Hello Gregor,
Am Montag, 6. Januar 2025, 02:56:15 CET schrieben Sie: > 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 > :) Sorry, I overlooked the upstream and pristine-tar branches. Since Tony will take over the package from mentors, I didn't spend more time on that. > > > 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 :) The reprotest on Salsa is now successful, so the problem seems to have disappeared somehow: https://salsa.debian.org/helger/tuxguitar/-/jobs/6871787 > > > 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). Nice to hear ;-) > - 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! Since Tony will sponsor this upload, I currently would not take any action. Regards, Helmar.
