orphaned open-cobol package should be replaced with new gnucobol package
The last mention of the open-cobol package I've found was on https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2016/08/msg00071.html where it was mentioned as being orphaned. The open-cobol package includes OpenCOBOL 1.1 from February 2009. OpenCOBOL was renamed to GnuCOBOL when accepted as GNU project. The official and signed source pacakges can be found at https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gnucobol/ The current version of GnuCOBOL is 2.2 (September 2017) and the 2.3 version is expected to be available in December 2017. I'd like to know if there's something the GnuCOBOL project can do to allow the orphaned open-cobol package to be replaced with a new gnucobol package and provide updates for it. Note: The package currently has a dependency on libdb, *if* this should not be kept for the new package the dependency could be removed (there are currently no debian packages for other libraries which can be used as a replacement, therefore a part of the GnuCOBOL runtime would be disabled [configure option --without-db]). If this would help I'm willing to do package work, too - but this would need a mentor as I've packaged different software for different package managers already, but not for debian. Regards, Simon Sobisch GNU maintainer for GnuCOBOL 0xC005604E.asc Description: application/pgp-keys
Re: orphaned open-cobol package should be replaced with new gnucobol package
On Sun, Nov 26, 2017 at 11:24 PM, Simon Sobisch wrote:
> I'd like to know if there's something the GnuCOBOL project can do to
> allow the orphaned open-cobol package to be replaced with a new gnucobol
> package and provide updates for it.
I would suggest starting with the existing open-cobol packaging,
upgrading to the latest gnucobol release and renaming the packages to
gnucobol and adding an open-cobol transitional binary package.
https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/open-cobol
https://wiki.debian.org/RenamingPackages
https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/pkgs.html#s5.9.3
The commands to do this would be something like this:
sudo apt install devscripts build-essential pbuilder
apt source open-cobol
cd open-cobol*/
$EDITOR debian/watch
# Change things to the new location
uscan --verbose
uupdate ../open-cobol_2.2.orig.tar.xz
cd ../
rename 's{open-cobol}{gnucobol}' *cobol*2.2*
cd gnucobol*/
find debian/ -iname *open-cobol* | xargs rename 's{open-cobol}{gnucobol}'
grep -ril open-cobol debian/ | grep -v debian/changelog | grep -v
debian/patches | xargs sed -i 's/open-cobol/gnucobol/'
sed '1s/open-cobol/gnucobol/' debian/changelog
dch ' - Using renamed GNU Cobol upstream project'
dch '- Rename Debian package, add transitional package'
$EDITOR debian/control
pdebuild
Once you have created a new package based on the old one, you can
search for a sponsor, see the link below.
> Note: The package currently has a dependency on libdb, *if* this should
> not be kept for the new package the dependency could be removed (there
> are currently no debian packages for other libraries which can be used
> as a replacement, therefore a part of the GnuCOBOL runtime would be
> disabled [configure option --without-db]).
Debian has libdb 5.3 available:
https://packages.debian.org/source/sid/db5.3
> If this would help I'm willing to do package work, too - but this would
> need a mentor as I've packaged different software for different package
> managers already, but not for debian.
