On Thu, Nov 08, 2007 at 09:10:11AM -0200, Tiago Saboga wrote: > I am polishing the packages for omegat (#448867) and > libhtmlparser-java (#448872) and I have a few questions. The > background is that I already have to repackage upstream tarball, > because they contain compiled jars. > > 1) Should I convert eol markers (fromdos)? Or at least should I fix > the half a dozen files which have CRLF+CR as eol markers?
For many Java packages, I have had to do this, especially to have nice looking patches. > 2) Should I convert the encoding to utf-8? I don't know about this. > In libhtmlparser, there are two files without copyright notice. This > is already corrected in upstream's svn, but upstream is slowly > preparing a new major version and doesn't seem likely to release soon. > May I introduce myself the notice, noting somewhere that it was > 'backported' from svn? Again, this is also a debatable one. But since you are repackaging, you might want to merge these changes from upstream, or patch them, without hurting anyone's sentiments. But I think more knowledgeable persons should answer this. :-) Kumar -- Kumar Appaiah, 458, Jamuna Hostel, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai - 600 036 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
