Bug#736952: RFS: ming/1:0.4.5-1.1 [NMU][RC]

[Vincent Cheng <vcheng@debian.org>]

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On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 10:51 AM, Gabriele Giacone <1o5g4r8o@gmail.com> wrote:
> Package: sponsorship-requests
> Severity: important
>
> [ CC'ing Stuart R. Anderson anderson@d.o, maintainer ]
>
> Dear mentors,
>
> I am looking for a sponsor for my package "ming"
>
>  * Package name    : ming
>    Version         : 1:0.4.5-1.1
>    Upstream Author : Dave <ming@opaque.net>, Sandro Santilli <strk@keybit.net>
>  * URL             : http://www.libming.org/
>  * License         : mainly LGPL-2.1
>    Section         : libs
>
> It builds those binary packages:
>
>  libming-dev - Library to generate SWF (Flash) Files (development files)
>  libming-util - Library to generate SWF (Flash) Files - Utilities
>  libming1   - Library to generate SWF (Flash) Files
>  libswf-perl - Ming (SWF) module for Perl
>  ming-fonts-dejavu - Ming format DejaVue Fonts
>  ming-fonts-opensymbol - Ming format Opensymbol Fonts
>  php5-ming  - Ming module for php5
>  python-ming - Ming (SWF) module for Python
>
> To access further information about this package, please visit the
> following URL:
>
>   http://mentors.debian.net/package/ming
>
> Alternatively, one can download the package with dget using this command:
>
>   dget -x http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/m/ming/ming_0.4.5-1.1.dsc
>
> or clone
>
>   https://github.com/gg0/libming-debian
>
> Changes since the last upload:
>
>   * Non-maintainer upload.
>   * Fix FTBFS due to ungif linking (Closes: #733373).
>   * Fix FTBFS on Hurd and against recent bison versions (Closes: #736162).
>   * Strip non debian/ files.

Why is this necessary? This adds unwanted noise to debdiff's output,
and shouldn't be in a NMU; please revert this.

>   * Switch from superseded automake1.10 to automake.
>
> ming has been removed from testing due to #733373.
> Maintainer is unresponsive.
>
>

Regards,
Vincent