Re: Incorrect .changes for cupsys-pt on auric
On Sat, Oct 26, 2002 at 11:44:11AM +0100, Colin Watson wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 26, 2002 at 03:13:48PM +1000, Andrew Lau wrote:
> > On Sun, Oct 20, 2002 at 06:50:50PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote:
> > > Yes, i uploaded it to ftp-master, but as it is a new package, it
> > > needs a new entry in the override file, and thus human
> > > intervention. It may take a few days.
> >
> > Hi,
> > Thanks again for sponsoring/uploading cupsys-pt for me, but we
> > have a slight problem right now. Matt Hope <dopey(+)debian.org> took a
> > look at /org/ftp.debian.org/queue/new on auric and discovred that the
> > cupsys-pt_1.0.2-1_i386.changes file now incorrectly state that you are
> > the maintainer for cupsys-pt.
>
> You misunderstand the .changes format. Maintainer: in .changes !=
> maintainer of the package, and it won't change the registered maintainer
> as far as the BTS is concerned etc. (that's Maintainer: in .dsc). It
> would result in the upload being treated as an NMU, which is why I use
> -k instead of either -m or -e to dpkg-buildpackage, but it's not a
> disaster.
The problem is that i used both -m and -e, instead of just -e, i think.
I didn't know about -k, will use it next time.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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