Re: QA Uploads

2014-09-18 Thread Andreas Rönnquist
atch (copyright, rules etc)? I know for NMU's the rule >is no invasive changes. > You are free to do whatever changes to the package - since a QA upload is done on a package without a maintainer, there is nobody who will get annoyed by a change of packaging style or similar. The developers r

QA Uploads

2014-09-18 Thread Daniel Lintott
Hi, As part of my effort to help in the QA Team (Thanks to Paul Wise for heads up), I have been looking at the QA package uploads. When preparing a QA upload would it be expected that the package be brought up to scratch (copyright, rules etc)? I know for NMU's the rule is no invasive changes. R

Re: Re: RFS: QA Uploads: epplets, libpam-foreground, tkdiff

2008-05-31 Thread Albin Tonnerre
We don't currently maintain e16-related packages, so don't really have anything to say :). You might to see that with ljlane, the e16 maintainer. Cheers -- Albin Tonnerre signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: RFS: QA Uploads: epplets, libpam-foreground, tkdiff

2008-05-30 Thread Paul Wise
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 12:10 PM, Barry deFreese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Epplets: > http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/e/epplets/epplets_0.10.dfsg1-1.dsc > Was already uploaded once, got rejected for some missing copyright holders, > which I believe I have fixed. ( I believe anibal_

Re: RFS: QA Uploads: epplets, libpam-foreground, tkdiff

2008-05-30 Thread Barry deFreese
Vincent Bernat wrote: OoO En cette fin de nuit blanche du jeudi 29 mai 2008, vers 06:10, Barry deFreese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> disait: libpam-foreground: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/l/libpam-foreground/libpam-foreground_0.5.dsc Thomas (tomv_w) has been looking at this for me so t

Re: RFS: QA Uploads: epplets, libpam-foreground, tkdiff

2008-05-30 Thread Barry deFreese
Vincent Bernat wrote: OoO En cette fin de nuit blanche du jeudi 29 mai 2008, vers 06:10, Barry deFreese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> disait: libpam-foreground: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/l/libpam-foreground/libpam-foreground_0.5.dsc Thomas (tomv_w) has been looking at this for me so t

Re: RFS: QA Uploads: epplets, libpam-foreground, tkdiff

2008-05-30 Thread Vincent Bernat
OoO En cette fin de nuit blanche du jeudi 29 mai 2008, vers 06:10, Barry deFreese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> disait: > libpam-foreground: > http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/l/libpam-foreground/libpam-foreground_0.5.dsc > Thomas (tomv_w) has been looking at this for me so this might be taken > c

RFS: QA Uploads: epplets, libpam-foreground, tkdiff

2008-05-28 Thread Barry deFreese
Hi folks, I have a few QA uploads sitting on mentors if anyone has time. Epplets: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/e/epplets/epplets_0.10.dfsg1-1.dsc Was already uploaded once, got rejected for some missing copyright holders, which I believe I have fixed. ( I believe anibal_ was

Re: QA Uploads

2008-02-10 Thread Barry deFreese
tim hall wrote: Hi Barry, you wrote: Hi, While working on removing libqt3-compat-headers, I ran across this orhpaned package as well so here is one to fix this issue as well as standards update, etc, etc. If someone has time to review/upload, I would appreciate it. http://mentors.debian.ne

QA Uploads

2008-02-10 Thread tim hall
Hi Barry, you wrote: Hi, While working on removing libqt3-compat-headers, I ran across this orhpaned package as well so here is one to fix this issue as well as standards update, etc, etc. If someone has time to review/upload, I would appreciate it. http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/con

Re: RFS: QA Uploads

2008-01-26 Thread Cyril Brulebois
On 26/01/2008, Frank Lichtenheld wrote: > On Thu, Jan 24, 2008 at 09:01:22PM -0500, Barry deFreese wrote: > > http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/l/libapache2-mod-xmlrpc2/libapache2-mod-xmlrpc2_2.2.1-3.dsc > > Fairly intrusive but makes it build and fixes 2 important bugs. > > debdiff betwe

Re: RFS: QA Uploads

2008-01-26 Thread Frank Lichtenheld
On Thu, Jan 24, 2008 at 09:01:22PM -0500, Barry deFreese wrote: > http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/l/libapache2-mod-xmlrpc2/libapache2-mod-xmlrpc2_2.2.1-3.dsc > Fairly intrusive but makes it build and fixes 2 important bugs. debdiff between the old and new binary: File lists identical (a

