On Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 11:35:07AM -0300, Andreas Hasenack wrote: > Hi, I have a question for the MIR (Main Inclusion Request) team members,
> New version of nfs-utils upstream (src:nfs-utils in main) pulled[1] in > code (regex.c file) from another upstream project[2], for which we > have a package in universe: src:libnfsidmap-regex > Would this require another MIR review? I mean, in general, once a > package is in main, we don't apply the MIR guidelines to it anymore, > and they can usually change the code as the project sees fit. > It just so happens this time we have this exact scenario where the > code that was pulled already exists and is the sole purpose of > another, universe, package. > My options are basically: > a) have src:nfs-utils build bin:libnfsidmap-regex and remove > src:libnfsidmap-regex from the archive > b) build src:nfs-utils without producing bin:libnfsidmap-regex, and > keep building src:libnfsidmap-regex from universe as usual > Option (b) will incurr in delta with debian. I believe[3] Debian will > eventually remove/obsolete src:libnfsidmap-regex > 1. > http://git.linux-nfs.org/?p=steved/nfs-utils.git;a=commit;h=940caffdfb9953a2ccfecec81664e4a179753461 > 2. https://github.com/isginf/libnfsidmap-regex > 3. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=925022#20 I think you should submit it for an additional MIR review if and only if there is reason to consider the new library security-sensitive. (If it's a library that will be used by one of the NFS daemons, that's a good reason to think it's security-sensitive.) -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer https://www.debian.org/ slanga...@ubuntu.com vor...@debian.org
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