On Mon, 2 Nov 2015 22:07:07 +0100 Andreas Cadhalpun <[email protected]> wrote:
> Package: libam7xxx > Version: 0.1.5-3 > Severity: important > Tags: patch > User: [email protected] > Usertags: ffmpeg2.9 > > Dear Maintainer, > > your package fails to build with the upcoming ffmpeg 2.9. > This bug will become release-critical at some point when the > ffmpeg2.9 transition gets closer. > > Attached is a patch replacing the deprecated functionality. > It also works with ffmpeg 2.8. > Please apply this patch and forward it upstream, if necessary. > > These changes have little regression potential. > Thanks Andreas, I am also the upstream author, I'll apply your patch ASAP (most likely in the week-end), I'll also set you as the author in the git history. BTW, AFAIK patches generated with "git format-patch" are considered acceptable for the debian/patch/ dir; they are a little easier to integrate upstream with proper authorship if the upstream uses git, just saying. Ciao ciao, Antonio -- Antonio Ospite http://ao2.it A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
