Re: RFS: mutt-meta
Hello,
On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 8:27 PM, Vern Sun <s5unty@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear mentors,
>
> I am looking for a sponsor for my package "mutt-meta".
>
> * Package name : mutt-meta
> Version : 0.7
> Upstream Author : Vern Sun <s5unty@gmail.com>
> * URL : http://code.google.com/p/mutt-meta/
> * License : GPL
> Section : mail
>
> It builds these binary packages:
> mutt-meta - Meta-package for the Mutt Email Client Environment.
>
> The package appears to be lintian clean.
>
> The package can be found on mentors.debian.net:
> - URL: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/m/mutt-meta
> - Source repository: deb-src http://mentors.debian.net/debian unstable main contrib non-free
> - dget http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/m/mutt-meta/mutt-meta_0.7.dsc
>
> I would be glad if someone uploaded this package for me.
>
0. I am not a DD.
1. too much lintian warnings[1] when building
2. the description in debian/control is not good enough, you are
introducing mutt instead of mutt-meta
3. you are providing a config helper for mutt here, it's not a good
idea to name it as mutt-meta, a better name should be like mutt-conf,
or something others,
4. user can't bypass your debconf steps by just press enter.
5. it's not a good idea to use a native package here
6. user want to config mutt for his own account, not for root's,
consider provide a config script instead of debconf
7. no ITP for this package, create an ITP and close it in debian/changelog
8. it's better to cc to debian-chinese maillists （I have done this),
the README and TODO file are in chinese.
Good Luck and keep going.
[1]
$ lintian -i mutt-meta_0.7_amd64.changes
W: mutt-meta: package-contains-empty-directory usr/share/mutt-meta/.mutt/cache/
N:
N: This package installs an empty directory. This might be intentional
N: but it's normally a mistake. If it is intentional, add a lintian
N: override.
N:
W: mutt-meta: possibly-insecure-handling-of-tmp-files-in-maintainer-script
postinst:18
N:
N: The maintainer script seems to access a file in /tmp or some other
N: temporary directory. Since creating temporary files in a
N: world-writable directory is very dangerous, this is likely to be a
N: security bug. Use the tempfile or mktemp utilities to create temporary
N: files in these directories.
N:
N: Refer to Policy Manual, section 10.4 for details.
N:
W: mutt-meta: postrm-does-not-purge-debconf
N:
N: Packages using debconf should call db_purge or its equivalent in their
N: postrm. If the package uses debhelper, dh_installdebconf(1) should
N: take care of this.
N:
W: mutt-meta: copyright-without-copyright-notice
N:
N: The copyright file for this package does not appear to contain a
N: copyright notice. You should copy the copyright notice from the
N: upstream source (or add one of your own for a native package). A
N: copyright notice must consist of Copyright, Copr., or the Unicode
N: symbol of C in a circle followed by the years and the copyright
N: holder. A copyright notice is not required for a work to be
N: copyrighted, but Debian requires the copyright file include the
N: authors and years of copyright, and including a valid copyright notice
N: is the best way to do that.
N:
N: If the package is in the public domain rather than copyrighted, be
N: sure to mention "public domain" in the copyright file. Please be aware
N: that this is very rare and not the same as a DFSG-free license. True
N: public domain software is generally limited to such special cases as a
N: work product of a United States government agency.
N:
N: Refer to http://ftp-master.debian.org/REJECT-FAQ.html for details.
N:
W: mutt-meta: control-file-is-empty config
N:
N: The package contains an empty control file, which is most probably an
N: error.
N:
W: mutt-meta: description-synopsis-might-not-be-phrased-properly
N:
N: The synopsis (first line in the package "Description:" field, the
N: short description) ends with a full stop "." character. This is not
N: necessary, as the synopsis doesn't need to be a full sentence. It is
N: recommended that a descriptive phrase is used instead.
N:
N: Note also that the synopsis is not part of the rest of the
N: "Description:" field.
N:
N: Refer to Policy Manual, section 3.4.1 for details.
N:
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Best Regards,
LI Daobing
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