[Pkg-nagios-devel] Bug#678396: Bug#678396: check-mk: New upstream version 1.2.0p1 available

[Michael Friedrich]

-------- Original Message  --------
Subject: [Pkg-nagios-devel] Bug#678396: check-mk: New upstream version 
1.2.0p1 available
From: Bernhard Schmidt <berni at birkenwald.de>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit at bugs.debian.org>
Date: 2012-06-21 14:52
> Package: check-mk
> Version: 1.1.12p7-1
> Severity: wishlist
>
> Hi,
>
> with the freeze coming up, it would be appreciated if you would package the new "stable"
> upstream version 1.2.0p1.
>
> In addition to importing the new upstream version there are a few tweaks necessary to
> the debian/ directory. I have a local repository with 1.2.0p1 already, if you haven't
> looked at packaging 1.2.0 so far I can cleanup my patches and attach them.

just some more thoughts on the issue itsself.

we're using custom selfbuilt rpms for checkmk, using their release 
tarballs. a while back, we upgraded from 1.1.11i to 1.1.13i - yes i know 
those versions are even more unstable.
we ran into the mentioned perfdata changes in combination with 
pnp4nagios, but also other compatibility breaking changes which were 
partly resolvable by proper packages and partly needed man days of 
manual investigation. hearing from check_mk devs, i quote, " dnsmichi: 
normal users have support contracts", is pretty "awesome" for calling 
their releases "stable" *sigh*

since 1.1.13i is one innovation release on the way to the "stable" 1.2.0 
tree, i highly doubt that these mentioned issues are either resolved, or 
probably reduced.
http://mathias-kettner.de/checkmk_migration_notes.html

since the wheezy freeze is NOW in progress, i don't think you should 
hurry putting that into the current wheezy release target. i would 
rather go with sanity and help make the wheezy-backports package ready, 
and point users over there. even make rrd transition work - that can be 
scripted if needed.
if you happen to have packages within the next months for that, i'd be 
happy to help test and fix possible regressions on my test boxes (icinga 
only ofc) to keep my production boxes safe when i do a d-u.

jm2c,
michael


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