Hi Tobias, On Sat, Nov 16, 2024 at 09:50:13AM +0100, Tobias Frost wrote: > On Fri, Nov 15, 2024 at 06:06:03PM +0000, Andrew Bower wrote:
> > I think I might have got the workflow wrong somehow for the sponsorship > > because after the upload of 1.7-1 I worked with upstream on > > improvements, including one of the suggestions you made below! This > > resulted in version 1.9-1 which I uploaded to mentors. > > > > 1.7-1 should still be a good version so we are safe for that version > > to make it to the archive but I wonder if you can suggest what my > > next steps would be? > > Oh, I see now. I totally missed the updated version and used the wrong > dsc file as base for the sponsoring. > > For the workflow you did the right thing, MAYBE you could delete old > versions from mentors after uploading a new iteration, but I'm not sure > if mentors allows you that. (you can delete before uploading, but a bot will > close the RFS, so this will then require you to reopen the RFS bug) I deleted the intermediate version 1.8-1 this morning so only 1.9-1 should remain but I wasn't sure whether to continue notifying the bug or if that would have been to spammy, so the bug doesn't mention the update to 1.9-1 except via retitling. > I'll take a look at the new version right away, it is no problem to > upload another version to the NEW queue. Brilliant, thank you! > > The binary change would be: > > > > * New upstream version 1.9 > > - adds libsecret integration for credential management > > > > And the source change: > > > > * Remove m4 macros from source tree To summarise: 1.7-1 Initial RFS version. 1.8-1 enhanced with downstream feedback 1.9-1 Fix regression (loss of functionality) introduced by 1.8. > > > - please consider moving the repository out of your private namespace on > > > salsa; I can create you a mcds repo in the debian/ namespace and grant > > > you all the required rights, please let me know. > > > (private repositories are a hinderance in collaborative maintainance.) > > > > That would be great, yes please! > > Done. > https://salsa.debian.org/debian/mcds Thanks - will populate this. Presumably I should leave the personal one at least as long as it takes for a future source package to be uploaded that has a reference to the new collective one? > > Thank you! I will propose to upstream. > Thanks as well :) The upstream maintainer has been very supportive so far! :) For completeness, here is what the RFS would look like for the latest upload on mentors: I am looking for a sponsor for my package "mcds": * Package name : mcds Version : 1.9-1 Upstream contact : Timothy Brown <tbr...@freeshell.org> * URL : https://github.com/t-brown/mcds * License : GPL-3+ * Vcs : https://salsa.debian.org/abower/mcds Section : net The source builds the following binary packages: mcds - Mutt CardDAV search utility To access further information about this package, please visit the following URL: https://mentors.debian.net/package/mcds/ Alternatively, you can download the package with 'dget' using this command: dget -x https://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/m/mcds/mcds_1.9-1.dsc Changes for the initial release: mcds (1.9-1) unstable; urgency=medium . * Initial release (Closes: #1085180)
