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Re: [xdialog] RFS: Urgent upload required since 2.2 is broken



Am 2007-01-12 14:58:57, schrieb Margarita Manterola:
> Hi!
> 
> On 1/12/07, Michelle Konzack <linux4michelle@freenet.de> wrote:
> >since the maintainer of xdialog is MIA I have prepared a since 7 month
> >tested version 2.3.0 and uploaded to <http://mentors.debian.net/>.
> >
> >Please sponsor the upload it solvs many bugs.
> 
> Michelle, the upload might solve bugs, but none of them are release
> critical.  Therefore, it's disrecommended to do the upload to unstable
> now.  Better wait till Etch is released.

The problem is that many (!!!) scripts wil break with 2.2 since boxes
like --treeview are broken and do not work with more then 3 levels.

Please note, that NOT ALL Bugs are registered @BTS.

> Why?

There is crap in the Makefiles...

I have to ask Upstream about it.
False install directories from the Makefile and such

> Maintainer of Xdialog is Stan Vasilyev.  His last activity, as far as
> I can see is from May 2006.  Have you tried sending him a mail about
> this package?

I have send now 15 or 17 messages... without reponse from him.


Thanks, Greetings and nice Day
    Michelle Konzack
    Systemadministrator
    Tamay Dogan Network
    Debian GNU/Linux Consultant


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