Control: tags -1 - moreinfo Dear Boyuan,
Thank you very much for your thorough review and testing on Debian sid. I have resolved all 8 issues you reported and uploaded an updated source package (2.0.0-1) to Debian Mentors: dget -x https://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/v/vielotus/vielotus_2.0.0-1.dsc (.dsc SHA256: 0c1b32da294b5d07b1761c07d905a7c8a91587db300dc4299d246bbb4a212f3c) Summary of fixes matching your 8 review points: 1. Fixed FTBFS on sid (C++20 for Fcitx5 >= 5.1.23): - Updated CrossPlatform/fcitx5-vielotus/CMakeLists.txt from C++17 to CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20 to match current Fcitx5 headers on Debian sid. - Verified clean builds on clean debian:sid chroots/containers (g++ 16.2.0, fcitx5 5.1.23-1, lintian 2.143.0) on both amd64 and arm64. 2. Resolved copyright consistency: - Updated debian/copyright (Files: * -> Expat, and org.vielotus.VieLotus.metainfo.xml -> FSFAP) and the ITP/package metadata to consistently reflect the upstream MIT (Expat) license in LICENSE. 3. Fixed Multi-Arch shared library layout in libvielotus0: - Updated CrossPlatform/capi-native/CMakeLists.txt (GNUInstallDirs CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR, VERSION 0.2.0, SOVERSION 0) and debian/libvielotus0.install so libVieLotusCAPI.so.0* installs exclusively under /usr/lib/<multiarch-triplet>/ with zero files in /usr/lib/. 4. Fixed binary package dependency separation (Fcitx5 vs IBus): - Guarded the optional settings action in fcitx5-vielotus to check for /usr/bin/vielotus-settings at runtime and fall back cleanly to fcitx5-configtool when ibus-vielotus is not installed. - Added Suggests: ibus-vielotus to fcitx5-vielotus and verified standalone installation of libvielotus0 + fcitx5-vielotus without ibus-vielotus. 5. Synchronized upstream repository and v2.0.0 tag with orig.tar.xz: - Published the full C++20 core engine sources (Sources/VieLotusCoreWindows/WindowsNativeEngine.{h,cpp}) and Linux adapters to https://github.com/stevedat/VieLotus-IM (including tag v2.0.0) so debian/watch / uscan matches vielotus_2.0.0.orig.tar.xz. 6. Removed destructive startup behavior in vielotus-settings: - Removed automatic save_and_apply() execution on startup before the GTK settings window opens, and removed all writes to ~/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf. Configuration is now written to ~/.config/vielotus/config.env only upon explicit user action. 7. Fixed >63 consecutive character truncation: - Added automatic preedit chunk flushing at 48 characters in both ibus-vielotus and fcitx5-vielotus before the 64-token syllable buffer limit is reached. Verified in live IBus and Fcitx5 sessions that typing 80+ consecutive 'b' characters retains every character. 8. Fixed "turn on" duplication ("tủn turn on") and session context reset: - Fixed the space-commit path so a single commit is emitted per word without re-committing composing text, and ensured sentence context resets cleanly on input context reset, focus transitions, and line breaks / navigation keys while remaining active within a sentence (verified in live IBus and Fcitx5 sessions: standalone "turn on " -> "tủn on ", subsequent "turn murn " -> "tủn mủn ", and English-primed "please turn on " -> "please turn on "). Please let me know if there are any further improvements needed. Thank you again for your time and guidance! Best regards, Trần Phát Đạt (Steve Dat) On Sat, Oct 31, 2026 at 6:57 AM Boyuan Yang <[email protected]> wrote: > Control: tags -1 + moreinfo > X-Debbugs-CC: [email protected] > > The previous email below was not formatted correctly. Resending (see > bottom): > > 在 2026/10/30 19:49, Boyuan Yang 写道: > > Control: tags -1 + moreinfo X-Debbugs-CC: [email protected] > > > > Hi, > > > > On Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:23:06 +0700 Dat Tran <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Package: sponsorship-requests > > > Severity: wishlist > > > X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected] > > > > > > Dear mentors and Debian Input Method Team, > > > > > > I am looking for a sponsor for my package "vielotus": > > > > > > * Package name : vielotus > > > Version : 2.0.0-1 > > > Upstream contact : Trần Phát Đạt (Steve Dat) <[email protected]> > > > * URL : https://github.com/stevedat/VieLotus-IM > > > * License : GPL-3.0-or-later > > > * Vcs : https://github.com/stevedat/VieLotus-IM > > > Section : utils > > > > > > The source builds the following binary packages: > > > > > > libvielotus0 - VieLotusIM (Sen Viet) Vietnamese Input Method shared > C-ABI > > > core > > > ibus-vielotus - VieLotusIM (Sen Viet) Vietnamese Input Method plugin > for > > > IBus > > > fcitx5-vielotus - VieLotusIM (Sen Viet) Vietnamese Input Method plugin > > > for Fcitx5 > > > vielotus - VieLotusIM (Sen Viet) - Next-Gen Vietnamese Input Method > > > metapackage > > > > > > To access further information about this package, please visit the > > > following URL: > > > > > > https://mentors.debian.net/package/vielotus/ > > > > > > Alternatively, you can download the package with 'dget' using this > command: > > > > > > dget -x > > > > https://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/v/vielotus/vielotus_2.0.0-1.dsc > > > > > > Changes for the initial release: > > > > > > vielotus (2.0.