Bug 2348475 - Review Request: virtnbdbackup - Backup utility for libvirt
Summary: Review Request: virtnbdbackup - Backup utility for libvirt
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: Package Review
Version: rawhide
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Phil Wyett
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
URL: https://github.com/abbbi/%{name}
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2025-02-26 21:51 UTC by Chris Adams
Modified: 2026-03-30 18:41 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2026-03-30 00:15:51 UTC
Type: ---
Embargoed:
philip.wyett: fedora-review+


Attachments (Terms of Use)
The .spec file difference from Copr build 8703656 to 9726677 (524 bytes, patch)
2025-10-23 23:27 UTC, Fedora Review Service
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The .spec file difference from Copr build 9726677 to 10236141 (1.25 KB, patch)
2026-03-18 08:34 UTC, Fedora Review Service
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Description Chris Adams 2025-02-26 21:51:25 UTC
Spec URL: https://fedorapeople.org/~cmadams/virtnbdbackup/virtnbdbackup.spec
SRPM URL: https://fedorapeople.org/~cmadams/virtnbdbackup/virtnbdbackup-2.21-1.fc41.src.rpm
Description:
Backup utility for libvirt, using the latest changed block tracking features.
Create online, thin provisioned full and incremental or differential backups
of your kvm/qemu virtual machines.

Fedora Account System Username: cmadams

Comment 1 Fedora Review Service 2025-02-26 21:58:45 UTC
Copr build:
https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/build/8703656
(succeeded)

Review template:
https://download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org/results/@fedora-review/fedora-review-2348475-virtnbdbackup/fedora-rawhide-x86_64/08703656-virtnbdbackup/fedora-review/review.txt

Found issues:

- Unversionned Python dependency found.
  Read more: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/Python/#_dependencies

Please know that there can be false-positives.

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Comment 3 Fedora Review Service 2025-10-23 23:27:52 UTC
Created attachment 2110661 [details]
The .spec file difference from Copr build 8703656 to 9726677

Comment 4 Fedora Review Service 2025-10-23 23:27:54 UTC
Copr build:
https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/build/9726677
(succeeded)

Review template:
https://download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org/results/@fedora-review/fedora-review-2348475-virtnbdbackup/fedora-rawhide-x86_64/09726677-virtnbdbackup/fedora-review/review.txt

Found issues:

- Unversionned Python dependency found.
  Read more: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/Python/#_dependencies

Please know that there can be false-positives.

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Comment 5 Phil Wyett 2026-03-14 11:44:17 UTC
Hi Chris,

* I would do a bit of readability separation.

Is:

Name:           virtnbdbackup
Version:        2.38
Release:        1%{?dist}
Summary:        Backup utility for libvirt
License:        GPL-3.0-or-later
URL:            https://github.com/abbbi/%{name}
Source0:        https://github.com/abbbi/%{name}/releases/download/v%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
BuildArch:      noarch
BuildRequires:  findutils, sed
BuildRequires:  python3-devel
BuildRequires:  python3-libnbd >= 1.5.5
Requires:       nbdkit-python-plugin
Requires:       nbdkit-server
Requires:       openssh-clients
Requires:       python3-libnbd >= 1.5.5
Requires:       qemu-img

Suggested:

Name:           virtnbdbackup
Version:        2.38
Release:        1%{?dist}

Summary:        Backup utility for libvirt
License:        GPL-3.0-or-later

URL:            https://github.com/abbbi/%{name}
Source0:        https://github.com/abbbi/%{name}/releases/download/v%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz

BuildArch:      noarch

BuildRequires:  findutils, sed
BuildRequires:  python3-devel
BuildRequires:  python3-libnbd >= 1.5.5

Requires:       nbdkit-python-plugin
Requires:       nbdkit-server
Requires:       openssh-clients
Requires:       python3-libnbd >= 1.5.5
Requires:       qemu-img

* I would move:

%generate_buildrequires
%pyproject_buildrequires

to just above the '%build' section. I would also add '-t' and the end of line '%pyproject_buildrequires'. See example linked to below.

https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/Python/#_example_spec_file

* '%setup -q' has been replaced by '%autosetup'.

* I would be inclined to remove the old version requirement depends on 'python3-libnbd >= 1.5.5'.

  - Also look at if the requires for te above is needed.

