Re: How to find out why a package was removed from testing?

2005-04-05 Thread Steve Langasek
On Sat, Apr 02, 2005 at 06:08:52AM +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote: On Fri, Apr 01, 2005 at 06:56:45PM -0800, Steve Langasek wrote: On Fri, Apr 01, 2005 at 07:59:01PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: Jeroen van Wolffelaar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Apr 01, 2005 at 07:28:35PM +0200, Frank

Re: How to find out why a package was removed from testing?

2005-04-03 Thread Anthony Towns
Frank Küster wrote: Well, the point is that I thought about doing an NMU. However, I don't feel like digging into the problem if the package was removed for an unrelated reason which I cannot change (like dead upstream, better replacement available). Err, those are reasons to remove the package

Re: How to find out why a package was removed from testing?

2005-04-03 Thread Darren Salt
I demand that Martin Michlmayr may or may not have written... * Frank Küster [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2005-04-01 19:28]: - its open bugs (one RC, but worked on) http://ftp-master.debian.org/testing/hints/vorlon contains # bug #295060 remove wwwoffle/2.8e-1 So, yes, because of an RC bug.

Re: How to find out why a package was removed from testing?

2005-04-03 Thread Darren Salt
I demand that Andreas Barth may or may not have written... [snip] perhaps replacing maintainers with bugs is a good idea). I'm not so sure. What do the bugs know about package maintenance? ;-) -- | Darren Salt | linux (or ds) at | nr. Ashington, | sarge,| youmustbejoking |

How to find out why a package was removed from testing?

2005-04-01 Thread Frank Küster
Hi, how can I find out why a package was removed from testing? I tried to find this out for wwwoffle, and looked at - its resolved bugs (no indication) - its open bugs (one RC, but worked on) - ftp.debian.org's bugs: nothing - Search on debian-release: nothing. Where else can I look?

Re: How to find out why a package was removed from testing?

2005-04-01 Thread Jeroen van Wolffelaar
On Fri, Apr 01, 2005 at 07:28:35PM +0200, Frank K?ster wrote: Hi, how can I find out why a package was removed from testing? I tried to find this out for wwwoffle, and looked at This type of information is unfortunately not readily available, you can find it in some ftp-master logfiles

Re: How to find out why a package was removed from testing?

2005-04-01 Thread Martin Michlmayr
* Frank Küster [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2005-04-01 19:28]: - its open bugs (one RC, but worked on) http://ftp-master.debian.org/testing/hints/vorlon contains # bug #295060 remove wwwoffle/2.8e-1 So, yes, because of an RC bug. -- Martin Michlmayr http://www.cyrius.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Re: How to find out why a package was removed from testing?

2005-04-01 Thread Frank Küster
Jeroen van Wolffelaar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Apr 01, 2005 at 07:28:35PM +0200, Frank K?ster wrote: - its open bugs (one RC, but worked on) Right, but open for 47 days already. If for this amount of days an RC bug is open and nobody seems to have cared enough to fix it or even

Re: How to find out why a package was removed from testing?

2005-04-01 Thread Frank Küster
Martin Michlmayr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * Frank Küster [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2005-04-01 19:28]: - its open bugs (one RC, but worked on) http://ftp-master.debian.org/testing/hints/vorlon contains # bug #295060 remove wwwoffle/2.8e-1 So, yes, because of an RC bug. Is it not usual practice

Re: How to find out why a package was removed from testing?

2005-04-01 Thread Bastian Blank
On Fri, Apr 01, 2005 at 08:00:19PM +0200, Frank Kster wrote: Is it not usual practice to send a note about this to the bug? I think this would be a good idea, both for documentation purposes, and to wake up lazy maintainers. No, maintainers have to know about there bugs. And RC bugs with this

Re: How to find out why a package was removed from testing?

2005-04-01 Thread Frank Küster
Bastian Blank [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Apr 01, 2005 at 08:00:19PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: Is it not usual practice to send a note about this to the bug? I think this would be a good idea, both for documentation purposes, and to wake up lazy maintainers. No, maintainers have to

Re: How to find out why a package was removed from testing?

2005-04-01 Thread Andreas Barth
* Jeroen van Wolffelaar ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [050401 19:35]: On Fri, Apr 01, 2005 at 07:28:35PM +0200, Frank K?ster wrote: how can I find out why a package was removed from testing? I tried to find this out for wwwoffle, and looked at This type of information is unfortunately not readily

Re: How to find out why a package was removed from testing?

2005-04-01 Thread Andreas Barth
* Frank Küster ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [050401 19:55]: Martin Michlmayr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * Frank Küster [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2005-04-01 19:28]: - its open bugs (one RC, but worked on) http://ftp-master.debian.org/testing/hints/vorlon contains # bug #295060 remove wwwoffle/2.8e-1

Re: How to find out why a package was removed from testing?

2005-04-01 Thread Steve Langasek
On Fri, Apr 01, 2005 at 07:59:01PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: Jeroen van Wolffelaar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Apr 01, 2005 at 07:28:35PM +0200, Frank K?ster wrote: Right, but open for 47 days already. If for this amount of days an RC bug is open and nobody seems to have cared

Re: How to find out why a package was removed from testing?

2005-04-01 Thread Adrian Bunk
On Fri, Apr 01, 2005 at 06:56:45PM -0800, Steve Langasek wrote: On Fri, Apr 01, 2005 at 07:59:01PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: Jeroen van Wolffelaar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Apr 01, 2005 at 07:28:35PM +0200, Frank K?ster wrote: Right, but open for 47 days already. If for this