Hi, I fixed most of the warnings, could you again have a look at it: https://mentors.debian.net/package/exposong
Do I really need to have a manpage for my program? And what is a watch file? Samuel Am 21.06.2013 14:59, schrieb Daniel Beyer: > Am Freitag, den 21.06.2013, 12:23 +0200 schrieb Samuel Mehrbrodt: >> Am 20.06.2013 18:31, schrieb Daniel Beyer: >>> That's kind of strange. I for myself can not find an issue with "expo" >>> in the title, that is filled out against the WNPP pseudo-bug (which >>> does not mean it is not out there). Can you provide some more details >>> here? Please note that I'm not a DD, so my capabilities to help you >>> are limited. >> Hm, do I need to create that Issue to get ExpoSong into Debian? >> > I strongly recommend you open an ITP for that. > > >>> Did you build the package with option '-sa' to include the source? >>> Anyway I wonder about the "NOTE:" message. Never seen this one with my >>> uploads to mentors.debian.net. You might want to use dcut, as dput >>> suggests (that's what I would do in your position). >>> >> I tried again (using "dcut -f" to force re-upload) and now the package >> is there: https://mentors.debian.net/package/exposong >> I set the status to "Needs Sponsor". >> Do I need to do anything else or just wait until someone comments on it? >> > Just waiting most likely is not enough. On > http://mentors.debian.net/sponsors there are a some useful hints, how to > get a sponsor for your package. > > > > As I told before, I'm not a DD, but I have some basic hints regarding > your package: > > 1. Make it linitan clean > https://mentors.debian.net/package/exposong lists a lot of lintian > warning. You really should take care about those. > > 2. Always use newest Standards-Version > We are currently at 3.9.4 - you can find a checklist for upgrading your > package at http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist > > 3. Add Vcs fields > I suppose your packaging is under version control at > http://code.google.com/p/exposong/. You should therefore add the fields > Vcs-hg and Vcs-Browser to debian/control - further details: > http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/best-pkging-practices.html#bpp-vcs > > 4. Drop out old changelog entries > I suppose exposong never was in Debian before. Therefore your newest > version would be the "Initial Release" and debian/changelog should > represent that. Also note that you do not need to increase the version > for each upload on mentors.debian.net. > > 5. Is your package really native? > I doubt your package is native - please have a look at: > http://wiki.debian.org/DebianMentorsFaq#What_is_the_difference_between_a_native_Debian_package_and_a_non-native_package.3F > > > >> Thanks >> Samuel > > Daniel > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/caao2pue6he0bbaa3qehptuwm0tsemdg6j-efvyy9-nfo15c...@mail.gmail.com
