On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 02:48:02PM -0500, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
> Hi Yann,
>
> yannubu...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > any news about updating Mawk with the last upstream version?
>
> I don't think it can happen and be properly tested in time for wheezy.
> The new upstream version has significant changes relative to the
> packaged version and probably introduces some (minor or not)
> regressions. (For example, the -W i option didn't work in Turkic
> locales the last time I checked, because toupper('i') is not 'I'.)
>
> What would be very helpful is code review. For example, collect
> a batch of twenty or so patches (e.g., changes up to 1.3.3-20090705)
> from [1] or straight from Thomas. File a bug that lists the patches,
> their purpose, potential regressions, and how that potential can be
> mitigated. Then I would be happy to help get those patches applied
> in experimental.I don't recall seeing any comments from Steve on this. > Another way to help is to get the code history up to the present in a > readable state, to help that same effort. That basically means: > > * improve the "rcs fast-export" tool[2]. All improvements are good. :) It needs work. I commented on what I'd done a couple of months ago, but saw no replies. (At the moment I'm actually working on mawk). > Packaging it for Debian would be great because then we get a > bugtracker. If you can get the raw RCS files to test changes, that > might make this task easier. I have in mind creating a git-bundle using my fixed-up rcs-fast-export (as an export-only...). > * collect more changes (in RCS or git bundle form) and let me know > so I can update [1] to include the updated code. > > Testing is of course also welcome. > > Hope that helps, > Jonathan > > [1] http://git.debian.org/?p=users/jrnieder-guest/mawk-historical.git > [2] http://wok.oblomov.eu/tecnologia/rcs-fast-export/ > > -- Thomas E. Dickey <dic...@invisible-island.net> http://invisible-island.net ftp://invisible-island.net
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