Hi IOhannes,
> On 2014-05-08 14:37, Nicolas wrote: > >> so why did you change dh compat-level from 8 to 9 then? > >> > >> > > I don't know exactly. There's no change that affect my package and > > the others packages I work on used compat level 9 > > that's a rather lame reason. > if there is no change that affects your package, you should probably > go for compat-level 8, to ease backporting. > read: don't use overly tight (that is: more strict than needed) > dependencies > > You're perfectly right. My fault. > > > Ok I understand. Do you think I should make a revert and add > > severals commits for that release or should I do it for next ones > > ? > > the latter. > > Ok. > thanks. > looking at the mentors-page, it becomes quite obvious that by now > there is a newer upstream version (5.2.0) available. > you might want to package the newest version. (i'm aware that your > initial request for sponsorship predates swift-5.1.0; but then was > then and now is now :-)) > > Yes I saw. :-( And of course I want to package that new release but no archive (zip or tar.gz) are provided. The upstream team intentionnaly do that " We do not provide downloadable versions of Swiftmailer as of Swiftmailer 5.2.0." They want developer to use composer instead. > also: it's somewhat useless to mention "tell lintian to not complain" > in your lintian-override > also the override description might be a bit more to the point: what > the script is used for, is not so interesting; what i find more > interesting is why do you think it should stay non-executable? (the > fact that upstream distributes it like this and that (afaict) it is > only used on an ad-hoc basis may be enough) > > Ok > PS: i don't want to raise too many expectations; as i'm not into php > (packaging), it's unlikely that *i* will sponsor your package; in any > case, i hope that my comments will help bringing the package into a > state that a potential sponsor will find more useful. > All your comments are usefull. Thanks. I will update my package with your advice in mind. Regards, Nicolas
