[pkg-lxc-devel] Bug#947334: lxc-checkpoint needs the criu package

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Hi Pierre,

On Sat, Sep 05, 2020 at 12:35:13AM +0200, Pierre-Elliott Bécue wrote:
> Cc-ing Salvatore,
> 
> Le mercredi 25 décembre 2019 à 08:11:11+0900, Ryutaroh Matsumoto a écrit :
> > Package: lxc
> > Version: 1:3.1.0+really3.0.4-2
> > Severity: normal
> > 
> > Dear Maintainer,
> > 
> > lxc-checkpoint command needs "criu", which is only available
> > in Debian experimental now.
> > But "criu" is neither suggested nor recommended.
> > Some kind of dependency by lxc seems necessary.
> 
> I can't depend on criu or I won't be able to have lxc installed in any
> version of Debian apart from unstable. Indeed, criu is currently
> voluntarily blocked from entering testing because the package is not
> stable enough yet.

FWIW, I lifted the blocking bug and criu is in testing. I'm not sure
we can give a guarantee that it will be in bookworm, but I wanted to
inform you about the fact that the blocking bug for now is gone.

Regards,
Salvatore