Re: Few questions about changing source before packaging...
On Sun, Jan 21, 2001 at 11:27:59PM +0100, Sander Smeenk (CistroN Medewerker) wrote:
> Hi,
>
> As you all could've read I just adopted the micq package and i'm
> very happy with that since I use micq very often...
>
> I have a few questions because I am still a little newbie at this :]
Next time take this discussion on debian-mentors that is the forum
for such things.
> First of all.. Is it OK for me to apply patches to the source
> that improves the program? Or should all modifications to the
> source go via the upstream author? In fact I patched the micq
> source so that it reconnects to the server if the server closed
> the connection, and this is a reported bug (#72108).
Yes of course you can apply patches. But you should also try to
get them to the upstream author(s).
> Second.. I adopted the package... With libgd (also adopted) I just
> apt-get source'd the package, altered the changelog and uploaded it
> again. Is this the correct way to do this?
Yes it should be correct. Talk to the former maintainer if he/she
have any not submitted fixes. But that should be correct.
// Ola
PS. I do not read debian-mentors that often so I will probably
not help you with this (separated with a badly configured procmail)
so cc me will not help. :) If you want contact with me directly you
have to send a mail specified to me only. :(
DS.
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