Comment 0 for bug 1991839

[Availability]

The package ruby-childprocess is already in Ubuntu universe.

The package ruby-childprocess build for the architectures it is designed to work on.

It currently builds and works for architectures: amd64 (arch:all)

Link to package [[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby-childprocess|ruby-childprocess]]

[Rationale]

ruby-childprocess promotion to main is needed because of the
[[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pcs/+bug/1953341|pcs promotion]].
It is one of its runtime dependencies in universe.

Ideally, we expect that ruby-childprocess (and pcs) will be promoted in the
Kinetic development cycle. The idea is to promote only the ruby-childprocess
binary.

[Security]

Required links:

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvekey.cgi?keyword=childprocess

I looked for "childprocess" which brings a single unrelated CVE: CVE-2021-23352.
This CVE is affecting another software which is not childprocess.

Nothing was found in the oss-security mailing list related to childprocess.

https://ubuntu.com/security/cves?package=ruby-childprocess

Nothing in the Ubuntu security tracker as well.

No CVEs/security issues in this software in the past.

This is a ruby library which does not provide any executable, nor systemd files.

[Quality assurance - function/usage]

The package works well right after install.

[Quality assurance - maintenance]

The package is maintained well in Debian/Ubuntu and has not too many and long
term critical bugs open:

- Ubuntu: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby-childprocess/+bugs
- Debian: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?src=ruby-childprocess

The package does not deal with exotic hardware we cannot support.

[Quality assurance - testing]

The package runs a test suite on build time, if it fails
it makes the build fail, link to build log:

https://launchpadlibrarian.net/543453300/buildlog_ubuntu-impish-amd64.ruby-childprocess_4.1.0-1_BUILDING.txt.gz

The package runs an autopkgtest, and is currently passing on this list of
architectures: amd64, arm64, armhf, ppc64el, s390x.

Link to test logs: https://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/packages/ruby-childprocess

The package does not have failing autopkgtests right now. Only in i386, where
some dependencies are not installable.

[Quality assurance - packaging]

debian/watch is present and works.

debian/control defines a correct Maintainer field.

Lintian overrides are not present. Here is the output of `lintian --pedantic`
against Kinetic version:

W: ruby-childprocess source: unknown-field Ruby-Versions
P: ruby-childprocess source: update-debian-copyright 2012 vs 2021 [debian/copyright:28]

This package does not rely on obsolete or about to be demoted packages.

The package will not be installed by default.

Packaging and build is easy, link to d/rules:

https://git.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby-childprocess/tree/debian/rules

[UI standards]

Application is not end-user facing (does not need translation).

[Dependencies]

There are further dependencies that are not yet in main, MIR for them
is at:

- ruby-ffi MIR bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby-ffi/+bug/1990570

[Standards compliance]

This package correctly follows FHS and Debian Policy.

[Maintenance/Owner]

The Server team is not yet, but will subscribe to the package before promotion.

This does not use static builds.

This does not use vendored code.

This package is not rust based.

The package successfully built during the most recent test rebuild.

[Background information]

The Package description explains the package well.

Upstream Name is: childprocess

Link to upstream project: https://github.com/enkessler/childprocess