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Bug#1022573: marked as done (transition: procps)

Your message dated Sun, 8 Jan 2023 19:25:42 +0100
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and subject line Re: Bug#1022573: transition: procps
has caused the Debian Bug report #1022573,
regarding transition: procps
to be marked as done.

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Package: release.debian.org
Severity: normal
User: release.debian.org@packages.debian.org
Usertags: transition

The procps library is now finally changing. Over 20 years ago there was
a library to assist with the procps binaries but the API wasn't very
good nor not really intentioned for use outside procps.

The Bad: This change is a major API change. Basically nothing is like
what was before as far as the API is concerned. The library is still
about parsing the /proc filesystem but that's about it.
All packages will need patching and/or updating.

The Good: Upstream/me is able to provide patches as we've done these
fixes already.

Upstream has an issue tracking the dependent packages at[1]

The impacted packages are:
 * apitrace - Untested patches available
 * cpu-x - Upstream updated to new (interim API) minor fixes to get it
   working
 * deepin-screen-recorder - Embeds old pointers into functions, needs
   work
 * intel-gpu-tools - Patches available, upstream working on issue
 * obs-advanced-scene-switches - Have patches for 4.0.0, minor fix to
   get them to new API
 * openscap - Have patches for 4.0.0, minor fix for new API
 * veyon - No patches but a way forward

I can work with the relevant developers to get the API changed.

 - Craig

1: https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps/-/issues/239

Ben file:

title = "procps";
is_affected = .depends ~ /libproc2\-0|libproc\-dev|libprocps[0-9]|libprocps\-dev/;
is_good = .depends ~ /libproc2\-0|libproc\-dev/;
is_bad = .depends ~ /libprocps[0-9]|libprocps\-dev/;

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--- Begin Message --- 
On 2022-10-24 20:04:22 +1100, Craig Small wrote:
> Package: release.debian.org
> Severity: normal
> User: release.debian.org@packages.debian.org
> Usertags: transition
> 
> The procps library is now finally changing. Over 20 years ago there was
> a library to assist with the procps binaries but the API wasn't very
> good nor not really intentioned for use outside procps.
> 
> The Bad: This change is a major API change. Basically nothing is like
> what was before as far as the API is concerned. The library is still
> about parsing the /proc filesystem but that's about it.
> All packages will need patching and/or updating.
> 
> The Good: Upstream/me is able to provide patches as we've done these
> fixes already.
> 
> Upstream has an issue tracking the dependent packages at[1]
> 
> The impacted packages are:
>  * apitrace - Untested patches available
>  * cpu-x - Upstream updated to new (interim API) minor fixes to get it
>    working
>  * deepin-screen-recorder - Embeds old pointers into functions, needs
>    work
>  * intel-gpu-tools - Patches available, upstream working on issue
>  * obs-advanced-scene-switches - Have patches for 4.0.0, minor fix to
>    get them to new API
>  * openscap - Have patches for 4.0.0, minor fix for new API
>  * veyon - No patches but a way forward
> 
> I can work with the relevant developers to get the API changed.

The old binary packages got removed from testing. Closing.

Cheers
-- 
Sebastian Ramacher

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