Please read through this intro:
https://mentors.debian.net/intro-maintainers
--
bye,
pabs
https://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise
Processed: tagging 757250
Processing commands for cont...@bugs.debian.org: > tags 757250 + pending Bug #757250 [src:libnih] libnih: FTBFS on kfreebsd (and hurd) Added tag(s) pending. > thanks Stopping processing here. Please contact me if you need assistance. -- 757250: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=757250 Debian Bug Tracking System Contact ow...@bugs.debian.org with problems
Processing of libnih_1.0.3-9_amd64.changes
libnih_1.0.3-9_amd64.changes uploaded successfully to localhost along with the files: libnih_1.0.3-9.dsc libnih_1.0.3-9.debian.tar.xz libnih-dbus-dev_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb libnih-dbus1-dbgsym_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb libnih-dbus1_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb libnih-dev_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb libnih1-dbgsym_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb libnih1_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb libnih_1.0.3-9_amd64.buildinfo nih-dbus-tool-dbgsym_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb nih-dbus-tool_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb Greetings, Your Debian queue daemon (running on host usper.debian.org)
Bug#757250: marked as done (libnih: FTBFS on kfreebsd (and hurd))
Your message dated Mon, 27 Nov 2017 06:34:01 + with message-id and subject line Bug#757250: fixed in libnih 1.0.3-9 has caused the Debian Bug report #757250, regarding libnih: FTBFS on kfreebsd (and hurd) to be marked as done. This means that you claim that the problem has been dealt with. If this is not the case it is now your responsibility to reopen the Bug report if necessary, and/or fix the problem forthwith. (NB: If you are a system administrator and have no idea what this message is talking about, this may indicate a serious mail system misconfiguration somewhere. Please contact ow...@bugs.debian.org immediately.) -- 757250: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=757250 Debian Bug Tracking System Contact ow...@bugs.debian.org with problems --- Begin Message --- Source: libnih Source-Version: 1.0.3-4.3 Dear Maintainer, src:libnih FTBFS on kfreebsd-any and hurd-i386: https://buildd.debian.org/status/package.php?p=libnih&suite=sid Best wishes, Bob --- End Message --- --- Begin Message --- Source: libnih Source-Version: 1.0.3-9 We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of libnih, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive. A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is attached. Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you have further comments please address them to 757...@bugs.debian.org, and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate. Debian distribution maintenance software pp. Axel Beckert (supplier of updated libnih package) (This message was generated automatically at their request; if you believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive administrators by mailing ftpmas...@ftp-master.debian.org) -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 Format: 1.8 Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 07:00:03 +0100 Source: libnih Binary: libnih1 libnih-dev libnih-dbus1 libnih-dbus-dev nih-dbus-tool Architecture: source amd64 Version: 1.0.3-9 Distribution: unstable Urgency: low Maintainer: Debian QA Group Changed-By: Axel Beckert Description: libnih-dbus-dev - NIH D-Bus Bindings Library (development files) libnih-dbus1 - NIH D-Bus Bindings Library libnih-dev - NIH Utility Library (development files) libnih1- NIH Utility Library nih-dbus-tool - NIH D-Bus Binding Tool Closes: 757250 Changes: libnih (1.0.3-9) unstable; urgency=low . * QA upload. * Apply "wrap-and-sort -a". * Declare compliance with Debian Policy 4.1.1. * Restrict architecture to "linux-any". Never built successfully anywhere else. (Closes: #757250) * Convert debian/copyright to machine-readable DEP5 format. * Set "Rules-Requires-Root: no". * Bump debhelper compatibility level to 10. + Update versioned debhelper build-dependency accordingly. + Remove explicit "--with