On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 10:38 PM, Matthew Vernon <matt...@debian.org> wrote: > Hi, > > Firstly, thanks for fixing this bug; I obviously missed it arriving somehow. >
Hi Matthew, No worries - just trying to help with resolving a defect. This one seemed at parity with my Debian packaging skill level! > > On 30/07/14 21:21, Stephen Nelson wrote: >> >> On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 6:13 PM, Sylvestre Ledru <sylves...@debian.org> >> wrote: >>> >>> On 30/07/2014 19:04, Stephen Nelson wrote: >>> >>> Usually, it is better to send the patch in the bug itself and if there >>> is no activity for a few days (on RC bugs), >>> you can ask for a sponsor on the mailing list. >>> However, since the bug is RC and open for a month, we could go faster >>> here. >> >> >> Ok. Would that not imply that someone would need to take the patch, >> checkout the code, apply the patch and then prepare an upload? i.e. >> what I've done whilst omitting the patch step. Forgive me if I'm >> misunderstanding things. > > > In this case, the patch is trivial, so do go ahead (remember to create the > relevant tag in the git repo), and I don't want to get in the way of people > improving "my" java packages! > Ok. Tags pushed. > >> There are many RC bugs in the Java team. I think there is a lack of >> manpower so I was trying to help with that. Obviously I don't want to >> create more work for people by not following the correct workflow so >> I'm happy to be schooled. > > > Speaking personally, for more complex issues I'd like a patch in the bug > report - so follow-up to the bug with a "this patch fixes this bug, mind if > I upload it?" > Sure, I'll follow that for anything I look at in the future. > >>>> In any case, regarding the description fields, I will check with him >>>> as they are packages he created. >>>> >>> Don't hesitate to report a bug with a patch here. >>> >> >> Ok I will do that. > > > I took the description from upstream; I agree it's not very good. It's not > special prose I'm personally attached to or anything ;-) > Yeah, I saw that in the readme file in the source. I'll have a go at re-wording it for better or worse. > Regards, > > Matthew > Cheers, Stephen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-java-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/CAHpHs3=zxgyqkx-nz_-1stvcjavyvmm7b5+6jmuzurtkq8b...@mail.gmail.com
