc/net/dev parser didn't see the difference between eth10 and eth1 + - Fix: Updating a database from two of more processes at the same time + was able to sometimes cause data loss + - Fix: Estimates are calculated based on last database update + - Fix: Each interface update had a possibility of losing 1023 bytes of + traffic at most due to improper rounding + (Thanks to Michael Berlin for suggesting a suitable correction) + - Daemon support as alternative for cron based updates + - PNG image output (hourly rate based on patch by Sergio Ammirata) + - XML output + - BSD support + - Diskspace check can be disabled from configuration file + - IEC standard prefixes (KiB/MiB/GiB/TiB) + - List of available interfaces if wrong of unavailable interface is selected
** Attachment added: "pbuilder.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/39487246/pbuilder.log -- Sync vnstat 1.10-0.1 (universe) from Debian unstable (main) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/523513 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
