Bug#678468: RFS: sgml-data/2.0.7 [RC] [QA] -- common SGML and XML data
Hi,
Thank you for a reply.
>> I am looking for a sponsor for my package "sgml-data".
>
> You say "QA upload" below, I guess you don't mean to adopt the package,
> right?
Yes, right. That phrase is from template on m.d.n.
> Thanks for taking care of this package. This upload fixes at least one
> RC bug.
Yes, this is the main reason of my QA upload.
>> http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/s/sgml-data/sgml-data_2.0.7.dsc
>
> Your upload already fixes a lot of things, but there is still room for
> improvement.
>
> * How about using dh_testdir instead of a custom $(checkdir)?
> * How about using dh_testroot instead of a custom $(checkroot)?
> * You could also replace some of the $(makedir) with dh_installdirs.
> * dh_clean removes *~, so there is no need to do this with find.
> * You no longer need to rmdir /etc/sgml on purge, cause there is a
> conffile in that directory.
Ok, I can update the package this evening.
> * The description still contains the homepage.
Hmm, is it a problem? I don't see nothing about it in the Debian Policy [1].
That lintian note was about missed homepage field which is possibly present in
description.
[1] http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-controlfields.html#s-f-Description
> All of these problems are minor, so I would like to see this (or an
> improved version) uploaded before the freeze.
So do I. But it is too hard to find the sponsor. Not mailing lists, nor new
pseudo-package didn't help me yet.
> If this doesn't happen, I
> will need someone to sponsor a NMU and a get a freeze exception which
> means more work for the release team.
Why NMU? First freeze is soft and QA uploads and even upload with increasing of
version are allowed. Isn't it? But yes, this can be hard for release team.
QA upload is much better than NMU because the quality of package can be
improved, not only small bug fix can be added.
Also I wanted to add the package in collab-maint git repository. But I haven't
received any reply from Alioth administrators...
Regards,
Boris
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