Bug#526410: developers-reference: Details about uploads to the new package queue.
On 01/05/09 at 10:36 +0900, Charles Plessy wrote:
> Package: developers-reference
> Version: 3.4.1
> Severity: wishlist
> Tags: patch
>
> Hello,
>
> following discussion on debian-devel@l.d.o¹, here is a proposed patch to the
> Developers Reference.
>
> Index: pkgs.dbk
> ===================================================================
> --- pkgs.dbk (révision 6678)
> +++ pkgs.dbk (copie de travail)
> @@ -48,6 +48,13 @@
> package is installed in the archive (see <xref linkend="upload-bugfix"/> ).
> </para>
> <para>
> +If you think your package needs some explanations for the administrators of the
> +new package queue, include them in your changelog, send to ftpmaster@debian.org
> +a reply to the email you receive as a maintainer after your upload, or reply to
> +the rejection email in case you are already re-uploading. Note that if it is
> +your first upload, debian/README.source will not be read.
> +</para>
> +<para>
> When closing security bugs include CVE numbers as well as the Closes: #nnnnn.
> This is useful for the security team to track vulnerabilities. If an upload is
> made to fix the bug before the advisory ID is known, it is encouraged to modify
Applied, though I've removed the last sentence about
debian/README.source. I find it a bit disturbing that ftpmasters go
against the policy on README.source and decide to ignore it, so I
preferred not to mention that in devref.
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