[BPO] freeipmi/1.6.9-2 from Jammy to Focal

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Can you create a build in a focal ppa perhaps? Together with reverse dependencies if needed? I see the sonames of the built libraries didn't change, so no other rebuilds are probably needed. I also did a quick check on the diff of the debian/*.symbols files, and no symbols were changed, but please double check.

A testing ppa was already done, used and linked above.
I prepared for the official build in https://salsa.debian.org/debian/freeipmi/-/commits/focal-backports and tried to upload in another PPA but:
...
running supported-distribution: check whether the target distribution is currently supported (using distro-info)
{'allowed': ['release'], 'known': ['release', 'proposed', 'updates', 'backports', 'security']}
Uploads aren't permitted to pocket: backports

Just a note that this needs a sponsor to review and upload it.

Is there a way I can help here?

The code works and we are happy with it. What else is needed to get the packages into 22.04 Jammy?

the package with ipv6 conf support (1.6.9-2) is already in Jammy, this is for backport to focal, you already using the updated version from my PPA but what is good is having a official one (in focal-backports)

Yes, that backport works for me. However, we want it in Focal as well. How do we get that fixed?

A sponsor is needed? I can say the code works, but how to resolve the backport issue?

Thanks for the bug report, Fabio.

I reviewed the branch where you put the backport patch and it seems mostly good to me. The only comment I have is about the version string you chose:

1.6.9-2~bpo10+1~bpo20.04.1

I understand that this is probably because you based your work on top of the backport for buster, but I don't like the double-tilde in the version. Could you please change it to a single tilde and remove the "~bpo10+1" part?

Apart from that, the rest LGTM.

Ah, there's actually something else: as Andreas mentioned before, one of the things we have to check is whether the reverse-depends of the package will build fine with the new version. I looked at your backports PPA linked above but couldn't find the rdeps there.

Here's the list:

$ reverse-depends --release focal -b src:freeipmi
Reverse-Build-Depends
* conman (for libipmiconsole-dev)
* conman (for libfreeipmi-dev)
* ipmitool (for libfreeipmi-dev)
* ipmiutil (for libfreeipmi-dev)
* netdata (for libipmimonitoring-dev)
* nut (for libipmimonitoring-dev)
* nut (for libfreeipmi-dev)
* slurm-llnl (for libfreeipmi-dev)
* slurm-llnl (for libipmimonitoring-dev)

Can you please verify that these dependencies still build fine with the new version of freeipmi you're proposing?

Thanks.

Hi, thanks for reply, 1.6.9-2~bpo10+1~bpo20.04.1 was a mistake and some days ago I fixed removing ~bpo10+1, where you still view 1.6.9-2~bpo10+1~bpo20.04.1?
When I'll have time I'll try to do rdeps build in a ppa

On Tuesday, April 19 2022, Fantu wrote:

> Hi, thanks for reply, 1.6.9-2~bpo10+1~bpo20.04.1 was a mistake and some days ago I fixed removing ~bpo10+1, where you still view 1.6.9-2~bpo10+1~bpo20.04.1?
> When I'll have time I'll try to do rdeps build in a ppa

Hey Fabio,

Thanks. I was reviewing an older version of your branch, sorry. I've
now checked that the version seems OK.

Just let me know when you verified the rdeps and I will happily sponsor
the upload for you.

Cheers,

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done a fast rebuild of rdeps in another ppa: https://launchpad.net/~fantonifabio/+archive/ubuntu/freeipmi-backports
all uploaded after freeipmi build was published in the ppa

On Tuesday, April 19 2022, Fantu wrote:

> done a fast rebuild of rdeps in another ppa: https://launchpad.net/~fantonifabio/+archive/ubuntu/freeipmi-backports
> all uploaded after freeipmi build was published in the ppa

Thanks, Fabio.

I've just uploaded the package to focal-backports. It's now waiting for
approval.

Cheers,

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Hi, sorry for the delay, accepted into focal-backports.