Re: RFS: QA Uploads

2008-01-26 Thread Frank Lichtenheld
On Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 09:37:17PM -0500, Barry deFreese wrote: > New one one mentors. Uploaded Gruesse, -- Frank Lichtenheld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> www: http://www.djpig.de/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: RFS: QA Uploads

2008-01-26 Thread Frank Lichtenheld
On Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 09:57:12PM -0500, Barry deFreese wrote: > I think I finally got it right. At least it display OK for me and > lintian is happy now. I've put a new one on mentors. Uploaded Gruesse, -- Frank Lichtenheld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> www: http://www.djpig.de/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE,

Re: RFS: QA Uploads

2008-01-25 Thread Barry deFreese
Frank Lichtenheld wrote: On Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 04:32:43PM -0500, Barry deFreese wrote: Frank Lichtenheld wrote: On Thu, Jan 24, 2008 at 09:01:22PM -0500, Barry deFreese wrote: as the name (for whom the copyright notice is missing in debian/copyright BTW), not Patrik Rædman. Gruesse,

Re: RFS: QA Uploads

2008-01-25 Thread Barry deFreese
Frank Lichtenheld wrote: On Thu, Jan 24, 2008 at 09:01:22PM -0500, Barry deFreese wrote: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/k/kxgenerator/kxgenerator_0.3.7+dfsg-2.dsc Lintian says: W: kxgenerator: menu-item-uses-apps-section /usr/share/menu/kxgenerator:2 W: kxgenerator: menu-it

Re: RFS: QA Uploads

2008-01-25 Thread Frank Lichtenheld
On Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 04:56:40PM -0500, Barry deFreese wrote: > OK, new one on mentors. Let me know if I missed anything. Uploaded. Gruesse, -- Frank Lichtenheld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> www: http://www.djpig.de/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Tro

Re: RFS: QA Uploads

2008-01-25 Thread Frank Lichtenheld
On Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 04:32:43PM -0500, Barry deFreese wrote: > Frank Lichtenheld wrote: > >On Thu, Jan 24, 2008 at 09:01:22PM -0500, Barry deFreese wrote: > >as the name (for whom the copyright notice is missing in > >debian/copyright BTW), not Patrik Rædman. > > > >Gruesse, > > > OK, I think

Re: RFS: QA Uploads

2008-01-25 Thread Barry deFreese
Frank Lichtenheld wrote: On Thu, Jan 24, 2008 at 09:01:22PM -0500, Barry deFreese wrote: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/q/quack-el/quack-el_0.30-2.dsc debian/copyright: copyright statement missing, inexact reference to GPL version, while the source has a clear GPL 2+ statem

Re: RFS: QA Uploads

2008-01-25 Thread Barry deFreese
Frank Lichtenheld wrote: On Thu, Jan 24, 2008 at 09:01:22PM -0500, Barry deFreese wrote: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/s/sn/sn_0.3.8-7.dsc The Makefile is not autogenerated so no need for test trickery during clean, just remove the "-" While you're at it remove the "rm -f

Re: RFS: QA Uploads

2008-01-25 Thread Frank Lichtenheld
On Thu, Jan 24, 2008 at 09:01:22PM -0500, Barry deFreese wrote: > http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/k/kxgenerator/kxgenerator_0.3.7+dfsg-2.dsc Lintian says: W: kxgenerator: menu-item-uses-apps-section /usr/share/menu/kxgenerator:2 W: kxgenerator: menu-item-creates-new-section Apps/System

Re: RFS: QA Uploads

2008-01-25 Thread Frank Lichtenheld
On Thu, Jan 24, 2008 at 09:01:22PM -0500, Barry deFreese wrote: > http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/q/quack-el/quack-el_0.30-2.dsc debian/copyright: copyright statement missing, inexact reference to GPL version, while the source has a clear GPL 2+ statement. you can also remove the comme

Re: RFS: QA Uploads

2008-01-25 Thread Frank Lichtenheld
On Thu, Jan 24, 2008 at 09:01:22PM -0500, Barry deFreese wrote: > http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/s/sn/sn_0.3.8-7.dsc The Makefile is not autogenerated so no need for test trickery during clean, just remove the "-" While you're at it remove the "rm -f debian/substvars", no idea what tha

