Hi, Itaï BEN YAACOV <candeb@free.fr> writes: > Package: wnpp > Severity: wishlist > Owner: Itaï BEN YAACOV <candeb@free.fr> > X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-devel@lists.debian.org > > * Package name : auctex-12 > Version : 12.2 > Upstream Author : GNU Project > * URL : https://www.gnu.org/software/auctex/ > * License : GPL v3 > Description : AUCTeX version 12, LaTeX environment for Emacs > > Hello, > > This is not truly an ITP but a request for guidance. > auctex v11.91 already exists in Debian, and has not been updated since > 2018 despite bug reports requesting that. Specifically, the preview-latex > feature no longer works due to changes in ghostscript, which is solved in > upstream. > At this point the package is a candidate for salvaging. Davide, are you aware of this? https://wiki.debian.org/PackageSalvaging > The relevant bug #896844 was filed in Apr 2018, the maintainer said "I'll > work on it" and nothing ever happened since, depite numerous follow-ups to > the bug. I tried to contact him directly in early 2020, getting no useful > reply, except that he considers that he is still maintaining the package. > Good to hear, I guess he isn't complete MIA :-) Davide, please reply to bugs, because it looks like you don't care about Auctex anymore. > I am not a Debian developper, but am able to package (in fact I have packaged > auctex v12 for personal use). > > What should / can be done in this case ? > The best case would be for Davide to resume maintenance of this package. Failing that it can be salvaged. Itaï, please note that because none of the bugs are release critical (RC), the objective is not to NMU (non maintainer upload) to fix bugs, nor to package the latest upstream version; it is for the package to be well-maintained. Have you read all the new contributor documentation, and is your intent to contribute to Auctex long-term? Regards, Nicholas
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