On Fri, 03 Jan 2025 23:47:15 +0100, Helmar Gerloni wrote: > I just uploaded version 1.6.6 to salsa: > https://salsa.debian.org/helger/tuxguitar > Maybe you can push this new version into Sid?
It looks like the master branch is updated but the upstream and pristine-tar branches are still at 1.6.4. So no, I can't (easily) build and upload the package right now, sorry :) > > What's a bit sad is that tuxguitar doesn't build reproducibly. > I did not find the time yet to look into this, sorry. Alright :) > > And on a more general note: You constructed this as a QA upload, but > > you seem to be the de facto maintainer of the package :) Also the > > package is still within the Debian Java Team on salsa, altough it's > > officially orphaned. -- Maybe it's about time to fix this mess one > > way or another :) > I'm not sure how I can help here. I'm trying my best to create an > acceptable Debian package, but I'm not an official DM. You don't need to be a DM to maintain a package. Yes, Debian in general and Debian terminology in particular are complicated. * A maintainer is the person who maintains a package. (Whether they can upload it themselves or need a sponsor/Debian Developer/person with upload rights). * A Debian Maintainer (DM) is a person who maintains (a) package(s) and is allowed to upload this/these package(s). DM permissions can be granted by DDs after someone maintains a package for some times successfully. * A Debian Developer (DD) is a Debian project member, either with or without upload rights, and the first group can upload any package. What I wanted to say with "this mess" is: - tuxguitar was maintained within the Debian Java Team until some years ago, until #1013777 / 76fd0206abe7283411825e8ff18d209b5bbcd348: #v+ --- a/debian/control +++ b/debian/control @@ -1,7 +1,5 @@ Source: tuxguitar -Maintainer: Debian Java Maintainers <pkg-java-maintain...@lists.alioth.debian.org> -Uploaders: Philippe Coval <r...@gna.org>, - tony mancill <tmanc...@debian.org> +Maintainer: Debian QA Group <packa...@qa.debian.org> Section: sound Priority: optional Build-Depends: ant, #v- because Philippe Coval was inactive for quite some time. - So currently tuxguitar is officially unmaintained but de facto you are maintaining it. So the status should be changed :) - Which means for the package: You should be the maintainer! And there are 2 options to do this: - Either you adopt it, i.e. change #1013777 from O to ITA, set yourself as Maintainer in d/control, and work in https://salsa.debian.org/helger/tuxguitar (or in the debian namespace) and seek sponsors for the future; or - second option, the package is maintained within the Java team again, where the repo still exists; which means (the same BTS dance +) setting Maintainer back to "Debian Java Maintainers" and Uploaders to you, work from the debian-java repo (and find sponsors within the team, which could be tmancill (at least I think so :)) or me (not really a team member but I have a sweet spot for tuxguitar). - Personally I prefer the second option, but I'm not really familiar with the current written or informal policies in the Java team about accepting new members etc. -- Maybe you could just request membership on salsa for the java-team and work within https://salsa.debian.org/java-team/tuxguitar.git Any comments from active Debian Java members welcome! Cheers, gregor -- .''`. https://info.comodo.priv.at -- Debian Developer https://www.debian.org : :' : OpenPGP fingerprint D1E1 316E 93A7 60A8 104D 85FA BB3A 6801 8649 AA06 `. `' Member VIBE!AT & SPI Inc. -- Supporter Free Software Foundation Europe `-
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