Bug#685039: developers-reference: please document what is needed to reintroduce a package

2012-09-17 Thread Raphael Hertzog
Control: tag -1 pending On Mon, 17 Sep 2012, Paul Wise wrote: > I didn't see the comments from Charles Plessy as I wasn't subscribed to > the bug and he did not CC me. I've attached a new version adopting his > suggestions. Patch applied with some tweaks (suggestion of David and also reformulatio

Bug#685039: developers-reference: please document what is needed to reintroduce a package

2012-09-16 Thread David Prévot
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Hi, Le 16/09/2012 21:16, Paul Wise a écrit : > > -Moving, removing, renaming, adopting, and orphaning packages > +Moving, removing, reintroducing, renaming, adopting, and orphaning > packages > I guess “reintroducing” should be the last item o

Bug#685039: developers-reference: please document what is needed to reintroduce a package

2012-09-16 Thread Charles Plessy
Le Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 09:16:32AM +0800, Paul Wise a écrit : > On Mon, 2012-09-17 at 08:51 +0800, Paul Wise wrote: > > > Done in the attached patch, thanks. > > I didn't see the comments from Charles Plessy as I wasn't subscribed to > the bug and he did not CC me. I've attached a new version ado

Bug#685039: developers-reference: please document what is needed to reintroduce a package

2012-09-16 Thread Paul Wise
On Mon, 2012-09-17 at 08:51 +0800, Paul Wise wrote: > Done in the attached patch, thanks. I didn't see the comments from Charles Plessy as I wasn't subscribed to the bug and he did not CC me. I've attached a new version adopting his suggestions. -- bye, pabs http://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise Ind

Bug#685039: developers-reference: please document what is needed to reintroduce a package

2012-09-16 Thread Paul Wise
On Sun, 2012-09-16 at 13:28 +, Bart Martens wrote: > I'm looking at this now. I agree with most of your patch. I'm having doubts > on this paragraph : ... > I suggest to replace the paragraph quoted above by these two paragraphs : Done in the attached patch, thanks. Based on feedback from

Bug#685039: developers-reference: please document what is needed to reintroduce a package

2012-09-16 Thread Charles Plessy
Le Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 08:38:51PM +0800, Paul Wise a écrit : > > Apparently I need an ack on my patch to devref about the procedures > needed when re-introducing packages. I would appreciate it if someone > from the debian-qa list (CCed) could take a look at the patch and > suggest if the patch n

Bug#685039: developers-reference: please document what is needed to reintroduce a package

2012-09-16 Thread Bart Martens
On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 08:38:51PM +0800, Paul Wise wrote: > On Sun, 2012-09-16 at 19:53 +0800, Paul Wise wrote: > > > My patch does not seem to have been committed to the SVN repository, > > could someone do that please? > > Apparently I need an ack on my patch to devref about the procedures > n

Bug#685039: developers-reference: please document what is needed to reintroduce a package

2012-09-16 Thread Paul Wise
On Sun, 2012-09-16 at 19:53 +0800, Paul Wise wrote: > My patch does not seem to have been committed to the SVN repository, > could someone do that please? Apparently I need an ack on my patch to devref about the procedures needed when re-introducing packages. I would appreciate it if someone from

Bug#685039: developers-reference: please document what is needed to reintroduce a package

2012-09-16 Thread Paul Wise
On Fri, 2012-08-17 at 11:43 +0800, Paul Wise wrote: > I changed the sentence to make it clear that this is only triggered by > removals from unstable. Updated patch attached. My patch does not seem to have been committed to the SVN repository, could someone do that please? -- bye, pabs http://

Bug#685039: developers-reference: please document what is needed to reintroduce a package

2012-08-16 Thread Paul Wise
On Thu, 2012-08-16 at 18:35 +0300, Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho wrote: > Perhaps there should be a note making clear that only removal from unstable > (and experimental) is what is meant here; removals from testing do not give > cause to use this procedure. I changed the sentence to make it clear that

Bug#685039: developers-reference: please document what is needed to reintroduce a package

2012-08-16 Thread Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho
On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 08:42:45AM +0800, Paul Wise wrote: > +You should check why the package was removed in the first place. This > +information can be found in the removal item in the news section of the PTS > +page for the package or by browsing the log of > +http://&ftp-master-host;/removals.h

Bug#685039: developers-reference: please document what is needed to reintroduce a package

2012-08-15 Thread Charles Plessy
Dear Paul, I think it is good idea to add this section, thank you. I have two comments. > +It may be appropriate to contact the former maintainers to find out if > +they are working on reintroducing the package, interested in co-maintaining > +the package or interested in sponsoring the package

Bug#685039: developers-reference: please document what is needed to reintroduce a package

2012-08-15 Thread Paul Wise
Package: developers-reference Severity: wishlist Tags: patch How to reintroduce packages isn't fully obvious to everybody and there some details that rely on services or information some folks don't know about. I have written a section for devref with the information I know about. Please apply the