Hey there, Robie Basak wrote:
>This is the right place to ask. Thank you for caring for this >package in Ubuntu! Oh, no problem at all. It's a wonderful piece of software. If you haven't tried it, you should. >I see that autokey in Debian is at 0.95.9-2 in unstable. In Ubuntu, >Focal is at 0.90.4-1.1ubuntu1, with the "ubuntu1" bit being the >following delta: >http://launchpadlibrarian.net/460594470/autokey_0.90.4-1.1_0.90.4-1.1ubuntu1.diff.gz > >When the Ubuntu package carries a delta it needs manual intervention >to pull in a new version from Debian, since the delta needs to be >carried forward as appropriate. Thank you for the explanation. I've always wondered what the ubuntu1 part was about and I noticed that most of the releases in the links I had originally sent to you didn't use it. >In this case the delta looks fully incorporated in Debian's >0.95.9-2, so I can sync this into Ubuntu for you. I'll do this for >you now. Sometimes it's not so simple and we need volunteers to help >do some legwork, but this time it is simple, so that's good :) Oh, so nice. The stars must be aligned tonight. >Once the package in Ubuntu is in sync with Debian, Ubuntu will >automatically updated the package from Debian as Debian unstable is >updated, subject to Ubuntu not being in feature freeze and the >package passing appropriate tests. You can keep an eye on it here: >https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/autokey. Excellent. I bookmarked that page and took a look. I can see that it's already proposed, so the gears are turning. You've managed to move mountains in an instant. >If after a Debian update it does not update in Ubuntu within a day >or two and you're expecting it to do so, please feel free to ask >here again. Now that it's proposed, it should be accepted within one or two days? >Hope that helps! Yes, thank you so very much, Robie. You're an AutoKey hero. -- Little Girl There is no spoon. -- Ubuntu-motu mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-motu
