Re: Hi, I am a newbie to debian-hurd development! I have created a patch for libtorrent-0.13.8
Hello haha wang
On Thu, Apr 27, 2021 at 09:23:43PM +0900, haha wang wrote:
> After reading the development guide at https://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/hurd-devel-debian,
> I decide to fix a broken package found at the recommended page
> https://people.debian.org/~sthibault/out_of_date2.txt named `libtorrent`.
I cannot comment on the patch itself, but thank you for your initiative and
enthusiasm.
> But I have some questions:
>
> 1. Should I only load that patch file? Is it enough? Should I provided a change
> file?
> 2. If the patch file is accepted, how it can be merged to the official deb
> package?
> 3. Should I add some other description information to the patch file?
I would say that you should submit a bug report against the libtorrent package
with you patch. If the package maintainer needs something different from you, he
or she will let you know.
https://www.debian.org/Bugs/Reporting
> 4. Can somebody tell me how can I become a debian package maintainer? Is there
> any detailed and practical guides?
You might know that there is a specific process to apply as a Debian Developer
https://wiki.debian.org/DebianDeveloper/JoinTheProject/NewMember
If you want to help in the development of the Hurd port, starting to build a
track record in porting packages may be a way to go.
Regards,
João
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