Re: ExpoSong package
Hi,
I fixed most of the warnings, could you again have a look at it:
https://mentors.debian.net/package/exposong
Do I really need to have a manpage for my program?
And what is a watch file?
Samuel
Am 21.06.2013 14:59, schrieb Daniel Beyer:
> Am Freitag, den 21.06.2013, 12:23 +0200 schrieb Samuel Mehrbrodt:
>> Am 20.06.2013 18:31, schrieb Daniel Beyer:
>>> That's kind of strange. I for myself can not find an issue with "expo"
>>> in the title, that is filled out against the WNPP pseudo-bug (which
>>> does not mean it is not out there). Can you provide some more details
>>> here? Please note that I'm not a DD, so my capabilities to help you
>>> are limited.
>> Hm, do I need to create that Issue to get ExpoSong into Debian?
>>
> I strongly recommend you open an ITP for that.
>
>
>>> Did you build the package with option '-sa' to include the source?
>>> Anyway I wonder about the "NOTE:" message. Never seen this one with my
>>> uploads to mentors.debian.net. You might want to use dcut, as dput
>>> suggests (that's what I would do in your position).
>>>
>> I tried again (using "dcut -f" to force re-upload) and now the package
>> is there: https://mentors.debian.net/package/exposong
>> I set the status to "Needs Sponsor".
>> Do I need to do anything else or just wait until someone comments on it?
>>
> Just waiting most likely is not enough. On
> http://mentors.debian.net/sponsors there are a some useful hints, how to
> get a sponsor for your package.
>
>
>
> As I told before, I'm not a DD, but I have some basic hints regarding
> your package:
>
> 1. Make it linitan clean
> https://mentors.debian.net/package/exposong lists a lot of lintian
> warning. You really should take care about those.
>
> 2. Always use newest Standards-Version
> We are currently at 3.9.4 - you can find a checklist for upgrading your
> package at http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist
>
> 3. Add Vcs fields
> I suppose your packaging is under version control at
> http://code.google.com/p/exposong/. You should therefore add the fields
> Vcs-hg and Vcs-Browser to debian/control - further details:
> http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/best-pkging-practices.html#bpp-vcs
>
> 4. Drop out old changelog entries
> I suppose exposong never was in Debian before. Therefore your newest
> version would be the "Initial Release" and debian/changelog should
> represent that. Also note that you do not need to increase the version
> for each upload on mentors.debian.net.
>
> 5. Is your package really native?
> I doubt your package is native - please have a look at:
> http://wiki.debian.org/DebianMentorsFaq#What_is_the_difference_between_a_native_Debian_package_and_a_non-native_package.3F
>
>
>
>> Thanks
>> Samuel
>
> Daniel
>
>
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