Re: Bug#675388: RFS: python-cups/1.9.61-0.1 [RC] [NMU]
Thank you for your feedback Jakob. I apologize I can't quote you properly below as I found your message only while browsing the web archives.
>Did you mean s/Resolved/Closes/?
Yes. I just wasn't sure if a NMU could use "Closes".
> * debian/control:
> - bump standard-version to 3.9.3
>
>Were any packaging changes needed to do this? Anyway, this not appropriate for any NMU.
Not really, just a good deal of reading. Ok.
> * debian/compat:
> - bump to 9
>
>Were any packaging changes needed to do this? Again, not appropriate for an NMU.
Yes, a few things were changed in the packaging because of this change. Ok.
> * debian/rules:
> - switch from python-support to dh_python2
>
>We don't do things like this in an NMU.
This change was recommended during the build process. Ok.
>Other changes you made that are not documented in the changelog:
>- added a trailing comma Uploaders (?!);
Accident.
>
>- changed package description;
Remedy for lintian warning per documentation.
>
>- changed debian/copyright;
Remedy for lintian warnings (2) per documentation.
>
>- removed a patch;
Mistake.
>
>- added DEB_BUILD_HARDENING=1 and DEB_BUILD_HARDENING_STACKPROTECTOR=1 in debian/rules (?!);
>- prepended -fstack-protector to CFLAGS (shouldn't you use dpkg-buildflags to acquire CFLAGS instead?).
>Why "[RC]" in the bug title? As far as I can see the only bug this package fixes has severity normal.
This bug's severity is underrated. The old python-cups package in use across Debian versions seems to be crippled with certain printers. Some people can't print, or they get an error trying to open printer properties and the error precludes them from changing anything. To me this is not a minor bug, and is an important one to have fixed immediately, so I added on the "RC". Not being able to use your printer due to a software bug is one thing; not being able to use your printer because the fix
hasn't been deemed important enough for someone to care about is worse.
I've repackaged and re-uploaded to m.d.n. The package now includes as many lintian warnings as come with the version 1.9.48-1 in repos today, but hopefully the lack of packaging changes (for better or worse) will help move it forward in finding a sponsor.
python-cups (1.9.61-0.1) unstable; urgency=low
* Non-maintainer upload.
* New upstream release. (Closes: #656640).
* Updated patch 01_no_epydoc.patch for new upstream source.
Thank you again for your feedback. I hope I have not come across as rude; I am quite grateful you took the time to examine my first (flawed) package submission.
Best Regards,
Rob
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