Re: Difference between Ubuntu and Debian Java packages
Niels Thykier wrote:
>
> Based on the script I think you should just go with "Packages maintained
> within the team"; we have plenty public/team packages there needing our
> attention.
>
> Personally I would prefer knowing that I am dealing with a package I can
> fix right away - instead of having to ask the maintainer of it for
> permission and all that.
>
What about http://people.debian.org/~mehdi/udiff/java/ ?
>> - There is some false positives (like -build* versions). I can filter
>> them out but I'd like to keep them in the list.
>
> To see which packages may need a sync-request in Ubuntu? If so it would
> make great sense to hide the packages where Debian does not have a newer
> version.
>
Packages needing sync request are those with a greater version in Debian.
I can show them, if needed.
>> - There are a lot of (simple) changes that can be synced back.
>> - There are 76 packages in the list.
>> - The script can be used to see the changes in packages of another team.
>> All you have to do is to change the query at line 35.
>>
>> I will try to sponsor every backport announced on this list when the
>> changes are relevant/applicable/valid.
>>
>> [1] http://people.debian.org/~mehdi/java/grab-packages.sh
>> [2] http://people.debian.org/~mehdi/java/pkg-java-maint-pkgs.txt
>>
>> [3] grep-dctrl -FMaintainer pkg-java-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org
>> Sources.Debian | wc -l
>>
>> [4] The interesting part is its output, not its source code :)
>>
>> I hope that some of you would help me to backport these changes (when
>> relevant) and some comments or ideas for improvements,
>>
>
> Sure, I do not mind preparing a package or 5 when I am not busy.
>
> I ran your script and noticed that it occasionally spits out an error
> from dpkg-parsechangelog. I could not figure out what caused it though.
>
They appear from time to time. I've fixed some of them (see comments in
the script) but I'm sure there are others.
> I would also like if it could provide the link for the Ubuntu patch (the
> one PTS links to) - it saves the time to look up the package on the PTS
> (or creating the link manually).
>
Done.
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