Re: dealing with bugs in package/debian files

[Matt Brubeck <mbrubeck@cs.hmc.edu>]

Nico Golde wrote:

> how have i to deal with bugs in the files in the debian directory of
> the package? for expample i found a spelling mistake in the
> debian/changelog file of kernel-package.
> should i write a personla message to the maintainer of this package so
> he can change this in his next package release or should i write a
> mail to the bts?

You should use the BTS to report any problems you find in a Debian
package, including problems in the debian directory.

Note: A spelling error in a past changelog entry is probably not worth
reporting and fixing unless it causes some important information to be
lost.  Report such errors only if you think it's a good use of your time
and the maintainer's.  Errors in the package description or the actual
maintainer scripts are more likely to be considered "bugs."