autoreconf" from debian/rules. + Remove explicit build-dependency on dh-autoreconf. Checksums-Sha1: 1a57dddb2031e2717cf5d78e64d6d30779b5a577 2194 libnih_1.0.3-9.dsc 96e56927c6f1e281b58cae39200dcb11eb3c52fb 9196 libnih_1.0.3-9.debian.tar.xz 3001eb62747068d4dc45ee97971b9841c8bdd88f 106216 libnih-dbus-dev_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb 70fd25cf702e58bd07ffaf4218616886f6f4d81b 29856 libnih-dbus1-dbgsym_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb 8be5e2c08cca38e60fa2dcd2eac1154515865774 97680 libnih-dbus1_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb 772f67bba1876c0515fd2ee7f35a6101c02ab22b 153264 libnih-dev_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb f48f9cd865fed1782cb528a4160c29b7bfe059dd 91092 libnih1-dbgsym_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb b6164642ffae8dcba426db4df63849b500ee063b 126396 libnih1_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb cadb5fafca21d156590f104ed7cffe1b2b8db50a 7538 libnih_1.0.3-9_amd64.buildinfo a40dcd939189a7e0e16f2c11f23d3e1077439a96 114544 nih-dbus-tool-dbgsym_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb fe33fa4abc2b2dabc0e66f37177b18167b3ae071 135636 nih-dbus-tool_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb Checksums-Sha256: bb12d8bf5738edde27d90cebf0faf74a2d3d81a5dd35aa8fa923f097bb9abfb7 2194 libnih_1.0.3-9.dsc 05c6d7063753156b739235569ed27b3d0f849248717072b1e6258a9b83e0c879 9196 libnih_1.0.3-9.debian.tar.xz f7d90789c2da30297dda1ad38aae807c82c4ba9f6b0d56ad2f49b3c1a1999488 106216 libnih-dbus-dev_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb 654f90bab398a805e57a0f524457ea0906447ed11ad0eb5549b8852d5e162aa2 29856 libnih-dbus1-dbgsym_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb a4bf6f8224fb2326ccab381af2430fbe6599a867ae2ab875e1c6a2b29858d65d 97680 libnih-dbus1_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb 38f3de3edd1ad2f0e7e11a0d2d337e97061241d96b82c9d2562ea40a8b40d51d 153264 libnih-dev_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb 685e83583b352df10717227bf24db2e2ca1da644c4fbaefa2e776e60e00b91bf 91092 libnih1-dbgsym_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb c1699d1adea8fb2b2a5c099d7b4a23e9c7c8a24ede46ad35f79b700a91bb5764 126396 libnih1_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb d46456c158b276a625313ac94d3ff5345b8f132373867b2b6964dac9cb2c5fea 7538 libnih_1.0.3-9_amd64.buildinfo ca52431b76270a0065933bf360f41c2aa1fc3fb604107bd90aee9568bf843935 114544 nih-dbus-tool-dbgsym_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb ccfdfb1d3fbada4bc69213214bc602f85055536198b8a8fae4882ecafbd1767c 135636 nih-dbus-tool_1.0.3-9_a
libnih_1.0.3-9_amd64.changes ACCEPTED into unstable
Accepted: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 Format: 1.8 Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 07:00:03 +0100 Source: libnih Binary: libnih1 libnih-dev libnih-dbus1 libnih-dbus-dev nih-dbus-tool Architecture: source amd64 Version: 1.0.3-9 Distribution: unstable Urgency: low Maintainer: Debian QA Group Changed-By: Axel Beckert Description: libnih-dbus-dev - NIH D-Bus Bindings Library (development files) libnih-dbus1 - NIH D-Bus Bindings Library libnih-dev - NIH Utility Library (development files) libnih1- NIH Utility Library nih-dbus-tool - NIH D-Bus Binding Tool Closes: 757250 Changes: libnih (1.0.3-9) unstable; urgency=low . * QA upload. * Apply "wrap-and-sort -a". * Declare compliance with Debian Policy 4.1.1. * Restrict architecture to "linux-any". Never built successfully anywhere else. (Closes: #757250) * Convert debian/copyright to machine-readable DEP5 format. * Set "Rules-Requires-Root: no". * Bump debhelper compatibility level to 10. + Update versioned debhelper build-dependency accordingly. + Remove explicit "--with autoreconf" from debian/rules. + Remove explicit build-dependency on dh-autoreconf. Checksums-Sha1: 1a57dddb2031e2717cf5d78e64d6d30779b5a577 2194 libnih_1.0.3-9.dsc 96e56927c6f1e281b58cae39200dcb11eb3c52fb 9196 libnih_1.0.3-9.debian.tar.xz 3001eb62747068d4dc45ee97971b9841c8bdd88f 106216 libnih-dbus-dev_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb 70fd25cf702e58bd07ffaf4218616886f6f4d81b 29856 libnih-dbus1-dbgsym_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb 