Bug#1070976: RFP: cntr -- cntr is a replacement for docker exec that brings all your developer tools with you

[Blair Noctis <n@sail.ng>]

Control: retitle -1 ITP cntr -- a container debugging tool based on FUSE mount
Control: owner -1 !
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On Sun, 12 May 2024 10:48:44 +0200 Marcos Dione <mdione@grulic.org.ar> wrote:
> Package: wnpp
> Severity: wishlist
> X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-rust@lists.debian.org
> 
> * Package name    : cntr
>   Version         : 1.5.3
>   Upstream Contact: Jörg Thalheim <joerg@thalheim.io>
> * URL             : https://github.com/Mic92/cntr
> * License         : MIT
>   Programming Lang: Rust
>   Description     : cntr is a replacement for docker exec that brings all your developer tools with you
> 
> cntr is a replacement for docker exec that brings all your developer
> tools with you. This is done by mounting the file system from one
> container or the host into the target container by creating a nested
> container with the help of a FUSE filesystem. This allows to ship
> minimal runtime image in production and limit the surface for exploits,
> while beign able to debug containers with more tools. It support most
> container technologies.
> 
> I think it's a cool tool to have (containers are famously hard to debug
> from the inside and the outside. This tool provides both worlds
> together. More info at
> https://www.grulic.org.ar/~mdione/glob/posts/debugging-docker-containers-with-the-hosts-tools/

The packaging work is mostly done, which can be found in the Rust team
repository debcargo-conf, under src/{cntr*,container-pid}. Next is to find a
sponsor willing to upload.

-- 
Sdrager,
Blair Noctis

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