On Thu, 14 May 2009 17:22:06 +0800 Paul Wise <p...@debian.org> wrote:
> On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 3:03 PM, Andrea Bolognani <e...@kiyuko.org> wrote: > > > Since the upstream website has been redesigned, the watch file for one of my > > packages[1] has stopped working. > > > > The fix is a trivial one-line patch, so I was wondering if such a minor > > change could warrant a new upload. > > No, however here are some other things you could consider doing: > > Update the package for Standards-Version 3.8.1. I'll look at it. > Look at the one bug mentioned in launchpad (you may consider it invalid > though): > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/beef/+bug/302898 I'm aware of that bug, and I'm annoyed by it, but I can't really do anything about it: the language is called Brainfuck, and while I'm aware the name can result offensive to some people, it's the only correct name for the programming language supported by Beef. > Tell upstream about the spelling error: > > http://lintian.debian.org/full/e...@kiyuko.org.html I'm upstream for Beef, so no need to tell anyone else, I guess ;) > Write a patch for the gcc warning on powerpc/s390 and send upstream: > > https://buildd.debian.org/fetch.cgi?pkg=beef;ver=0.0.6-2;arch=powerpc;stamp=1205980460 > https://buildd.debian.org/fetch.cgi?pkg=beef;ver=0.0.6-2;arch=s390;stamp=1205978679 I'll look at it. > Drop the Makefile patch and instead use make PREFIX=debian/beef/usr > MANDIR=..... DOCDIR=... > > http://patch-tracking.debian.net/patch/misc/view/beef/0.0.6-2/Makefile Yeah, why not? The less patches the better. > Write a test suite and send it upstream. I won't write a test suite for Beef, or otherwise improve it, since I plan to rewrite it on top of the Cattle library[1] as soon as said library is mature enough. The library, however, already has a test suite. > Write an article for debaday.debian.net about it. I'm not sure my English is up to the task... Moreover, being both upstream author and Debian maintainer, am I not a little too biased? ;) [1] http://www.kiyuko.org/software/cattle -- Andrea Bolognani <e...@kiyuko.org> Resistance is futile, you will be garbage collected.
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