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On Thu, 23 Apr 2009, Jonathan Yu wrote: > However, as this package is not Debian-specific, I would suggest > reporting the bug upstream in the CPAN Request Tracker. If we don't > hear back from the author in due time (maybe a week or two), then we > can look into a Debian patch. This is something that the Debian Perl Group[0] or other interested parties do; it doesn't fall on the bug submitter. [Kudos for doing that below.] > I think the preferred thing is to avoid patching in Debian if we can > do so, and the changes you propose would benefit a wider audience > than just Debian users. It's perfectly ok to fix this bug in Debian and forward the patch upstream or vice versa. [Obviously, if the maintainer is responsive, so much the better, but there's no need to wait if they aren't (or for a new upstream release.)] Don Armstrong 0: The maintainers of the libnet-amazon-s3-perl package -- I'm wrong to criticize the valor of your brave men. It's important to die for one's country when it means being the subject of a king who wears a ruffled collar or a pleated one. -- Cyrano de Bergerac http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