RFS: QA Uploads

2008-01-24 Thread Barry deFreese
Hi folks, Sorry for the cross-post but since these are QA uploads, I wasn't sure which list would be preferred. I have 4 packages from the Orphaned Packages with incorrect maintainer lists that I have put on mentors if someone has time to review/upload. http://mentors.debian.net/d

Re: Planning QA upload for dillo and rules for QA Uploads

2007-11-20 Thread Patrick Schoenfeld
Hi, On Tue, Nov 20, 2007 at 07:09:07AM -0500, Roberto C. Sánchez wrote: > Also realize that Dillo is effectively dead upstream. I undertsand that > many people use it in Debian. However, it may be worth considering that > if too many sever bugs crop up it may be better to request removal. as yo

Re: Planning QA upload for dillo and rules for QA Uploads

2007-11-20 Thread Roberto C . Sánchez
On Tue, Nov 20, 2007 at 11:48:16AM +0100, Patrick Schoenfeld wrote: > Hi, > > i recently noticed that the dillo browser has been orphaned by its > maintainer. As it has quiet a notable user base I would like to prepare > an QA upload and let my sponsor upload it. > This mail is to announce my inte

Re: Planning QA upload for dillo and rules for QA Uploads

2007-11-20 Thread Patrick Schoenfeld
Hi, On Tue, Nov 20, 2007 at 12:29:57PM +0100, Adeodato Simó wrote: > Hello Patrick. When doing a QA upload, is also good to ask oneself this > question: "could I be intersted in adopting this package?" If you say > you'll spend a bit of time with dillo, maybe you'd be interested in > adopting it i

Re: Planning QA upload for dillo and rules for QA Uploads

2007-11-20 Thread Adeodato Simó
dopting it instead? Of course, don't feed obliged just because I mentioned, but having a maintainer is way better than a QA upload. But QA uploads are of course also welcome! Cheers, -- Adeodato Simó dato at net.com.org.es Debian Developer

Planning QA upload for dillo and rules for QA Uploads

2007-11-20 Thread Patrick Schoenfeld
Hi, i recently noticed that the dillo browser has been orphaned by its maintainer. As it has quiet a notable user base I would like to prepare an QA upload and let my sponsor upload it. This mail is to announce my intension, to avoid duplicated work. So if anybody is working on this aswell, he sho

Re: Standards for QA uploads?

2004-07-18 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Fri, Jul 16, 2004 at 03:42:59PM +0200, Pierre Machard wrote: > Don't forget to set maintainer to "Debian QA Packages <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>" D'oh! I even thought about putting that in before I started writing. Thanks for reminding me. > > * After you make your upload, subscribe to the package's

Re: Standards for QA uploads?

2004-07-16 Thread Andreas Metzler
ar maintainer, > you probably won't understand what's being done as thoroughly as you would > for your own packages, so ensure you're not subtly breaking something with > your changes. [...] I do not /completely/ agree with that. There is stuff that is imho completely ok for

Re: Standards for QA uploads?

2004-07-16 Thread Frank Lichtenheld
On Fri, Jul 16, 2004 at 10:39:44PM +1000, Matthew Palmer wrote: > ---8<- > > QA UPLOAD BEST PRACTICES > > When making an upload on a package maintained by the QA team, it is > important to keep some basic points in mind to ensure that these packages > are kept in good order while they

Re: Standards for QA uploads?

2004-07-16 Thread Pierre Machard
Hi, On Fri, Jul 16, 2004 at 10:39:44PM +1000, Matthew Palmer wrote: [...] > ---8<- > > QA UPLOAD BEST PRACTICES > > When making an upload on a package maintained by the QA team, it is > important to keep some basic points in mind to ensure that these packages > are kept in good order

Standards for QA uploads?

2004-07-16 Thread Matthew Palmer
I was just working through QA procedures with my NM applicant, and I realised that it's not immediately obvious what the standards are for making a QA upload. A quick flick through the list archives with google didn't reveal anything particularly enlightening, and none of the links at qa.debian.or

RFS: QA uploads for xmake and dxpc

2003-10-25 Thread Frank Lichtenheld
Hi. I've prepared QA upload for xmake and dxpc and search sponsors for them. They do not fix RC bugs but introduce minor new upstream versions, set maintainer to QA Group and do some cleanup. dxpc is moved from non-free to main. The sources are available from http://www.lichtenheld.de/debian (or