Some progress. I got an error message from [email protected]. Before I got nothing.
My email's body was: package blt retitle 664092 ITA: blt -- the BLT extension library for Tcl/Tk - run-time package owner 664092 [email protected] The response listed errors: ############ Processing commands for [email protected]: > package blt Limiting to bugs with field 'package' containing at least one of 'blt' Limit currently set to 'package':'blt' > retitle 664092 ITA: blt -- the BLT extension library for Tcl/Tk - run-time > package package: "wnpp"' does not match at least one of "blt" Failed to set the title of 664092: limit failed for bugs: 664092. > owner 664092 [email protected] package: "wnpp"' does not match at least one of "blt" Failed to mark 664092 as having an owner: limit failed for bugs: 664092. ############ Can I guess what's next? 664092 is a bug against the metapackage wnpp. So my message is supposed to be: package wnpp retitle 664092 ITA: blt -- the BLT extension library for Tcl/Tk - run-time package owner 664092 [email protected] Again, if I ever succeed at this, I'll try to write up a more clear explanation because I feel certain now the Debian way of adopting new packages is driving away people who can package but can't wade through a lot of bureaucratic crud. This needs to be vivisected: http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/index.html#howto-o If none of you use reportbug to adopt packages, there's a lot we could cut and clean in there. -- Paul E. Johnson Professor, Political Science Assoc. Director 1541 Lilac Lane, Room 504 Center for Research Methods University of Kansas University of Kansas http://pj.freefaculty.org http://quant.ku.edu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/caerodj9wrok1rjs7na571adxeri_6gjleuiynmzp0omdpx0...@mail.gmail.com