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium > > > . > > > * Initial release. > > > * Pure C++20 native engine — zero Swift runtime dependency. > > > * Native Fcitx5 addon and IBus engine integration. > > > * Smart Bilingual English-Vietnamese collision resolution. > > > > I looked into vielotus 2.0.0-1, mentors upload #5. This version is not > ready for sponsorship. See the following > > issues: 1. This version fails to build from source (FTBFS). See the > attached build log. 2. Copyright inconsistencies. > > The LICENSE file under the root directory is MIT, yet in > debian/copyright you says Files: * is under GPL-3.0-or-later. > > MIT is not mentioned anywhere in debian/copyright. Since you are the > original upstream author, can you sort out the > > licensing condition and document them consistently? > > > > 3. Packaging layout error (Multi-Arch). Package |libvielotus0|declares > |Multi-Arch: same|, but installs an > > architecture-dependent symlink at the shared path > |/usr/lib/libVieLotusCAPI.so|. With modern Debian, we want to avoid > > installing files under /usr/lib/ whenever possible. Using > /usr/lib/<arch-triplet>/ should be the default choice and it > > is well supported by CMake. You may want to read articles such as > https://wiki.debian.org/Multiarch . 4. Packaging > > layout error (dependency). The Fcitx settings action also depends on a > program shipped only in the IBus package; a > > Fcitx-only installation needs a working settings entry point. 5. > Mismatch source file between Debian-provided tarball > > and upstream. I cannot find WindowsNativeEngine.cpp/.h file anywhere on > https://github.com/stevedat/VieLotus-IM . > > Since you are using debian/watch to monitor this repo, a proper > explanation is needed. 6. Destructive setting > > behaviour. Simply opening vielotus-settings would invoke save_and_apply > before displaying the GUI. This overwrites > > existing user (or Snap) `fontconfig/fonts.conf` file. This is > destructive and unacceptable; changing user preference > > must acquire an explicit user consent. It's a generic thing, not > specific to Debian. 7. Input corruption. I tried to > > type 80 consecutive b characters but only 63 of them are retained. This > looks like a bug. Please look into (and fix) > > the seven issues above, and prepare another version. Let me know if you > have any questions. Best, Boyuan Yang > > > > I looked into vielotus 2.0.0-1, mentors upload #5. This version is not > ready for sponsorship. See the following issues: > > 1. This version fails to build from source (FTBFS). See the attached build > log. > > 2. Copyright inconsistencies. The LICENSE file under the root directory is > MIT, yet in debian/copyright you says Files: > * is under GPL-3.0-or-later. MIT is not mentioned anywhere in > debian/copyright. Since you are the original upstream > author, can you sort out the licensing condition and document them > consistently? > > 3. Packaging layout error (Multi-Arch). Package libvielotus0 declares > Multi-Arch: same, but installs an > architecture-dependent symlink at the shared path > /usr/lib/libVieLotusCAPI.so. With modern Debian, we want to avoid > installing files under /usr/lib/ whenever possible. Using > /usr/lib/<arch-triplet>/ should be the default choice and it > is well supported by CMake. You may want to read articles such as > https://wiki.debian.org/Multiarch . > > 4. Packaging layout error (dependency). The Fcitx settings action also > depends on a program shipped only in the IBus > package; a Fcitx-only installation needs a working settings entry point. > > 5. Mismatch source file between Debian-provided tarball and upstream. I > cannot find WindowsNativeEngine.cpp/.h file > anywhere on https://github.com/stevedat/VieLotus-IM . Since you are using > debian/watch to monitor this repo, a proper > explanation is needed. > > 6. Destructive setting behaviour. Simply opening vielotus-settings would > invoke save_and_apply before displaying the > GUI. This overwrites existing user (or Snap) `fontconfig/fonts.conf` file. > This is destructive and unacceptable; > changing user preference must acquire an explicit user consent. It's a > generic thing, not specific to Debian. > > 7. Input corruption. I tried to type 80 consecutive b characters but only > 63 of them are retained. This looks like a bug. > > 8. Input corruption (continued). When I type "turn on", the IM emits "tủn > turn on". Is it expected? > > Please look into (and fix) the eight issues above, and prepare another > version. Let me know if you have any questions. > > Best, > Boyuan Yang >
