Control: tags -1 moreinfo On Sun, 18 Apr 2021 19:29:00 +0000 John Scott <jsc...@posteo.net> wrote:
(note, I did not look at the package, this are general remarks. But at least you should target experimental, so that's why I tag it moreinfo for now.) > Changes since the last upload: > > newlib (3.3.0-1.1) unstable; urgency=medium > . > * Non-maintainer upload. > * Add newlib-source binary package to aid building for new targets. > (Closes: #912271) > > This change wouldn't normally be appropriate for an NMU, but the > maintainer, Agustin Henze, hasn't been responsive to my attempts for > contact, and is also on the LowThresholdNmu list and keeps the package > in the Debian group on Salsa for collaborative maintenance: > https://wiki.debian.org/LowThresholdNmu > > I haven't encountered the maintainer previously, but believe in good > faith that these changes would be welcome and that the LowThresholdNmu > criterion are met by addressing a bug with important severity. My > interest in this bug, to introduce a newlib-source binary package, is > to unblock my progress on gcc-sh-elf, which is otherwise almost ready. Probably still a good idea to CC them or file a bug in the BTS to document your intentions, as adding a binary package is not a usual change, even if the NMU criterias are fulfilled. <MIA team hat partly on> Alternatively, you should consider ITS'ing the package. At least from your description it sounds as it would be a valid candidate, but I didn't check the details. </MIA team hat partly on> > That package will bootstrap a toolchain by building GCC and Newlib > simultaneously in a combined build tree, which in my opinion is best > practice for embedded toolchains going forward. > > The changelog is set to unstable in anticipation that I won't manage to > clear NEW before Bullseye is released. If anyone would be so kind to > sponsor me sooner, I could change that to experimental. please change to experimental. (Its anyway _always_ a good idea to clear NEW first via experimental…) -- tobi
