Hi, On Tue, Aug 06, 2013 at 08:17:03PM +0100, Rui Miguel P. Bernardo wrote: > Hello list, > > let's say there is a bug in a stable package and that bug breaks the > program functionality. Later the fix was uploaded to unstable/testing > but never got in time for stable. For reference I'm talking about > http://bugs.debian.org/679657. > > I tried 2 ways to solve this: > > a) I've downloaded the stable version of the package, applied the > patch that fixed the problem and built a wheezy-backports package;
What you described is the way we make stable updates. I have done this kind of things. http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=714759 As you can see, it takes a bit more than usual efforts. Is this something all stable user needs to be exposed? > b) I've downloaded the maintainers git repository (unstable), revert > some commits and build a wheezy-backports; Usually, backport is simply recompiled version of "testing" package on stable platform (with only dpkg/debheler updated to backport). > Backports exists for recent packages from unstable/testing that were > adapted and rebuilt for stable. What I did in a) is not that: I have > rebuilt a stable package and applied a patch. If you are doing it only for you, do it anyway. > If a) is not a backport is it a nmu then? Should I build a) as a > stable nmu and try to search for a sponsor to upload it to stable? Can > this be done? This is not A or B question. 2 different criteria. > Or, to have a valid backport of the package, I MUST make b), which is > to backport the testing/unstable package? testing. Please read backport docs. > What I'd like is to have the stable version of the package fixed in > debian stable, where it is not working, not to have an upgraded > package from backports. Please read Debian policy on stable update. You also need to cordinate with the maintainer. You asking here indicate you have lots to learn. > I hope this email is not to confusing as my doubts :) I'd like to have > my doubts cleared because there is at least one more package > (avelsieve) I'd like to upload, via nmu or backports, depending on the > answers to my doubts. Good luck. Osamu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130807122306.GA6078@goofy.localdomain