Re: RFS: 86box/3.7.1-1 [ITP] -- An emulator for classic IBM PC clones

Hi, Stephen:

Thanks for you so much !

I remember a reviewer or sponsor request me to remove all the infos

from debian/copyright several months ago. And I did :)

I added a +ds suffix because the upstream exists a duplicate debian dir.

So far I modify some changes of debian/* for Debian packaging.

I do not touch anything of other places.

As far as I know, the upstream does not care much about the debian dir.

I prefer to maintain it within debian and then import to upstream.

Besides,86Box is one of my first ITP packages, many areas need to be explored.

Thanks again for your kindly guide.

Best!

From: Stephen Kitt
Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2023 2:17
To: sun min
Cc: debian-devel-games@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: RFS: 86box/3.7.1-1 [ITP] -- An emulator for classic IBM PC clones

Hi,

On Wed, 22 Mar 2023 05:39:42 +0000, sun min <sunmin89@outlook.com> wrote:
> I am looking for a sponsor for my package "86box":
>
> * Package name     : 86box
>    Version          : 3.11+ds-1
>    Upstream contact : OBattler <oubattler@gmail.com>
> * URL              : https://86box.net/
> * License          : GPL-2
> * Vcs              : https://salsa.debian.org/sunmin/86box
>    Section          : otherosfs
>
> The source builds the following binary packages:
>
>   86box - classic IBM PC emulator
>
> To access further information about this package, please visit the
> following URL:
>
>   https://mentors.debian.net/package/86box/
>
> Alternatively, you can download the package with 'dget' using this command:
>
>   dget -x
> https://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/8/86box/86box_3.11+ds-1.dsc
>
> Changes for the initial release:
>
> 86box (3.11+ds-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
> .
>    * Initial release. (Closes: #996637)

Thanks for preparing this! Unfortunately it is not ready for upload.

Why did you remove most of the debian/copyright content? Please restore the
information it had previously.

Since you’ve added a +ds suffix, I take it you’re repackaging the upstream
tarball; could you clarify what changes you’ve made to that? Are any files
removed? If so, they should be listed in debian/copyright too, in
Files-Excluded.

Regards,

Stephen