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Bug#841113: ITP: extremetools -- tools for running processes under extreme uid and gid



Jan Mojzis <jan.mojzis@gmail.com> wrote:
[...]
> I'm going to maintain the package using collab-maint.
> I need sponsor.
>
> Debian package:
>  - has autotest
>  - is using debhelper
>  - is using git-dpm https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/extr
emetools.git
>  - lintian clean (no warnings)

However, the code:

- Has a silent failure mode
- Reinvents common C library functions like strtol(), getopt(),
strerror()
- Defines many similar functions differing only in number of arguments,
where a varargs function would be appropriate
- Doesn't have a 'make install' rule
- Has manually maintained dependencies on headers

I really think you should get a little more experience with C and
makefiles, and a full code review, before packaging something that aims
to be a security-critical tool.

Ben.

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