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Bug#747476: RFS: mcron/1.0.7-1



> >On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 12:05 AM, Dale Mellor
> > <dale_mellor@users.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Package: sponsorship-requests
> > Severity: normal
> >
> > Dear mentors,
> >
> > I am looking for a sponsor for my package "mcron"
> >
> >  Package name    : mcron
> >  Version         : 1.0.8-1
> >  Upstream Author : Dale Mellor <dale_mellor@users.sourceforge.net
> >  URL             : http://www.gnu.org/software/mcron
> >  License         : GPL3
> >  Section         : utils
> >
> > It builds those binary packages:
> >
> >   mcron - Guile-based program for running jobs at regular times
> >
> > To access further information about this package, please visit the following URL:
> >
> > http://mentors.debian.net/package/mcron
> >
> >
> > Alternatively, one can download the package with dget using this command:
> >
> >   dget -x http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/m/mcron/mcron_1.0.8-1.dsc
> >
> > More information about mcron can be obtained from http://www.gnu.org/software/mcron.
> >

> On Sat, 2014-05-10 at 21:53 -0700, Vincent Cheng wrote:
> 
> Here's a quick review of your package:
> 
> - what's the purpose of debian/mcron@GUILE_SITE@/ ? Please remove it.
> - in general, please be more verbose in debian/changelog. Stuff like
> bumping standards version, adding new build-deps, or adding/removing
> patches should all be mentioned.
> - latest Standards version is 3.9.5, not 3.9.4.
> - debian/make-test.patch is unnecessary, just include an empty
> override target in debian/rules (it's as simple as
> "override_dh_auto_test:")
> - debian/man-page.patch is the wrong approach as well; you should
> instead build-dep on help2man and generate the manpage post-build
> (instead of patching it in), e.g. by overriding dh_install or
> dh_installman in d/rules
> 
> Regards,
> Vincent

Hello,

  I have addressed these issues with a new up-stream release, and the
package I would now like to get into Debian is mcron 1.0.8-1 (the links
above have been modified).

Thanks,
Dale

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