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Re: Updating Debian package of Ghostscript



Hi Till,

Quoting Till Kamppeter (2014-05-06 08:24:36)
> thank you for updating Debian's Ghostscript to 9.10.
> 
> Unfortunately, 9.10 is not the newest any more. Current version is 
> 9.14.

I am perfectly aware of that.  Unfortunately 9,14 introduces a few files 
that lack proper licensing (upstream lost contact with the author of a 
patch before getting formalities straightened out, I was explained on 
irc).


> I have packaged 9.14 already for Ubuntu Utopic (14.10). Before you 
> package it for Debian I want to ask you to not name the original 
> source tarball ghostscript_9.14~dfsg.orig.tar.bz2 but something like 
> ghostscript_9.14~dfsg+1.orig.tar.bz2 (upstream version 9.14~dfsg+1) so 
> that I can sync it to Ubuntu without getting a source tarball 
> conflict.

Thanks for sharing the issue.  I will not, however, treat Ubuntu as 
upstream to Debian: If you choose to second-guess how future Debian will 
look like, it is on you to straighten out the mess if you guess wrong.

I don't do this just to annoy you: It has real consequenses e.g. for the 
clarity of symbols files to switch naming scheme for the tarballs.  
Arguably that's a little burden only, but it is a burden on me caused by 
actions of yours, which I choose to trade with a burden on you.


> Please also report upstream Ghostscript bugs for things like no 
> support for using system's libtrio, to avoid carrying too many distro 
> patches eternally.

Done (a few hours before your post, it seems): 
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695211


> Also document well what has to be removed from the original source for 
> future updates.

You mean something else than the DEP5 hints in debian/copyright?


Regards,

 - Jonas

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