Debian Bug report logs - #532923
RFP: aegir-provision -- backend of the Aegir hosting system

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: The Anarcat <anarcat@anarcat.ath.cx>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: ITP: aegir-provision -- backend of the Aegir hosting system

Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:35:41 -0400

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: The Anarcat <anarcat@anarcat.ath.cx>


* Package name    : aegir-provision
  Version         : 0.2
  Upstream Author : Adrian Rossouw
* URL             : http://drupal.org/project/provision
* License         : GPL
  Programming Lang: PHP
  Description     : backend of the Aegir hosting system

    Ægir is a new set of contributed modules for Drupal that aims to
    solve the problem of managing a large number of Drupal sites. It
    does this by providing you with a simple Drupal based hosting front
    end for your entire network of sites. To deploy a new site you
    simply have to create a new Site node. To backup or upgrade sites,
    you simply manage your site nodes as you would any other node.

    The provision component of this system provides the back end used
    for system level tasks such as creating configuration files and
    managing databases and backup files.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 5.0.1
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Message #10 received at 532923@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: anarcat@koumbit.org

To: 532923@bugs.debian.org

Subject: now in the NEW queue

Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:36:36 -0400

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I have finished building the package. See also:
http://drupal.org/node/461488 for further discussion.

The package is now in the NEW queue:

http://ftp-master.debian.org/new/drush_2.0-3.html

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Message #15 received at 532923-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: The Anarcat <anarcat@anarcat.ath.cx>

To: 532923-done@bugs.debian.org

Subject: provision now in unstable

Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:33:14 +0200

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Fixed!

-- 
To be naive and easily deceived is impermissible, today more than
ever, when the prevailing untruths may lead to a catastrophe because
they blind people to real dangers and real possibilities.
                        - Erich Fromm

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Message #26 received at 532923@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: The Anarcat <anarcat@koumbit.org>

To: 532923@bugs.debian.org

Subject: aegir repackaged as 0.4~beta1-1

Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2010 22:33:03 -0500

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This package was actually removed from Debian because it was outdated
(0.3). The Aegir project just released a beta release of 0.4 that could
very well go into unstable. There's an issue opened on Drupal.org about
this:

http://drupal.org/node/490004#comment-3755292

There is a little "Debian heresy" in the package:

 1. it prompts for the root MySQL password through debconf, without
 using dbconfig-common, apparently this is now discouraged
 2. it downloads and deploys new code in postinst, code that is
 duplicated with the drupal6 package
 3. it doesn't respect the FHS (everything is installed in /var/aegir)

#1 is not a big problem: I do not think it will keep the package from
being included in Debian.

#2 is a bigger problem: I suspect it would break under the piuparts and
automated test environments. Basically, the install depends on network
connectivity and install new files not documented in the package file
listing. It also doesn't clean up those files when the package is
uninstalled.

A way around this would be to do something similar than with the
flashplugin-nonfree package: prompt the user if he wants to go forward
with the install, defaulting to "no" so that automated tests don't freak
out.

#3 is much harder: upstream really assumes strongly that everything is
one location. I tried to struggle with that tendency and kind of gave up
when multi-server was implemented: everything got much more complicated
and I feel it could take a while to respect the FHS again. Most of the
files in /var/aegir are automatically managed by aegir (but not all!) so
that shouldn't be a big surprise for Aegir users. In fact, if the Debian
package doesn't follow the /var/aegir convention, it *will* create
significant confusion for users migrating from manual installs.

The debian/TODO also lists some other issues.

Feedback would be appreciated on how to move this issue forward and make
sure the package fits with Debian's policies.

I have uploaded the package to http://debian.koumbit.net/ for testing by
the community. Installs and upgrades (from manual installs, of course)
need to be tested thoroughly.

I will look for a mentor to try to get this into Debian again. Of course
it will probably not hit squeeze, but sid is better than nothing. :)

Thanks,

A.

-- 
Antoine Beaupré
Réseau Koumbit Networks
+1.514.387.6262

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Message #31 received at 532923@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@debian.org>

To: 532923@bugs.debian.org

Cc: control@bugs.debian.org

Subject: aegir-provision: changing back from ITP to RFP

Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:02:32 +0200

retitle 532923 RFP: aegir-provision -- backend of the Aegir hosting system
noowner 532923
thanks

Hi,

This is an automatic email to change the status of aegir-provision back from ITP
(Intent to Package) to RFP (Request for Package), because this bug hasn't seen
any activity during the last 6 months.

If you are still interested in adopting aegir-provision, please send a mail to
<control@bugs.debian.org> with:

 retitle 532923 ITP: aegir-provision -- backend of the Aegir hosting system
 owner 532923 !
 thanks

However, it is not recommended to keep ITP for a long time without acting on
the package, as it might cause other prospective maintainers to refrain from
packaging that software. It is also a good idea to document your progress on
this ITP from time to time, by mailing <532923@bugs.debian.org>.

Thank you for your interest in Debian,
-- 
Lucas, for the QA team <debian-qa@lists.debian.org>

Message #40 received at 532923@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Antoine Beaupré <anarcat@anarcat.ath.cx>

To: Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@debian.org>, 532923@bugs.debian.org, 532923@bugs.debian.org

Cc: control@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#532923: aegir-provision: changing back from ITP to RFP

Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:46:30 -0400

retitle 532923 ITP: aegir-provision -- backend of the Aegir hosting system
owner 532923 !
thanks

This software is currently packaged, but it infringes on a few rules of
the Debian policy, so it can't be uploaded straight to Debian. People
wanting to experiment (and improve!) on the package are welcome to look
into http://debian.koumbit.net/ for the package and
http://community.aegirproject.org/debian for build instructions.

I wish to keep this an ITP, as I still intend to ship this in Debian,
hopefully wheezy...

A.

-- 
Si l'image donne l'illusion de savoir
C'est que l'adage pretend que pour croire,
L'important ne serait que de voir
                        - Lofofora

Message #53 received at 532923@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Laurent Bigonville <bigon@debian.org>

To: Antoine Beaupré <anarcat@debian.org>

Cc: 532923@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: ITP: aegir-provision -- backend of the Aegir hosting system

Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 12:09:20 +0100

Hi,

Any progress on this ITP?

I also would be interested in this package.

Cheers

Laurent Bigonville

Message #58 received at 532923@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@debian.org>

To: 532923@bugs.debian.org

Cc: control@bugs.debian.org

Subject: aegir-provision: changing back from ITP to RFP

Date: Mon, 27 May 2013 15:24:17 +0200

retitle 532923 RFP: aegir-provision -- backend of the Aegir hosting system
noowner 532923
tag 532923 - pending
thanks

Hi,

This is an automatic email to change the status of aegir-provision back from ITP
(Intent to Package) to RFP (Request for Package), because this bug hasn't seen
any activity during the last 12 months.

If you are still interested in adopting aegir-provision, please send a mail to
<control@bugs.debian.org> with:

 retitle 532923 ITP: aegir-provision -- backend of the Aegir hosting system
 owner 532923 !
 thanks

However, it is not recommended to keep ITP for a long time without acting on
the package, as it might cause other prospective maintainers to refrain from
packaging that software. It is also a good idea to document your progress on
this ITP from time to time, by mailing <532923@bugs.debian.org>.

Thank you for your interest in Debian,
-- 
Lucas, for the QA team <debian-qa@lists.debian.org>

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