Re: Why isn't the merge patch being merged?

["Johan Walles" <johan.walles@gmail.com>]

Thanks for the quick reply!

2007/10/23, Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>:
> On Tue, 23 Oct 2007, Johan Walles wrote:
> > Bug 120152 (include a "merge" option when dpkg finds modded conf
> > files) has nine duplicates and (at least) one patch.
> >
> > What's stopping the patch from being merged?
>
> Lack of review mainly.
>
> We have many patches lying in the BTS but many of them are old and
> probably don't apply anymore and need to be refreshed and discussed.

This one seems actively maintained; for a couple of years now the
author has been packaging his own patched dpkg (currently at 1.14.5):

http://elonen.iki.fi/code/unofficial-debs/dpkg-merge/

  Regards //Johan