Re: Getting Packages Updated
Thankyou for the help guys :) I have created the following bugs: 243450 Please Upgrade VLC to Current Stable 243451 Please Upgrade x264 and libx264 243453 Please Upgrade Mplayer 243460 Please Upgrade Yasm I noticed there was already a bug for upgrading Tripwire: 53500Tripwire - New Version Avaliable (2.4.0.1) Can I please point out this bug was reported all the way back in 2006? I dont understand the problem with it being updated. Also I noticed there is an existing bug for updating mkvtoolnix as well: 196324 please update mkvtoolnix to latest version Im not skilled to get right into packaging but where I can contribute is in testing the new packages :) Also I'd be happy to do some "testing" for the bug requests to upgrade vega strike and open arena :) -- Ubuntu-motu mailing list Ubuntu-motu@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-motu
Re: Getting Packages Updated
On Thursday 26 June 2008 16:29:21 Null Ack wrote: > My apologies for asking what seem's like a basic question but how does > a user go about requesting that a package get updated? Your email is a bit confused, but I guess you want to know about backports: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuBackports > I especially consider mplayer, gnome-player and x264 to be a special > case where SVN builds do not pose any real risk to being backported > into released Ubuntu revisions. About gnome-mplayer, there is absolutely no risk in backporting the development release to the stable release (I'm actually running 0.6.2 on gutsy). Its not done so far simply because nobody bothered to take the time and actually ask for it. HTH, Cesare -- Ubuntu-motu mailing list Ubuntu-motu@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-motu
Re: Getting Packages Updated
On Fri, 2008-06-27 at 00:29 +1000, Null Ack wrote: > My apologies for asking what seem's like a basic question but how does > a user go about requesting that a package get updated? The motu wiki > seems geared to becoming a motu. I went looking on the Ubuntu forums > as well, no relevant posts in the search, created a post, bumped it > some time later, still no replies despite numerous people reading it. Hi, The correct way to do this is to file a bug against the package and tag it "upgrade". You can also look to see if Debian has the newer version, and if they do then mentioning this will help. If they do not then filing a wishlist bug against the package in Debian requesting that the new upstream be packaged might help. Thanks, James -- Ubuntu-motu mailing list Ubuntu-motu@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-motu
Getting Packages Updated
My apologies for asking what seem's like a basic question but how does a user go about requesting that a package get updated? The motu wiki seems geared to becoming a motu. I went looking on the Ubuntu forums as well, no relevant posts in the search, created a post, bumped it some time later, still no replies despite numerous people reading it. Additionally, I was getting confused about how to determine where a package comes from. I since discovered if I right click in synaptic one of the tabs shows an email address for the maintainer. Of then the comeback from upstream devs is "contact the maintainer for a new version". Ive been compiling some packages from source but its messy because then it wont be integrated into my system and the dependencies become a problem. I would really appreciate updates to: 1. Tripwire 2. SVN mplayer 3. SVN gnome-mplayer (revision 700 has some important fixes) 4. GIT x264 and libx264 I especially consider mplayer, gnome-player and x264 to be a special case where SVN builds do not pose any real risk to being backported into released Ubuntu revisions. Many people are resorting to compiling these by themselves to get updates but it causes dependency problems with the rest of the system. It would be really terrific if these three packages could be built say on a weekly basis and made available to the backport repository. Development on these moves ahead most days and the only problem Ive ever had is it not compiling, which is fixed in a few hours by a new release. This is compounded by these three not being "core" to a default Ubuntu install so new users wont be confused by the regular updates. Thanks -- Ubuntu-motu mailing list Ubuntu-motu@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-motu
