[Bug 943502] Re: whois doesn't properly query .hr/.sx/.pe TLDs and incorrect format for whois.arin.net

Wed Dec 5 22:00:53 UTC 2012

Ok instead of going the Ubuntu backports route, I just created a patch that enabled these feature in Oneiric.
I've linked a branch with these changes.
I've also built/tested on my end and it does in fact pass the test case.

** Description changed:

- Summary (one line):
- Please backport whois 5.0.19 (main) from quantal
- 
- Description:
- Please backport whois 5.0.19 (main) from quantal to precise.
- 
- Reason for the backport:
- ========================
- This backport is needed in order to provide a backport to Oneiric.
- 
- Testing:
- ========
- Mark off items in the checklist [X] as you test them, but please leave the checklist so that backporters can quickly evaluate the state of testing.
- 
- You can test-build the backport in your PPA with backportpackage:
- $ backportpackage -u ppa:<lp username>/<ppa name> -s quantal -d precise whois
- 
- * precise:
- [X] Package builds without modification
- [X] whois installs cleanly and runs
- 
- Reverse dependencies:
- =====================
- The following reverse-dependencies need to be tested against the new version of whois. For reverse-build-dependencies (-Indep), please test that the package still builds against the new whois. For reverse-dependencies, please test that the version of the package currently in the release still works with the new whois installed. Reverse- Recommends, Suggests, and Enhances don't need to be tested, and are listed for completeness-sake.
- 
- whois
- -----
- * xbmc-live
-   [ ] precise (Reverse-Depends) * Could not install due to pad.lv/990183
- * bdii
-   [ ] precise (Reverse-Depends)
- * dancer-ircd
-   [ ] precise (Reverse-Recommends)
- * subnetcalc
-   [ ] precise (Reverse-Recommends)
- * greenwich
-   [X] precise (Reverse-Depends)
- * ircd-hybrid
-   [ ] precise (Reverse-Recommends)
- * gnome-nettool
-   [X] precise (Reverse-Depends)
- * fail2ban
-   [ ] precise (Reverse-Recommends)
- * bsdmainutils
-   [ ] precise (Reverse-Suggests)
- * psad
-   [X] precise (Reverse-Depends)
- * bastille
-   [ ] precise (Reverse-Recommends)
- * nagios-plugins-standard
-   [ ] precise (Reverse-Recommends)
- ~                                         
- 
- --
- 
- Please backport whois 5.0.19 (main) from quantal
- 
- Description:
- Please backport whois 5.0.19 (main) from quantal to oneiric.
- 
- Reason for the backport:
- ========================
- This provides some needed updates to users who need to query .hr/.sx/.pe TLDs, and fixes an incorrect format for whois.arin.net, plus some additional updates.
- 
- Testing:
- ========
- Mark off items in the checklist [X] as you test them, but please leave the checklist so that backporters can quickly evaluate the state of testing.
- 
- You can test-build the backport in your PPA with backportpackage:
- $ backportpackage -u ppa:<lp username>/<ppa name> -s quantal -d oneiric whois
- 
- * oneiric:
- [X] Package builds without modification
- [X] whois installs cleanly and runs
- 
- Reverse dependencies:
- =====================
- The following reverse-dependencies need to be tested against the new version of whois. For reverse-build-dependencies (-Indep), please test that the package still builds against the new whois. For reverse-dependencies, please test that the version of the package currently in the release still works with the new whois installed. Reverse- Recommends, Suggests, and Enhances don't need to be tested, and are listed for completeness-sake.
- 
- whois
- -----
- * bdii
-   [ ] oneiric (Reverse-Depends)  Can't do this because of http://pad.lv/1045295
- * dancer-ircd
-   [ ] oneiric (Reverse-Recommends)
- * subnetcalc
-   [ ] oneiric (Reverse-Recommends)
- * greenwich
-   [X] oneiric (Reverse-Depends)
- * ircd-hybrid
-   [ ] oneiric (Reverse-Recommends)
- * gnome-nettool
-   [X] oneiric (Reverse-Depends)
- * fail2ban
-   [ ] oneiric (Reverse-Recommends)
- * bsdmainutils
-   [ ] oneiric (Reverse-Suggests)
- * psad
-   [X] oneiric (Reverse-Depends)
- * bastille
-   [ ] oneiric (Reverse-Recommends)
- * nagios-plugins-standard
-   [ ] oneiric (Reverse-Recommends)
- 
- --

  [Impact]
  Fixes issues using whois with .hr/.sx/.pe TLDs. In addition updates query format for IPs when accessing ARIN.

  [Development Fix]
  These issues were fixed in 5.0.14 of whois.

  [Stable Fix]
  Since most of the fixes are covered in updating from 5.0.11 to 5.0.14, a backport of these version provides all fixes.

  [Test Case]
  1) whois google.hr (works on precise, not on oneiric)
  2) whois registry.sx google.com.pe
  3) whois 74.125.113.102
     if we use this command in precise we see that whois adds "n +" to the query, while
     in oneiric it doesn't add that.

  [Regression Potential]
  Most of the changes are fairly minimal, although any changes to mkpasswd should be investigated.

  Problem Description:
  whois in oneiric can't query .hr/.sx/.pe TLDs. In addition the query format for ARIN is different than in precise.

  Version affected:
  Current Oneiric Version: 5.0.11ubuntu2

** Changed in: whois (Ubuntu Oneiric)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Chris J Arges (christopherarges)

** Branch linked: lp:~christopherarges/ubuntu/oneiric/whois/fix_lp943502

** Description changed:

+ SRU Request: