Re: Please package virtualbox-guest-additions-iso
On Fri, May 04, 2018 at 11:52:58PM +0300, Evgeny Kapun wrote:
> On 04.05.2018 23:14, Geert Stappers wrote:
> >On Fri, May 04, 2018 at 10:38:57PM +0300, Evgeny Kapun wrote:
> >>Hi!
> >>
> >>While most VirtualBox packages are available in stretch-backports,
> >>virtualbox-guest-additions-iso is missing for some reason.
> >>Please package it as well.
> >>
> >
> >Filed as bugreport #897921: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=897921
> >
>
> Should bug reports concerning packages in backports be posted to Debian
> BTS? Backports.debian.org FAQ page [1] says that they should be posted
> to this mailing list instead:
>
> >Q: Where shall I report bugs I found in packages from backports to?
> >
> >A: Please report them to the debian-backports mailing list. The Debian
> bugtracking system doesn't know anything about backports versions,
> and sometimes the backporter isn't in the Debian packaging team so
> they might miss the report.
>
> If this FAQ entry is outdated, perhaps it should be amended.
>
> [1] https://backports.debian.org/FAQ/
Maybe is the FAQ "outdated".
My idea about reporting through the BTS is to contact
the maintainer of the package. Because the package maintainer
might not be on this mailinglist, but is the person who
wants to known that there is a backport.
Groeten
Geert Stappers
P.S.
If I Recall Correct:
There was first backports.org and later Debian backports ...
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