Hi Andreas, Thank you very much for salvaging this package.
On Tue, Jun 03, 2025 at 01:27:15PM +0200, Andreas Tille wrote: > Source: midish > Version: 1.0.4-1.2 > Severity: important > X-Debbugs-Cc: Debian Multimedia Maintainers > <[email protected]>, Alexandre Ratchov <[email protected]>, > [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], > Package Salvaging Team <[email protected]> > > Hi Alexandre, > > You are upstream developer and Debian Maintainer of this package in one > person. I realised you are very active to develop the upstream code > which is great. I would like to help you with the Debian packaging > which is hopefully in your interest. BTW, just some hint to you as > upstream developer: It would help if you would include the autoconf > sources (Makefile.am + configure.ac) that are used to create Makefile.in > and configure. The 'configure' script is not generated by autoconf; it's a tiny human-readable shell script. Any suggestions that would simplify packaging are welcome. > Otherwise it might make sense to fetch the upstream > source directly from Git but it seems there is no annonymous access > enabled. FWIW, there's an anonymous git access though https, is this sufficent or ssh (or anything other is required)? > I'm interested in salvaging your package midish, in accordance with the > Package Salvaging procedure outlined in the Developers Reference[1]. > Your package meets the criteria for this process, and I would love to > assist in preserving and maintaining it. As the Salvage process > suggests, here is a list of the criteria that apply, in my opinion: > > - NMUs (more than one NMU in a row). > - Bugs filed against the package do not have answers from you > - You have released several versions, but despite there being > a bug entry asking for it, it has not been packaged. > - There are QA issues with the package. > > I believe your package would be a great addition to the Debian > Multimedia, and I took the liberty to create the Salsa repository > here[2]. If you choose not to accept the ITS, I'd be more than happy to > help you move it to another location, such as debian/, or wherever you > prefer. My goal is to make it as easy as possible for you to join the > team. I'd also be delighted to assist in adding you as a team member if > you could share your Salsa login. > > Your package was highlighted in the Bug of the Day[3] initiative, which > aims to introduce newcomers to manageable tasks and guide them through > the workflow to solve them. The focus of this initiative is on migrating > packages to Salsa, as it's a great way to familiarize newcomers with a > consistent Git-based workflow. > So, what would be the next steps you recommend?
