The news are collected on http://wiki.debian.org/DeveloperNews Please contribute short news about your work/plans/subproject. In this issue: + 3-way merge of debian/changelog files + Pending security issues now shown in PTS pages + DEP-3 updated for compatibility with git format-patch + debian-devel and ITPs + wiki.debian.org bugstatus 3-way merge of debian/changelog files ------------------------------------- A new script doing smart 3-way merges of Debian changelog files has been announced[1]. Git can be configured to use it automatically, and will thus avoid the usual conflicts generated by the standard line-based merge. -- Raphaël Hertzog [1] http://www.ouaza.com/wp/2009/10/08/3-way-merge-of-debian-changelog-files/ Pending security issues now shown in PTS pages ---------------------------------------------- Thanks to a patch by Raphael Geissert, the PTS (http://packages.qa.debian.org) is now properly integrated with the security tracker (http://security-tracker.debian.net): packages pages will show the number of pending security issues (if any) that should be addressed for a given source package. -- Stefano Zacchiroli DEP-3 updated for compatibility with git format-patch ----------------------------------------------------- The recently announced Patch Tagging Guidelines[2] have been updated for better compatibility with git format-patch and other VCS exchanging changesets as mails. Please consider using this format and feel free to share your comments on its usage. -- Raphaël Hertzog [2] http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep3/ debian-devel and ITPs --------------------- At DebConf9 there was a discussion about making the debian-devel list more useful. Towards that end, here is a quick reminder of the recommendations in the developers reference section 5.1[3]. Please do not sent ITPs for multiple packages to debian-devel, instead, please file the ITPs and send a summary to debian-devel afterwards. This is especially true for multiple packages that are related in some way. -- Paul Wise [3] http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/pkgs.html#newpackage wiki.debian.org bugstatus ------------------------- The Debian wiki now uses some JavaScript to update wiki pages containing DebianBug:123456 links such that closed bugs are differentiated from open bugs by a strike through. In addition, the mouseover title is set to the bug status + fixed versions + bug number + bug subject. This feature was initiated and coded by Max Vozeler (mvz) of the debian-installer team, who wanted to use it on their squeeze goals[4] wiki page. Implementation details can be found in the git repository of the Debian wiki team[5]. The wiki team are also looking for someone to design dead bug and live bug icons[6] that can be used to replace the normal interwiki icons. If you would like to help convert existing bugs on the wiki to DebianBug:123456 links, please see the list of wiki page candidates for DebianBugification[7]. -- Paul Wise [4] http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/SqueezeGoals [5] http://wiki.debian.org/Teams/DebianWiki [6] http://art.debian.net/?ccm=/media/thread/24 [7] http://lists.debian.org/debian-www/2009/08/msg00154.html -- Raphaël Hertzog
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