#1129977 RFS: overlayfs-tools/20260306-2 [ITP] -- tools to manage OverlayFS filesystems

#1129977#5
Date:
2026-03-06 22:43:19 UTC
From:
To:
Package: sponsorship-requests
Severity: wishlist
ITP: #1129975

Dear mentors,

I am looking for a sponsor for the "overlayfs-tools" package:

 * Package name     : overlayfs-tools
   Version          : 20260306-2
   Upstream contact : kmxz <kmxz.net@gmail.com>
 * URL              : https://github.com
 * License          : WTFPL-2
 * Vcs              : https://github.com/reukiodo/overlayfs-tools
   Section          : utils

The source builds the following binary packages:

  overlayfs-tools - tools to manage OverlayFS filesystems

To access further information about this package, please visit the
following URL:

https://mentors.debian.net/package/overlayfs-tools/

Alternatively, you can download the package with 'dget' using this command:

  dget -x https://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/o/overlayfs-tools/overlayfs-tools_20260306-2.dsc

Changes for the initial release:

 overlayfs-tools (20260306-2) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Automated release from GitHub Tag

Regards,

#1129977#14
Date:
2026-05-27 18:27:18 UTC
From:
To:
Disclaimer: I don't currently plat to sponsor this package.

debian/changelog:
- The initial upload needs to close the ITP bug that you have for this
   package and have only one changelog entry, with -1 as the Debian
   revision.
- "Automated release from GitHub Tag" sounds very wrong to me.

debian/control:
- "Homepage: https://github.com" is wrong.
- Build-Depends: pkg-config should be pkgconf (lintian tells you this).
- S-V is outdated (lintian tells you this).
- "Priority: optional" is the default value (lintian tells you this).
- There is trailing whitespace (lintian tells you this).

debian/copyright:
- "Format: https://www.debian.org" is wrong (lintian tells you this).
- "Source: https://github.com" is wrong.
- "Copyright: 2026 Your Name <your.email@example.com>" is wrong.

debian/rules:
- Changing DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is prohibited and not needed in your case.
- Some comments, especially "If ninja install still fails due to other
   sudo calls, use this", look out of place.
- You are calling dh_installman in override_dh_auto_install.