[Pkg-samba-maint] Bug#571635: Fragile API
Al Nikolov
a.nikolov at drweb.com
Sat Feb 27 19:53:36 UTC 2010
After digging for a while i found
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/+bug/302004
I see that in a case of Samba security update wich breaks API the module's
wanna-build may fail, a strict versionned dependency of the installed module
can block the upgrade, while too loose dependency can tumble down the whole
upgraded Samba instance since ABI changed.
Do you think, guys, we should really expect these problems?
Also, i don't see how it could be resolved if i just import the headers set
into my module as you've suggested. I'd still be able to freeze any Samba
security upgrade or tumble user's server even without samba-headers in
Debian, right?
If you consider the vulnerability window between publishing a Samba security
upgrade and following (uncontrolled by you) module upgrade, then merging the
module in the Samba tree probably would be the only way to develop such
module package.
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