On Thu, 2013-02-07 at 23:23 +0000, Wookey wrote: > +++ Wookey [2013-02-04 17:50 +0000]: > > +++ Rob van der Hoeven [2013-02-04 16:56 +0100]: > > > > > I think most Debian users want Debian LXC containers. This is not > > > possible in the upcoming Wheezy release. So yes, i think this bug > > > severely cripples LXC. Already contacted its maintainer about this, but > > > i had the impression that he had tried but could do nothing about the > > > situation. Also put a request on the release mailing list to temporarily > > > un-freeze LXC so the fix could be in Wheezy (Got no reply there). > > > > OK. I suspect the problem is that a) this bug did not have a > > high-enough priority when filed so its seriousness was not > > appreciated, and the fix for it is mixed in with a lot of other fixes, > > > A fix for the version in wheezy for _just_ this issue so that lxc > > becomes usuable would be a very good thing. > > > > I've asked on the release list whether a) they agree that this is > > Release-Critical and b) whether an upload would be allowed if it fixed > > _only_ this issue. > > OK, the release team response was to raise this to 'important' and ask > for a patch and an upload to testing-proposed-updates: >
Great news, lets fix this! > So, is anyone volunteering to patch the version in wheezy with just > the fixes needed? It doesn't look difficult, but would be much better > done by someone at least vaguely familiar with the package and able to > test it. I'm happy to help with the actual upload/debian > infrastructure part, but I never even ran lxc before this thread so am > not well-placed to fix it. I'm not familiar with the patching process so i can not do this. I will be happy to help with the testing part if needed. Rob. http://freedomboxblog.nl -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
