Re: Bug#393411: Source package contains non-free IETF RFC/I-D's
Goswin von Brederlow <brederlo@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de> writes:
> Simon Josefsson <jas@extundo.com> writes:
>
>> The second problem seems to be generic. The reason I looked at
>> packages in testing was that they are the packages that are going to
>> be released, and if I look at what's in unstable, it seems that I
>> might miss what's going to be in etch (e.g., e2fsprogs seems to be
>> frozen, and the version in unstable now doesn't seem to be going into
>> etch).
>>
>> Should I look at packages in unstable, and only if the package is
>> frozen, look at the one in testing, instead?
>
> You should check the packages in testing.
This is what I'm doing now.
> Then check the packages in unstable.
I'm doing this step manually now.
> Note what packages fixed the problem in unstable, file an RC bug for
> the testing version and close it for the unstable version. That then
> reflects the reality and will keep track of the problem.
Hm, I know how to submit a bug for the version in testing (this is
what I've done), but I don't know how to close it for the unstable
version. How do I do that?
> Note what packages started to be buggy in sid. Hopefully none.
Exactly -- I intend to mirror and check unstable for regressions in
this area. I submitted a lintian check for this, if something like it
can be installed, it would also help avoid this problem in the future.
/Simon
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