Bug#836215: RFS: phalanx/25-1 [ITA]

[Gianfranco Costamagna <locutusofborg@debian.org>]

Hi

>Thanks for reviwing! I must say I've addressed most of your points but

>testing the new version (25), I've found that it doesn't work as
>expected in Scid. Scid has a feature to play versus Phalanx (tactical
>game) but it needs a special version. The package in sid works well
>while new version only works if you choose the option to play
>a specific opening.


mmm ok
>Apart from that, the engine works well both in scid
>(analyzing) and xboard (analyzing and playing with). I've tried to
>figure out the changes done to phalanx-scid engine but I don't come by
>with a solution.
>
>So don't know if it's better to fix and improve the version in
>sid (22+d051004) while asking Scid upstream to import the new version
>of Phalanx and knowing what changes need to be tweaked.
>
>What do you think?


you want to adopt the package, so I guess you need to be the one knowing if
the package is worth an upload or not.

you might even consider fixing the actual RC bug without a new upstream release,
let the package migrate, and upload the new version (crippled) in experimental
or later in unstable.

Just use your judgment, is upstream active/fast in answering?
it this a problem that will cause headaches to your end users and lots of bug reports?
or is something that probably nobody would notice, or not a real usability issue?

let me know,

Gianfranco