Hi Thomas, On Sun, 7 Nov 2021 19:50:34 +0100, Thomas Dreibholz <[email protected]> wrote: > I created an updated package for "unstable" on the mentors server: > https://mentors.debian.net/package/netperfmeter/ . > > How is the procedure for submitting a backport package for buster? The > backport is probably quite easy to create, I assume it will just need an > older version of debhelper. That is, specifying the version in > debian/control and recreating the debian/compat file is probably sufficient?
You won’t be able to upload the new version to buster-backports; the only version that could go there is a backport of 1.8.6~rc2-1 (the version currently in bullseye). 1.9.2-1 could only be backported to buster-backports-sloppy, but that shouldn’t be necessary – 1.8.6~rc2-1 should be good enough for buster. You shouldn’t need any change for that version. Debhelper compatibility level 13 is available in buster-backports too (although that’s not a concern for 1.8.6~rc2-1). BTW debhelper compatibility levels should be specified using debhelper-compat now, not debian/compat; see "man debhelper" for details. See https://backports.debian.org/Contribute/ for detailed backporting instructions, including how to prepare the changelog. As mentioned previously, if you need further help don’t hesitate to ask! I can also check your package for unstable if you don’t already have a mentor. Regards, Stephen
pgpJ73bh9QIcc.pgp
Description: OpenPGP digital signature
