Andrea Bolognani <eof@kiyuko.org> writes: > On Thu, 14 May 2009 18:11:38 +1000 > Ben Finney <ben+debian@benfinney.id.au> wrote: > > Andrea Bolognani <eof@kiyuko.org> writes: > > > The fix is a trivial one-line patch, so I was wondering if such a > > > minor change could warrant a new upload. > > > > Many critical security bug fixes are trivial one-line patches. Why > > would the size of the patch be a factor in whether you should make a > > new release? > > > > Yes, certainly fixing any bug (even one not yet reported) is enough > > justification for making a new release. > > The main difference I can see is that this bug only affects the Debian > ifrastructure, as opposed to a security bug, which affects users. > > I don't think it is worth it to upload a new version of a package just > to fix a small bug which doesn't affect users at all, but I wanted to > hear some opinions. So, at least it's clear that the size of the patch for fixing the bug is not really relevant to whether the change is worth making a new release. > I will go the way suggested by Alexander, i.e. report a bug myself and > tag it as pending. But I'll be sure to contact you once I need a > sponsor to upload a new version of beef ;) That won't get you too far; I'm not a DD :-) -- \ “Faith, n. Belief without evidence in what is told by one who | `\ speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.” —Ambrose | _o__) Bierce, _The Devil's Dictionary_, 1906 | Ben Finney
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