Bug#765924: RFS: libgom/0.2.1-1
On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 09:29:20AM -0700, Joseph Herlant wrote:
> > Hi, what's the status of this? I would like to help this package
> > reach the distribution.
>
> There's a version 0.2.1-1 that is in the NEW queue for 4 month. I'm
> currently for the ftpmasters to have some spare time to be able to
> check it.
Ah, I hadn't noticed!
> > I wonder if it's really necessary to have a separate -common
> > package considering that it only contains a few translation files
> > (I think I'd just put them in the main package), but I don't have
> > a strong opinion about that.
>
> I put them here because I expect the package to grow a bit and I
> don't really want to split the package after. (I found it cleaner to
> do that from the beginning)
Ok, looks good to me.
> > I also wonder why you need 'rm -fv debian/tmp/usr/lib/*/*.la' in
> > override_dh_install, I would expect that just omitting *.la in the
> > .install files should be enough... ?
>
> I don't remember exactly why I did that, I have to double check but
> I think that it's because I do a dh_install --fail-missing and that
> it was complaining about those .la file which we don't want there.
It's ok as long as you get the expected result, it just caught my
attention. Maybe there's a good reason why you did that, if not you
can just simplify it in a future upload, but it's nothing serious.
> I know there's a new version upstream but I don't really want to
> push it and go back at the end of the new queue as it's already
> been several month I'm waiting for the package to arrive in the
> distribution.
I agree.
> I already have the new version ready so as soon as the package gets
> out of the new queue, I'll be able to push the latest upstream
> version.
Great!
Berto
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