Bug#1012604: RFS: libcap-ng/0.7.9-3 [ITS] -- alternate POSIX capabilities library

[Håvard F. Aasen <havard.f.aasen@pfft.no>]

Package: sponsorship-requests
Severity: normal

Dear mentors,

I am looking for a sponsor for my package "libcap-ng":

 * Package name    : libcap-ng
   Version         : 0.7.9-3
   Upstream Author :
 * URL             : https://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/libcap-ng
 * License         :
 * Vcs             : https://salsa.debian.org/haava/libcap-ng
   Section         : libs

The source builds the following binary packages:

  libcap-ng-dev - Development and header files for libcap-ng
  libcap-ng0 - alternate POSIX capabilities library
  libcap-ng-utils - Utilities for analysing and setting file 
capabilities
  python3-cap-ng - Python3 bindings for libcap-ng

To access further information about this package, please visit the 
following URL:

  https://mentors.debian.net/package/libcap-ng/

Alternatively, you can download the package with 'dget' using this 
command:

  dget -x 
https://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/libc/libcap-ng/libcap-ng_0.7.9-3.dsc

Changes since the last upload:

 libcap-ng (0.7.9-3) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * New maintainer Closes: #1011366
   * d/control:
     - Change architecture to linux-any. Closes: #961966
     - Apply multiarch hints for package libcap-ng-dev. Closes: #983476
     - Bump debhelper to version 13.
     - Remove no longer needed build-dependencies; dh-autoreconf and
       autotools-dev
     - Remove trailing-whitespace.
     - Remove duplicated section field.
     - Change to secure URI for homepage.
     - Move package into Vcs repository.
     - Document Rules-Requires-Root.
     - Update package description.
   * Drop d/compat, use debhelper-compat in d/control instead.
   * d/not-installed: Don't install .la files.
   * d/watch:
     - Remove unnecessary comments and empty lines.
     - Bump to version 4.
     - Use secure URI.
   * Change patches to gbp-pq format.
   * d/p/02_fix_armel_segfault_memset.patch: Add DEP-3 compliant header.
   * Build Python library for all supported Python3 versions and specify
     correct module name regarding autodep8 tests. Closes: #973276
   * Set upstream metadata fields: Bug-Database, Bug-Submit, Repository
     and Repository-Browse.
   * wrap-and-sort


There is still some work to be done, including a newer release, it will 
be handled in a separate upload, if/when this ITS goes through.

Regards,
Håvard