Package: release.debian.org Severity: normal User: release.debian....@packages.debian.org Usertags: unblock
Hello, Please unblock package rdiff-backup rdiff-backup is a sort of rsync-like backup tool. It happens that the version that will be shipped in Bullseye (2.0.5) has a network protocol that is incompatible with that of the version that was shipped in Buster (1.2.8). The details are in https://bugs.debian.org/975270 What I thus did was to upload a 2.0.5 version to buster-backports, so that people can safely independently upgrade the rdiff-backup package on all their buster systems, before upgrading their systems to bullseye at their convenience. [ Reason ] The changes proposed here is just to explain this in the NEWS file. [ Impact ] If the NEWS entry is not added, the users will have to google out why they got their backup broken, or worse, not notice that their backup got broken. [ Tests ] [ Risks ] This is a documentation-only change. [ Checklist ] [X] all changes are documented in the d/changelog [X] I reviewed all changes and I approve them [X] attach debdiff against the package in testing unblock rdiff-backup/2.0.5-2
diff -Nru rdiff-backup-2.0.5/debian/changelog rdiff-backup-2.0.5/debian/changelog --- rdiff-backup-2.0.5/debian/changelog 2020-08-06 05:36:34.000000000 +0200 +++ rdiff-backup-2.0.5/debian/changelog 2021-06-27 22:47:12.000000000 +0200 @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +rdiff-backup (2.0.5-2) unstable; urgency=medium + + * NEWS: Notify users that the network protocol of versions 1 and 2 of + rdiff-backup are incompatible (Closes: #975270). + + -- Samuel Thibault <sthiba...@debian.org> Sun, 27 Jun 2021 22:47:12 +0200 + rdiff-backup (2.0.5-1) unstable; urgency=medium [ Otto Kekäläinen ] diff -Nru rdiff-backup-2.0.5/debian/NEWS rdiff-backup-2.0.5/debian/NEWS --- rdiff-backup-2.0.5/debian/NEWS 1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100 +++ rdiff-backup-2.0.5/debian/NEWS 2021-06-27 22:47:12.000000000 +0200 @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +rdiff-backup (2.0.5-2) unstable; urgency=medium + + The network protocol of versions 1 and 2 of rdiff-backup are incompatible. + This means that you must be running the same version (either 1 or 2) of + rdiff-backup locally and remotely. Since Buster ships version 1.2.8 and + Bullseye ships version 2.0.5, upgrading only the local system or only the + remote system from Buster to Bullseye will break rdiff-backup runs between + the two. + + For conveniency, version 2.0.5 of rdiff-backup is available in the + buster-backports distribution, see https://backports.debian.org/ + This allows to first upgrade only the rdiff-backup package on Buster + systems, and then independently upgrade systems to Bullseye at your + convenience. + + -- Samuel Thibault <sthiba...@debian.org> Sun, 27 Jun 2021 22:47:12 +0200 + +