Re: pound

[Brian May <bam@debian.org>]

Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org> writes:

> On Sat, 23 Jan 2016, Brian May wrote:
>> * Wasn't sure what to do with the version number - I have to use a lower
>>   then then wheezy - so I merged the changelog entries for 2.6-* into
>>   one and named the version 2.6-1+deb6u1
>
> The usual way to handle such cases is to append ~deb6u1 at the end
> (possibly replacing the +deb7uX to avoid a too long version string).

So version 2.6-2+deb7u1~deb6u1 or 2.6-2~deb6u1?

I considered doing this, and adding a new entry to the end of the
changelog, however was worried that this would mean the changelog
wouldn't be in the correct incrementing version order.

If I get a good answer to this, I will consider updating the wiki
page. (Assuming I can actually do so, in my attempts to create an
account, I managed to completely block my access instead, it now tells
me "You are not allowed to access this!" for all accesses - even with a
different browser).

> Did you check that the new upstream version is backwards compatible in
> terms of usage?

Yes. It is mostly bug fixes and several new features, such as SNI
support. I did a diff, and compared.

> I have to say that you have been a bit hasty in uploading a new upstream
> version without giving other people chances to comment. There are multiple
> persons who already looked at this package and who might have had some
> advice, starting with Guido Günther who left the comment in the
> dla-needed.txt file and possibly also the current package maintainer. I
> remember also Thijs having commented on this package in the past.
>
> The packages had been waiting for months in the list and here you did not
> even wait two days before uploading.
>
> Also in such cases you might want to try to invite users to test the
> update before uploading... you might not get any feedback but at least
> you did your best ot ensure the upgrade was safe for everybody.

Ok, so it seems you main concerns where:

(a) Not waiting long enough for feedback. How long is considered
sufficient? I guess I should also CC the package maintainer too?

(b) Not asking user's to test my update. Is it sufficient to ask on
debian-lts, or should I ask in other places too?
-- 
Brian May <bam@debian.org>