[Pkg-xen-devel] Xen packaging in Debian - Progress update

[Stephen Gelman]

Hi all,

Thanks for sending this update Hans.  I too am interested in helping out with xen packaging.  I am trying to dig into the dpkg-shlibdeps issues - I built it successfully on one box but haven’t been able to reproduce.  Either way, I will plan to hang around in IRC to help where I can.

Stephen

> On Jan 9, 2018, at 4:05 PM, Hans van Kranenburg <hans at knorrie.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> On 12/22/2017 02:01 AM, Hans van Kranenburg wrote:
>> To: Debian xen and kernel team list, Ian Jackson
> 
> I'm replying to my own email, since there has not been a reply on the
> lists to it yet.
> 
> For Ian Jackson: There's a question for you below (section "Moving
> packaging repository"), can you please answer that.
> 
> == Whaaaaat's happening? (skip this section if you're busy) ==
> 
> Three weeks ago, when I started working on this, I didn't remotely know
> what would happen on Jan 3, but I like the rollercoaster ride.
> 
> In the past days:
> * ...I've been working to get the packaging moved on from 4.9 to Xen 4.10.
> * ...I could help the kernel team a bit with handling xen-related
> regression bugs that were reported on the updated linux packages.
> * ...replied to a few other open Xen bugs.
> * Moritz from the security team mailed me like "Hey! Did you get any
> response on that email? What's gonna happen to xen?" and I told him what
> was going on and that I'd like to help wherever I can.
> * ...the #debian-xen IRC channel on OFTC has become active again, others
> have been joining and offering more help, and we're discussing all kind
> of things, about packaging, but also about upgrade tactics for any size
> Xen cluster we're managing ourselves.
> 
> == Security update for Stretch ==
> 
> On IRC I got some questions about the already earlier released XSA
> patches, which still aren't in Stretch.
> 
> Question for security team: If you want to have it, I've prepared an
> update for in the mean time. [0] [1] [2]. I'm not a Maintainer yet, but
> at least I have some GPG signatures of Debian Developers now. ;]
> 
> == Xen 4.10 ==
> 
> We're still all looking at upstream to find out what they're going to do
> in the next days.
> 
> My gut feeling is that a not-neglectible part of users is looking into
> upgrading to Xen 4.10 and Linux 4.14 in the domU. It would be really
> great if Debian could have Xen 4.10 in testing and stretch-backports.
> 
> So, in the meantime I'm trying to get a proper Xen 4.10 package in order
> for unstable. The build doesn't work completely yet, but if there's a
> dpkg-shlibdeps expert around, maybe you can help. More info on IRC.
> 
> In general, If someone with more intimate knowledge of Xen can help
> review the changes, always welcome, as well as beta-testers for new
> packages.
> 
> == Moving packaging repository ==
> 
> It makes sense to get the cleaned up packaging code moved to a new
> Debian Xen team owned repo at the new Debian Gitlab hosting.
> 
> Ian: Can you please ACK that it's ok if we go on with this and take
> ownership to get it set up? Thanks.
> 
> == Thanks for your time ==
> 
> Regards,
> Hans van Kranenburg
> 
> [0]
> https://github.com/knorrie/debian-xen/commit/d3922c423010894d5badfc5381a7312b90715cbf
> 
> [1]
> https://github.com/knorrie/debian-xen/releases/tag/debian%2F4.8.2%2Bxsa245-0%2Bdeb9u2
> 
> [2] https://syrinx.knorrie.org/~knorrie/xen/stretch-security/
> 
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