Re: RFS: lives

[Robert Millan <rmh.debian@aybabtu.com>]

On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 02:00:26PM +0100, Harry Rickards wrote:
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> Dear mentors,
> 
> I am looking for a sponsor for my package "lives" (based on the old,
> non-lintian clean packages at http://sid.ethz.ch/debian/lives/nyu/).
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> * Package name    : lives
>   Version         : 1.0.0-1
>   Upstream Author : Gabriel Finch <salsaman@xs4all.nl>
> * URL             : http://lives.sourceforge.net
> * License         : GPLv3
>   Section         : graphics
> 
> It builds these binary packages:
> libweed-dev - Development library for inclusion of plugins into LiVES
> libweed0   - Runtime library for inclusion of plugins into LiVES
> lives      - Linux Video Editing System
> lives-data - Data files for LiVES
> 
> The package appears to be lintian clean.
> 
> The upload would fix these bugs: 247337
> 
> The package can be found on mentors.debian.net:
> - - URL: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/l/lives
> - - Source repository: deb-src http://mentors.debian.net/debian unstable
> main contrib non-free
> - - dget
> http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/l/lives/lives_1.0.0-1.dsc
> 
> I would be glad if someone uploaded this package for me.

Hi,

The libweed0 dependency in lives should be versioned (>= ${source:Version}).

Also, never use -a for debhelper.  -a just means it may fail gratuitously
in some situations, disabling portability.  Use the non-broken -s instead.

-- 
Robert Millan

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