Bug#991350: libnet-snmp-perl: Please drop the upstream-metadata-missing-repository override

[Roland Rosenfeld]

Hi Paride!

On Mi, 21 Jul 2021, Paride Legovini wrote:

> Source: libnet-snmp-perl
> Version: Please drop the upstream-metadata-missing-repository override
> Severity: minor
> X-Debbugs-Cc: paride at debian.org
> 
> Upstream development is now done on GitHub:
> 
>   https://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/
> 
> This repository can be added to the upstream metadata and then the
> upstream-metadata-missing-repository lintian override can be dropped.

First of all thanks for your bug report.

I had a look at this repository, but as far as I can see, you mixed up
the packages here.  The perl modules, that are build from
https://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp are packaged as libsnmp-perl:

Package: libsnmp-perl
Source: net-snmp (5.9+dfsg-3)
Version: 5.9+dfsg-3+b1
Installed-Size: 2158
Maintainer: Net-SNMP Packaging Team <pkg-net-snmp-devel at lists.alioth.debian.org>
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: libsnmp-dev (= 5.9+dfsg-1)
Depends: perl (>= 5.32.0-4), perlapi-5.32.0, libc6 (>= 2.15), libnetsnmptrapd40 (>= 5.9+dfsg), libsnmp40 (>= 5.9+dfsg)
Breaks: libsnmp-dev (= 5.9+dfsg-1)
Description-en: SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) Perl5 support
 The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) provides a framework
 for the exchange of management information between agents (servers)
 and clients.
 .
 The Net-SNMP Perl5 support files provide the Perl functions for
 integration of SNMP into applications written in Perl.
Homepage: http://net-snmp.sourceforge.net/
Tag: devel::lang:perl, devel::library, implemented-in::c,
 implemented-in::perl, protocol::snmp, role::devel-lib
Section: perl
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/n/net-snmp/libsnmp-perl_5.9+dfsg-3+b1_amd64.deb

This package contains the perl Modules SNMP and NetSNMP::*.

It is hosted on Sourceforge https://net-snmp.sourceforge.io/ and this
page refers to their github repository
http://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/


It is independent from the libnet-snmp-perl package, which contains the
perl module Net::SNMP:

Package: libnet-snmp-perl
Version: 6.0.1-6
Installed-Size: 430
Maintainer: Debian Perl Group <pkg-perl-maintainers at lists.alioth.debian.org>
Architecture: all
Depends: perl:any
Suggests: libcrypt-des-perl, libdigest-hmac-perl, libio-socket-inet6-perl
Description-en: Script SNMP connections
 The module Net::SNMP implements an object oriented interface to
 the Simple Network Management Protocol.  Perl applications can
 use the module to retrieve or update information on a remote
 host using the SNMP protocol.  Net::SNMP is implemented completely
 in Perl, requires no compiling, and uses only standard Perl
 modules.  SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c (Community-Based SNMPv2), as well as
 SNMPv3 with USM are supported by the module.  SNMP over UDP as well
 as TCP with both IPv4 and IPv6 can be used.  The Net::SNMP module
 assumes that the user has a basic understanding of the Simple
 Network Management Protocol and related network management concepts.
Homepage: https://metacpan.org/release/Net-SNMP
Tag: devel::lang:perl, devel::library, implemented-in::perl, protocol::snmp,
 role::devel-lib
Section: perl
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/libn/libnet-snmp-perl/libnet-snmp-perl_6.0.1-6_all.deb

It still has its homepage on CPAN, has a different upstream maintainer
and is still in version 6.0.1 (since SEP-09-2010) and has no git
repository available.

So from my point of view, we should close your bug report...

Greetings
Roland