Bug#884769: RFS: freetype/2.8.1-0.2 [NMU]

[Adam Borowski <kilobyte@angband.pl>]

On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 12:04:38PM +0000, Hugh McMaster wrote:
> I am looking for a sponsor for an NMU of the package "freetype".
> 
> * Package name: freetype
>   Version: 2.8.1-0.2
> 
> The source builds the following binary packages:
> * freetype2-demos - FreeType 2 demonstration programs
> * libfreetype6 - FreeType 2 font engine, shared library files
> * libfreetype6-dev - FreeType 2 font engine, development files
> * libfreetype6-udeb - FreeType 2 font engine for the debian-installer (udeb)
> 
> To access further information about this package, please visit the following URL:
>     https://mentors.debian.net/package/freetype
> 
> Alternatively, you can download the package with dget using this command:
>     dget -x https://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/f/freetype/freetype_2.8.1-0.2.dsc
> 
> More information about freetype can be obtained from https://www.freetype.org.
> 
> Changes since the last upload:
> * Non-maintainer upload.
> * debian/control:
>   - Mark libfreetype6-dev Multi-Arch: same
>     (Closes: #642354, #666761, #870618).
>   - Remove the deprecated Priority: extra marking from libfreetype6-udeb.
> * debian/rules:
>   - Include /usr/share/dpkg/architecture.mk.
>   - Replace the autoconf definition of SIZEOF_LONG with the
>     compile-time constant __SIZEOF_LONG__.
>   - Exclude freetype-config, freetype-config.1 and freetype2.m4
>     from installation in libfreetype6-dev.
> 
> This release contains some breaking changes. Please upload the package to Delayed/10. Once accepted,
> I will file bugs with the affected packages (severity: Important). If there is no response when the
> package reaches Sid, I will raise the bug severity to Serious.

Hmm, there are two RC bugs on the package, but you're not fixing either of
them.  Instead, you fix wishlist wontfix bugs.

Reading the bugs logs, I see the attitude to them has changed, but I don't
know the package well enough to do a meaningful review without spending some
time to see what's going on.  As at least two big-name DDs are involved, I'd
ask them first.

I'm wondering why you aimed this RFS specifically at me, as have no
experience with freetype.


Meow!
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