Bug#741465: RFS: pythondialog/3.0.1-1 ITA NMU
On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 2:26 PM, Andy Jacobsen <atze@libra.uberspace.de> wrote:
> Hi Vencent,
>
> thank you for taking the time to answer my request.
>
> On Wed, 12 Mar 2014 13:05:11 -0700
> Vincent Cheng <vcheng@debian.org> wrote:
>> Control: tag -1 + moreinfo
> I'm sorry, what does this mean?
That just meant that I tagged the bug with the "moreinfo" tag [1] (I
use that to keep track of RFS requests that I've already dealt with,
and that still require additional work from the sponsoree before an
upload is ok).
>> Please take a closer look at the above URL. There are a lot of lintian
>> warnings that should be fixed, and since this isn't actually a NMU
>> (you're adopting the package), nothing's stopping you from doing so.
> I noticed them, too but the Q&A states[1]:
> "If your package is accepted by mentors.debian.net then let the sponsor help you with the rest."
> So I just uploaded the package and sent rhe RFS in the hope I'm doing it right. :)
Sponsors will usually just point out issues that the sponsoree has
neglected, rather than fixing them for you (mostly so you'll learn for
yourself how to properly package something, and so the sponsor would
have enough confidence that you'll be able to maintain the package).
For a list of issues to tackle, I suggest starting with what lintian
flags against your package. Either refer to the automated mentors.d.n
check on your package's page, or run lintian manually on your .changes
file (to check both source and binary packages at the same time), e.g.
$ lintian -IE --pedantic foo_version_arch.changes
(If there's a discrepancy between what lintian outputs on your local
machine to what mentors.d.n tells you, it usually means your copy of
lintian is outdated.)
The following command will display more information about, e.g. the
lintian tag "ancient-standards-version", so you'll know how to fix it:
$ lintian-info -t ancient-standards-version
Repeat as often as necessary until you've fixed all those errors and
warnings (preferably as many of the info and pedantic tags as well),
or ask specific questions about tags that you don't understand (but
consider using a search engine first to find out more information).
>> Would you consider maintaining this package within the Debian Python
>> Modules Team? It'd be easier for you to find others to review and
>> sponsor this package.
> This realy sounds like a great idea.
Great! See [2] for more info. You'll want to create an account on
Alioth and subscribe to the list, for starters.
Regards,
Vincent
[1] https://www.debian.org/Bugs/server-control
[2] https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/PythonModulesTeam/
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