On Sun, 2006-07-02 at 16:28 +0200, Soren Hansen wrote: > On Sun, Jul 02, 2006 at 11:18:39PM +0900, Satoru Takeuchi wrote: > > 1. package stable release version > > 2. package developing version and don't apply any extra patches > > 3. package developing version and apply bug fix patch > > 4. wait for upstream to apply bug fix patch and release stable release > > 5. something else... > > The stable version has many bugs in it, so (1) seems pointless. > > If you go with (3), you will probably get a bug report, possibly with a > patch attached, and you would then proceed to actually do (2). > > If upstream is as dead as you imply (4) will be a looong time in the > future. > > If you have too much time, you can take over or fork upstream and apply > any fixes you want and then package that. If you do not have time for > this, I would go for (2). Soren: I believe you've mixed the numbers saying (2) instead of (3) and vice versa in your whole post. If not I disagree with you.
Satoru: So go with (3), and have the fix as a Debian specific patch for now. If upstream is dead and noone is willing to take over you might consider not packaging it at all. Best regards Ben -- Please do not send any email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- all email not originating from the mailing list will be deleted. Use the reply to address instead. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]