Bug#687779: release.debian.org: New NMU fixing #679966

["Adam D. Barratt" <adam@adam-barratt.org.uk>]

On Wed, 2013-01-02 at 22:18 +0100, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 02, 2013 at 09:05:37PM +0000, Adam D. Barratt wrote:
> > The version information for #679966 looks like it might have got broken
> > at some point; is the bug still present in the unstable package?
> 
> Yes, the bug is present in the unstable version:
[...]
> However, it has been fixed in the latest upstream version tagged as
> version "2012-08-24". So I suggest unblocking my updated version for
> testing and then the original maintainer should update the unstable
> version to the latest upstream version.

Thanks for the confirmation. In general, we prefer that the fixes are
applied and verified in unstable first, as it's generally easier to fix
up in the event of any issues. (I saw your offer to sponsor an upload to
unstable; that's appreciated, thanks.)

Regards,

Adam