Stephen Gelman
2018-Jan-10 02:02 UTC
[Pkg-xen-devel] Xen packaging in Debian - Progress update
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/ > > _______________________________________________ > Pkg-xen-devel mailing list > Pkg-xen-devel at lists.alioth.debian.org > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pkg-xen-devel
Hans van Kranenburg
2018-Jan-10 10:10 UTC
[Pkg-xen-devel] Xen packaging in Debian - Progress update
On 10/01/2018 03:02, Stephen Gelman wrote:> > 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.Yay, welcome aboard! Hans
Ian Jackson
2018-Jan-10 17:14 UTC
[Pkg-xen-devel] Xen packaging in Debian - Progress update
Hi. FTR I am reading these mails and talking to Hans on irc occasionally. I work on Xen in Debian for Citrix, as part of the Xen upstream team,[1] and of course we have been ... rather distracted. I am really glad to see other people taking an interest in Xen packaging in Debian. Ian. [1] One of my hats is a member of security at xen -- Ian Jackson <ijackson at chiark.greenend.org.uk> These opinions are my own. If I emailed you from an address @fyvzl.net or @evade.org.uk, that is a private address which bypasses my fierce spamfilter.