On Thu 01 Jun 2017 at 11:01:05 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > On 06/01/2017 09:30 AM, Don Armstrong wrote: > >On Thu, 01 Jun 2017, Richard Owlett wrote: > > > >>A second question concerns the progress of a package from experimental to > >>stable. > >> > >>A case in point - Tomboy 1.15.8 has just been released by upstream.It was > >>suggested on the Tomboy mailing list that I file Debian bug to use the > >>latest release. > >>Currently > >> stretch (testing) and sid (unstable) are at 1.14.1-4 > >> experimental (rc-buggy) is at 1.15.4-1+b1 > >>Would that indicate whether or not a bug report is needed? > > > >You could file a wishlist bug requesting a new version if there wasn't > >already one filed. > > > >It would only end up in experimental, not unstable, though. > > Are you saying that without a bug explicitly mentioning Tomboy 1.15.8 (or > later) Debian won't go beyond 1.15.4 ? ??
No. Whether 1.15.8 comes into the archives is generally the maintainer's decision. It can happen (or not happen) with or without a wishlist report. Any enhancement request made for 1.15.8 would be more useful if a reason is given. For example, it fixes a certain bug, there is a new feature, it interworks better with certain software etc. This implies that it has been tested by a user in a Debian environment. There may or may not be response to the prodding. -- Brian.