Bug#765538: Debian Bug - #765538 "Why Can't I Connect?" Release 1.10.0
On Tue, 2015-01-06 at 10:20 -0800, Chris Ohmstede wrote:
> "Why Can't I Connect?" Release 1.10.0 is now available.
>
> Source:
> https://s3.amazonaws.com/whycanticonnect/Release-1.10.0/WhyCantIConnect-1.10.0.tar.gz
>
> 32 bit deb:
> https://s3.amazonaws.com/whycanticonnect/Release-1.10.0/whycanticonnect_1.10.0-1_i386.deb
>
> 64 bit deb:
> https://s3.amazonaws.com/whycanticonnect/Release-1.10.0/whycanticonnect_1.10.0-1_amd64.deb
>
> This release uses wxWidgets 3.0.x
Hi,
That's good. You'll need to make your debian sources (dsc +
debian.tar.gz) available for anyone to do a proper review. Uploading it
to mentors.debian.net is a good idea.
Firstly, you can change the priority of your package to optional if you
want. The majority of packages should be this priority.
A 'Suggests: www-browser' might be good if you need one to view the help
files.
> I have 4 remaining lintian messages which are hopefully acceptable:
>
> 1. I: whycanticonnect: using-first-person-in-description line 1: I
> My description contains my application name ("Why Can't I Connect?")
> which contains an "I".
You can ignore that one.
> 2. I: whycanticonnect: arch-dep-package-has-big-usr-share 24926kB 95%
> These are mainly the help files. Splitting them would be difficult
> across multiple operating systems.
25MB is a lot of data though, which will be duplicated >10 times for
each architecture at the moment. What you can do is split most of the
stuff in /usr/share into another binary package (something like
whycanticonnect-data) which is arch independent. Then add a dependency
so the packages are always installed together.
> 3. W: whycanticonnect: binary-without-manpage usr/bin/WhyCantIConnect
> "Why Can't I Connect?" is GUI with language sensitive, context
> sensitive help linked to local html files.
That doesn't mean it shouldn't have one. It can just consist of a very
brief description of what the program is for.
>
> 4. I: whycanticonnect: desktop-entry-lacks-keywords-entry
> usr/share/applications/WhyCantIConnect.desktop
> I don't understand what is required here.
See this:
https://wiki.gnome.org/Initiatives/GnomeGoals/DesktopFileKeywords
After you've looked at those messages, upload the source to
mentors.debian.net and file a sponsorship-requests bug so you can find
someone who can upload the package for you (I can't, I'm not a DD).
James
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