Re: Correct way to support bugfixes/packge updates

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Zitat von Scott Kitterman <ubu...@kitterman.com>:

lst_ho...@kwsoft.de wrote:

Zitat von Scott Kitterman <ubu...@kitterman.com>:

On Thursday, June 13, 2013 11:09:19 AM lst_ho...@kwsoft.de wrote:

Hello Masters,

we use some packages from "universe" repository for which we like to
push updates/bugfixes. Until now we have re-build some of these for
our own use to get long standing bugs fixed, but IMHO it would be
better to fix the package in the repo so others get the fixes also?
Can someone explain what is the preferred way to for example get

bugs

fixed in the cyrus package?

Can we help to prepare a merge of the actual source in the
ubuntu/debian build?
Who should be contacted to get something included?

Thanks for any comments

If you can prepare a debdiff (see the debdiff program in the

devscripts

package), file a bug against the package in Launchpad that explains

the

problem, then attach the debdiff to the bug and subscribe the

ubuntu-sponsors

team to the bug, someone from that team will review it for upload to

the

Ubuntu archive.

Scott K

Thanks,

is it also possible to get "in-sync" with official sources somehow
because there are at least 5 bugs we are concerned that are fixed on
the way from cyrus 2.4.12 in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS to the latest 2.4.17
source distribution. As far as i understand debdiff this is per-bug
and therefore will miss the ~30 other bugs for example if we only fix
our 5 top priorities? Or is it possible/recommended to use debdiff to
go from 2.4.12 -> 2.4.17 ?
I'm aware that this is not possible for the "main" repository, but i
don't know if this also apply to "universe".

The rules are the same.

:-(

If you can find the upstream commits and cherrypick them, we can take a debdiff for those.

Scott K

Regards

Andreas

Sorry for asking dumb question but "upstream" you mean the source commits of the project (cyrus) or Debian changes for the same package? I have until now not worked with distribution packaging so this is not really obvious to me.

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