Charlie Smotherman wrote: > MOTU, > > I have a little problem that I need some help with. I just update the > python-coherence package Bug #338408. As you can tell from the bug I > collaborated with the Debian Maintainer to update the package in Debian > first. During this collaboration I used a bzr branch to keep track of > what changes I made to the package and referred upstream to it along > with attaching a debdiff to the bug for upstream and for the > MOTU-release team. > > It has come to my attention the the package is now broken and several > bugs have been filed against it. This is the culprit > > Setting up python-coherence (0.6.2-1) ... > file does not exist: > /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/coherence/web/static/MochiKit.js > > During the package update Lintian complained of MochiKit.js as being a > violation of policy 4.13 so I took steps to correct this. As part of > correcting this problem I add debian/links to link to the package > libjs-mochikit. If you look at the attached branch and the attached > debdiff on Bug #338408 you will notice that debian/links reads > > /usr/share/javascript/mochikit/MochiKit.js > /usr/share/pyshared/coherence/web/static/MochiKit.js > > The branch is what I used to build and test with, upstream was also > using the branch to help and advise me. Once upstream (debian > maintainer) was satisfied, he told me that he would upload the branch. > > Now if you download the debian package and take a look at the diff.gz > debian/links now reads: > > /usr/share/javascript/mochikit/mochikit.js > /usr/share/coherence/coherence/web/static/MochiKit.js > > As you can tell this is *not* what I sent upstream to the debian > developer. > > My question is what would be the best course of action to correct this > now broken package.
I don't understand, what's the problem with simply treating it the same as any other bug in a Debian package, and reporting it to their BTS / working with a Debian Developer to get a fix uploaded? Max.
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