Bug#657083: [Gentle Reminder]Fwd: Adopt the package
On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 11:03:59AM +0530, Medhamsh wrote:
> Dear Wouter,
>
> On Thu, February 9, 2012 12:09 pm, Medhamsh wrote:
> >> Having said that, if you're interested in maintaining aspic, I
> >> recommend that you first familiarize yourself with its source. I'll
> >> happily sponsor your uploads, if you need me to.
> >
> > I would do that right away. Will look at its source and write you
> > back more about it.
>
> I have downloaded the source as well as debian package source. Installed
> the software from source (not from package). Dint explore it in and out
> but just got an idea. After that observed the rules file and found it
> to be simple with some overrides. Though I have never done a dh7 style
> rules, this dint seem to be much difficult.
It shouldn't be (the point of dh7 is, in fact, to make things easier).
> For some reason the four packages I uploaded to mentors use the long
> rules file format. I just wanted myself to familiarize with all the
> dh_* options and the workflow.
That makes perfect sense.
> But I can adopt to dh7 style rules. And coming to the copyright file,
> it is not in the dep5 machine readable format. May be making this into
> a dep5 would be wise.
I'm not very fond of the dep5 thing; but if you're willing to do the
work... well, you'd be the maintainer...
> Also, the control file doesn't give any Vcs info
> of the package. May be having a Vcs repo would also be a convenient way
> for both of us initially and then for anyone who would maintain the pacakge.
Oh, there is, I just forgot the header.
it's on alioth, in ~wouter/aspic.git, if I'm not mistaken. Maybe I
should push a copy to collab-maint; it just didn't feel very useful for
such a small package, while I was the only maintainer.
> Looking for more inputs from you and also requesting a review and sponsor
> of my packages mentioned in my previous mail.
I haven't forgotten; I just haven't had the time for that yet.
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