Hello, On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 8:27 PM, Vern Sun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear mentors, > > I am looking for a sponsor for my package "mutt-meta". > > * Package name : mutt-meta > Version : 0.7 > Upstream Author : Vern Sun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > * URL : http://code.google.com/p/mutt-meta/ > * License : GPL > Section : mail > > It builds these binary packages: > mutt-meta - Meta-package for the Mutt Email Client Environment. > > The package appears to be lintian clean. > > The package can be found on mentors.debian.net: > - URL: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/m/mutt-meta > - Source repository: deb-src http://mentors.debian.net/debian unstable main > contrib non-free > - dget > http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/m/mutt-meta/mutt-meta_0.7.dsc > > I would be glad if someone uploaded this package for me. > 0. I am not a DD.
1. too much lintian warnings[1] when building 2. the description in debian/control is not good enough, you are introducing mutt instead of mutt-meta 3. you are providing a config helper for mutt here, it's not a good idea to name it as mutt-meta, a better name should be like mutt-conf, or something others, 4. user can't bypass your debconf steps by just press enter. 5. it's not a good idea to use a native package here 6. user want to config mutt for his own account, not for root's, consider provide a config script instead of debconf 7. no ITP for this package, create an ITP and close it in debian/changelog 8. it's better to cc to debian-chinese maillists （I have done this), the README and TODO file are in chinese. Good Luck and keep going. [1] $ lintian -i mutt-meta_0.7_amd64.changes W: mutt-meta: package-contains-empty-directory usr/share/mutt-meta/.mutt/cache/ N: N: This package installs an empty directory. This might be intentional N: but it's normally a mistake. If it is intentional, add a lintian N: override. N: W: mutt-meta: possibly-insecure-handling-of-tmp-files-in-maintainer-script postinst:18 N: N: The maintainer script seems to access a file in /tmp or some other N: temporary directory. Since creating temporary files in a N: world-writable directory is very dangerous, this is likely to be a N: security bug. Use the tempfile or mktemp utilities to create temporary N: files in these directories. N: N: Refer to Policy Manual, section 10.4 for details. N: W: mutt-meta: postrm-does-not-purge-debconf N: N: Packages using debconf should call db_purge or its equivalent in their N: postrm. If the package uses debhelper, dh_installdebconf(1) should N: take care of this. N: W: mutt-meta: copyright-without-copyright-notice N: N: The copyright file for this package does not appear to contain a N: copyright notice. You should copy the copyright notice from the N: upstream source (or add one of your own for a native package). A N: copyright notice must consist of Copyright, Copr., or the Unicode N: symbol of C in a circle followed by the years and the copyright N: holder. A copyright notice is not required for a work to be N: copyrighted, but Debian requires the copyright file include the N: authors and years of copyright, and including a valid copyright notice N: is the best way to do that. N: N: If the package is in the public domain rather than copyrighted, be N: sure to mention "public domain" in the copyright file. Please be aware N: that this is very rare and not the same as a DFSG-free license. True N: public domain software is generally limited to such special cases as a N: work product of a United States government agency. N: N: Refer to http://ftp-master.debian.org/REJECT-FAQ.html for details. N: W: mutt-meta: control-file-is-empty config N: N: The package contains an empty control file, which is most probably an N: error. N: W: mutt-meta: description-synopsis-might-not-be-phrased-properly N: N: The synopsis (first line in the package "Description:" field, the N: short description) ends with a full stop "." character. This is not N: necessary, as the synopsis doesn't need to be a full sentence. It is N: recommended that a descriptive phrase is used instead. N: N: Note also that the synopsis is not part of the rest of the N: "Description:" field. N: N: Refer to Policy Manual, section 3.4.1 for details. N: -- Best Regards, LI Daobing -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