Regards

Phil

Comment 6 Chris Adams 2026-03-18 02:41:05 UTC
Updated (spec tweaks and also new version):

Spec URL: https://fedorapeople.org/~cmadams/virtnbdbackup/virtnbdbackup.spec
SRPM URL: https://fedorapeople.org/~cmadams/virtnbdbackup/virtnbdbackup-2.45-1.fc45.src.rpm

I prefer keeping all the Tag: entries together, that's the way all my other spec files are written.

The python3-libnbd require is needed, it doesn't get pulled in automatically. The version requirement is valid, even it is always satisfied on current Fedora releases.

The package has no build-time test, so adding -t to %pyproject_buildrequires is wrong.

Comment 7 Fedora Review Service 2026-03-18 08:34:40 UTC
Created attachment 2133900 [details]
The .spec file difference from Copr build 9726677 to 10236141

Comment 8 Fedora Review Service 2026-03-18 08:34:43 UTC
Copr build:
https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/build/10236141
(succeeded)

Review template:
https://download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org/results/@fedora-review/fedora-review-2348475-virtnbdbackup/fedora-rawhide-x86_64/10236141-virtnbdbackup/fedora-review/review.txt

Found issues:

- Unversionned Python dependency found.
  Read more: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/Python/#_dependencies

Please know that there can be false-positives.

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Comment 9 Phil Wyett 2026-03-18 20:33:52 UTC
Hi,

Sorry, got distracted by work.

Thanks for the updates.

Bring up to latest upstream is appreciated and 2.45-1 looks good here.

Marking as '+'.

You will now be able to request the repo and import your latest srpm.

Regards

Phil

Comment 10 Fedora Admin user for bugzilla script actions 2026-03-19 00:13:17 UTC
The Pagure repository was created at https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/virtnbdbackup

Comment 11 Fedora Update System 2026-03-19 00:46:30 UTC
FEDORA-2026-2e14bbd35f (virtnbdbackup-2.45-1.fc42) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 42.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-2e14bbd35f

Comment 12 Fedora Update System 2026-03-19 00:52:46 UTC
FEDORA-2026-da18e85aff (virtnbdbackup-2.45-1.fc43) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 43.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-da18e85aff

Comment 13 Fedora Update System 2026-03-19 01:03:01 UTC
FEDORA-2026-a616272990 (virtnbdbackup-2.45-1.fc44) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 44.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-a616272990

Comment 14 Chris Adams 2026-03-19 01:06:25 UTC
Thank you for your review!

Comment 15 Fedora Update System 2026-03-20 01:26:21 UTC
FEDORA-2026-a616272990 has been pushed to the Fedora 44 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf install --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-a616272990 \*`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-a616272990

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 16 Fedora Update System 2026-03-20 01:50:13 UTC
FEDORA-2026-2e14bbd35f has been pushed to the Fedora 42 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf install --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-2e14bbd35f \*`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-2e14bbd35f

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 17 Fedora Update System 2026-03-20 02:07:41 UTC
FEDORA-2026-da18e85aff has been pushed to the Fedora 43 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf install --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-da18e85aff \*`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-da18e85aff

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 18 Fedora Update System 2026-03-22 01:38:57 UTC
FEDORA-2026-064136c2df has been pushed to the Fedora 44 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-064136c2df`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-064136c2df

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 19 Fedora Update System 2026-03-22 01:55:24 UTC
FEDORA-2026-e14d3fbada has been pushed to the Fedora 43 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-e14d3fbada`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-e14d3fbada

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 20 Fedora Update System 2026-03-22 02:14:37 UTC
FEDORA-2026-095537d36b has been pushed to the Fedora 42 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-095537d36b`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-095537d36b

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 21 Fedora Update System 2026-03-30 00:15:51 UTC
FEDORA-2026-064136c2df (virtnbdbackup-2.46-1.fc44) has been pushed to the Fedora 44 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 22 Fedora Update System 2026-03-30 00:53:52 UTC
FEDORA-2026-e14d3fbada (virtnbdbackup-2.46-1.fc43) has been pushed to the Fedora 43 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 23 Fedora Update System 2026-03-30 18:41:28 UTC
FEDORA-2026-095537d36b (virtnbdbackup-2.46-1.fc42) has been pushed to the Fedora 42 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.


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