Bug#913695: goplay: Program accesses internal dpkg database

[Guillem Jover]

Source: goplay
Source-Version: 0.9.1+nmu1
Severity: important
User: debian-dpkg at lists.debian.org
Usertags: dpkg-db-access-blocker

Hi!

This package contains a program («goplay»), which directly accesses
the dpkg internal database, instead of using one of the public interfaces
provided by dpkg. The code in src/goplay.cpp:StartPackage(), should be
switched to use «dpkg-query --listfiles» to fetch the package files list.

This is a problem for several reasons, because even though the layout and
format of the dpkg database is administrator friendly, and it is expected
that those might need to mess with it, in case of emergency, this
“interface” does not extend to other programs besides the dpkg suite of
tools. The admindir can also be configured differently at dpkg build or
run-time. And finally, the contents and its format, will be changing in
the near future.

Thanks,
Guillem