Re: RFS: mail-notification (NMU for RC bugs)
On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 15:16, Sandro Tosi <morph@debian.org> wrote:
> Hello Stephen,
>
> On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 13:31, Stephen Kitt <steve@sk2.org> wrote:
>> Dear mentors,
>>
>> I am looking for a sponsor for the new version 5.4.dfsg.1-2.2
>> of my package "mail-notification".
>
> i'd like to sponsor it, but there's a problem...
>
>> It builds these binary packages:
>> mail-notification - mail notification in system tray
>> mail-notification-evolution - evolution support for mail notification
>>
>> The package is not lintian clean, but as I understand it an NMU is not the
>> place to fix longstanding lintian issues.
>
> ... an here it is: the package has a lintian error:
> binary-or-shlib-defines-rpath
>
> with that lintian error, the package will get auto-REJECTED moments
> after the upload (cfr [1]).
>
> [1] http://ftp-master.debian.org/#lintianrejects
>
> The proper way to avoid it is to fix this error :) There is also a
> workaround, but I since it seems you care a bit about this package,
> i'd like to give you teh "opportunity" to correct it.
Gaah, sorry, the current -2.2 package doesn't have that error.
Uploaded (to DELAYED/5)! thanks for your contributions!
> Additionally, are you interested in co-maintain it? maybe write to the
> current (quite inactive) maint lending your hand.
that's still valid.
Regards,
--
Sandro Tosi (aka morph, morpheus, matrixhasu)
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