Re: ipmitool -- add Dellserver support at Wheezy
Hi Jörg,
On Sun, Aug 24, 2014 at 6:02 AM, Jörg Frings-Fürst
<debian@jff-webhosting.net> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm the maintainer of ipmitool.
>
> There are bugs[1][2] to add support for the new Dell 13G PowerEdge
> server.
> The patched release 1.8.14-4 for Sid is uploaded from my sponsor and
> since 2014-08-15 migrated to Jessie.
>
> Now I want to get the Dell support into Wheezy.
>
> I think therefore are two ways:
>
> - Patch the 1.8.11-5 with the Dell support
> - Backport the 1.8.14-4 for Wheezy
>
>
> Patch into the 1.8.11-5 is very hard, the support for Dell server
> completely missing. The first release with Dell support was the 1.8.12.
So does that mean you've ruled out a stable release update as a
possibility? Well, that certainly makes your choice easier, since the
only other viable option is to backport it via wheezy-backports.
(There's also the option of doing nothing, I guess.)
> For the backport must only remove the systemd support.
No, dh-systemd is available in wheezy-backports. Backported packages
are allowed to depend/build-depend on packages in stable and/or the
corresponding stable-backports suite.
> I think that it is important to support the current Dell server.
>
> Therefore we should consider whether the release 1.8.14-4 can be
> transferred into Wheezy.
>
> What is your opinion?
It's entirely your choice as maintainer, and you're likely to know
better than anyone else on the list exactly how much work is involved,
and what the regression potential is, for a package that you maintain.
If you want something more concrete as advice...backports are usually
less work than preparing a stable release update and are always an
option even if the release team rejects your proposed update. If you
want to figure out whether something is appropriate for a stable
release update, ping the release team (not debian-backports).
Regards,
Vincent
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