8be5e2c08cca38e60fa2dcd2eac1154515865774 97680 libnih-dbus1_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb 772f67bba1876c0515fd2ee7f35a6101c02ab22b 153264 libnih-dev_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb f48f9cd865fed1782cb528a4160c29b7bfe059dd 91092 libnih1-dbgsym_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb b6164642ffae8dcba426db4df63849b500ee063b 126396 libnih1_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb cadb5fafca21d156590f104ed7cffe1b2b8db50a 7538 libnih_1.0.3-9_amd64.buildinfo a40dcd939189a7e0e16f2c11f23d3e1077439a96 114544 nih-dbus-tool-dbgsym_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb fe33fa4abc2b2dabc0e66f37177b18167b3ae071 135636 nih-dbus-tool_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb Checksums-Sha256: bb12d8bf5738edde27d90cebf0faf74a2d3d81a5dd35aa8fa923f097bb9abfb7 2194 libnih_1.0.3-9.dsc 05c6d7063753156b739235569ed27b3d0f849248717072b1e6258a9b83e0c879 9196 libnih_1.0.3-9.debian.tar.xz f7d90789c2da30297dda1ad38aae807c82c4ba9f6b0d56ad2f49b3c1a1999488 106216 libnih-dbus-dev_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb 654f90bab398a805e57a0f524457ea0906447ed11ad0eb5549b8852d5e162aa2 29856 libnih-dbus1-dbgsym_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb a4bf6f8224fb2326ccab381af2430fbe6599a867ae2ab875e1c6a2b29858d65d 97680 libnih-dbus1_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb 38f3de3edd1ad2f0e7e11a0d2d337e97061241d96b82c9d2562ea40a8b40d51d 153264 libnih-dev_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb 685e83583b352df10717227bf24db2e2ca1da644c4fbaefa2e776e60e00b91bf 91092 libnih1-dbgsym_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb c1699d1adea8fb2b2a5c099d7b4a23e9c7c8a24ede46ad35f79b700a91bb5764 126396 libnih1_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb d46456c158b276a625313ac94d3ff5345b8f132373867b2b6964dac9cb2c5fea 7538 libnih_1.0.3-9_amd64.buildinfo ca52431b76270a0065933bf360f41c2aa1fc3fb604107bd90aee9568bf843935 114544 nih-dbus-tool-dbgsym_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb ccfdfb1d3fbada4bc69213214bc602f85055536198b8a8fae4882ecafbd1767c 135636 nih-dbus-tool_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb Files: f907c07b8facba1b74ff3577f2b28016 2194 libs optional libnih_1.0.3-9.dsc d4b801a2a821faf0e66c7a6d93ba3fae 9196 libs optional libnih_1.0.3-9.debian.tar.xz 4b1ff62e41c1d1008ed40f61df5d9191 106216 libdevel optional libnih-dbus-dev_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb fc132b3f4e50d09b3781b31451662e3b 29856 debug optional libnih-dbus1-dbgsym_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb d26a10c0572c4931d5ecf4636305750c 97680 libs optional libnih-dbus1_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb c4aadfb399c8e3a0b8b9f627c4ccb293 153264 libdevel optional libnih-dev_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb 6f8a347402e301466f71dc4c513b5174 91092 debug optional libnih1-dbgsym_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb 50fe001922faf36c30edc117aca822ce 126396 libs optional libnih1_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb 61cb817368a13466b68c3fae3e88797e 7538 libs optional libnih_1.0.3-9_amd64.buildinfo 1448cde2fd12f895b68264fcd3fbe764 114544 debug optional nih-dbus-tool-dbgsym_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb 46c22ae1195273d54d83ce4f5efbd30c 135636 devel optional nih-dbus-tool_1.0.3-9_amd64.deb -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- iQIzBAEBCgAdFiEERoyJeTtCmBnp12Ema+Zjx1o1yXUFAlobqsQACgkQa+Zjx1o1 yXWaYA//cjeCV9Lf0hwSSUvUb8fb8w2dOY7Kpd+mNjeTYZ3nOO9AHDw+5cwZGAqd 0rGv9h4eIVQFYySeiRQs6zKOo13D+o5RP3xyRVmlcoNkvZiMSuiPWm9ApLGgPdpP eK6iguiKCLFOixCKY+P5VRH097jIgmvex+PB0zNlkTnQRLKsBC7xBqGeSk3dtk1k d++LHmHXJtJKVq6XCnJJBd9WGyoPCBmE/84s9355COg6/pEP5fF+wJ5zORxSqxsL gXb5BlMTfu9c+xiKN4esLg/7IzDCHkxjHHtnRWuR5AkGnGhBQXcwAoSwxqWq7oNe 61+y+o0JS1MKMD541GZuBvblNVPFArZKoTHb6I5oCgyvacLwE6324vvJLy3DrTVQ caep3MNaaNI8Ie9Kfh8Mi+ABt/yj+N+PwYNyw7m2XVzeNdvCsaQQbqrGuqW9hHsn aZtj4mwMLSI6rMhoEFQR5YtKxDYCucLHu4Hp0TL3D132JxBErLAAi2QqS5QPJgHK uoF/Yl3Dapdg5K9lpDYoGNCkyYafPc25Qc10JdBJR8vE26M7km5dZXtUpm9kCxLH PBOU8M9rW4/LpIY5+RpKj6ufoN3TuZvDNSq/J+WG/7jsxluC0p80jEOhnUPaHlkP Sk5cJw6/4EIXd1nOlf7Xq5gy9lDuc+pfnSe+plhvunYtzSGY8X4
