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From: Vagrant Cascadian <vagrant@debian.org>
To: 55682@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#55682] RFC packaging for lcsync
Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2022 16:39:30 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87wnbuyxu5.fsf@contorta> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87v8tq6bby.fsf@yucca>

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On 2022-05-27, Vagrant Cascadian wrote:
> Have a work-in-progress patch series for lcsync:
>
>   https://librecast.net/lcsync.html
>
>   Librecast file and data syncing tool.
>   Compare data with merkle trees, sync via multicast.
>
> blockers seem to be:
>
> * issues around test suites

Have mostly fixed these with some new patches.

There are some tests that require networking, and upstream is working on
a way to skip those when networking is unavailable.


> * not knowing the appropriate place or way to run "setcap
>   cap_net_raw=eip bin/lcsync" ... setuid root would not be appropriate
>   as that would allow overwriting nearly any file on the filesystem.

This is still outstanding, feature request reported as:

  #55683: Support binaries that need "setcap" similar to "setuid-programs"


> Will send patches shortly, one for the librecast library, and one for
> lcsync itself.

Will submit an updated patch series to new usptream versions and to run
the correct test suites, and also added the lcrq library.


Happy multicasting!


live well,
  vagrant

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  parent reply	other threads:[~2022-07-30 23:40 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-05-27 19:10 [bug#55682] RFC packaging for lcsync Vagrant Cascadian
2022-05-27 19:27 ` Vagrant Cascadian
2022-05-27 19:27   ` Vagrant Cascadian
2022-07-30 23:39 ` Vagrant Cascadian [this message]
2022-07-30 23:41   ` [bug#55682] [PATCH V2 1/3] gnu: Add lcrq Vagrant Cascadian
2022-07-30 23:42     ` [bug#55682] [PATCH V2 2/3] gnu: Add librecast Vagrant Cascadian
2022-07-30 23:43       ` [bug#55682] [PATCH V2 3/3] gnu: Add lcsync Vagrant Cascadian
2022-08-11  9:48     ` [bug#55682] [PATCH V2 1/3] gnu: Add lcrq Maxime Devos
2022-08-12 18:15       ` Vagrant Cascadian
2022-08-11  2:32   ` bug#55682: RFC packaging for lcsync Vagrant Cascadian

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