On 02.01.2017 22:55, Vincent Bernat wrote:
> OK. In debian/control, ${python:Depends} already expands to python (>=
> 2.7), so you don't need to put it a second time (but that's really
> nitpicking). Also, I just noticed that gameconqueror is "Architecture:
> any" while it should be "Architecture: all" (there is nothing
> architecture-dependant in it). In this case, you should also replace the
> dependency on scanmem by:
>
> Depends: scanmem (>= ${source:Version}), scanmem (<<
> ${source:Upstream-Version}.0~)
>
> And the suggestion for gameconqueror by:
>
> Suggests: gameconqueror (= ${source:Version}
>
> The reasons are explained here:
> https://wiki.debian.org/binNMU
Thanks, that hint was crucial. I've implemented all that and updated the
source branch. Should be ready for upload now.
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sriemer/scanmem-debian/source/scanmem_0.16-1.dsc
> I don't see any other problem. As per policy, there is a whole procedure
> to take over a package. However, Lu and Kartik were in copy of your
> intent to take over the package since April and didn't say a thing, I
> suppose they are fine with it.
Yep, they are fine with it. They both don't have the time to care for
this package any more. With the scanmem upstream on GitHub and new
contributors also upstream achieves faster progress and better stability
now. I took over upstream maintenance from Lu Wang in 2015.
Cheers,
Sebastian
