Bug#540231: Override changes
Simon McVittie
thanks
How about this for a patch?
(For my own convenience I'm collecting patches into a git-svn branch; feel free
to take these patches from that repository, or ignore it, as you see fit.)
From: Simon McVittie <sm...@debian.org>
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:46:48 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: #540231: update guideline for override changes, the ftpmasters now prefer bug reports
X-Git-Url: http://git.debian.org/?p=users%2Fsmcv%2Fdevelopers-reference.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=b86613d3c9cb57ba6ed255a7664a92cb42e9dafe
#540231: update guideline for override changes, the ftpmasters now prefer bug reports
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diff --git a/pkgs.dbk b/pkgs.dbk
index 93782c2..86f3a90 100644
--- a/pkgs.dbk
+++ b/pkgs.dbk
@@ -515,10 +515,13 @@ file</literal>.
<para>
To alter the actual section that a package is put in, you need to first make
sure that the <filename>debian/control</filename> file in your package is
-accurate. Next, send an email &email-override; or submit a
+accurate. Next, submit a
bug against <systemitem role="package">ftp.debian.org</systemitem> requesting
that the section or priority for your package be changed from the old section
-or priority to the new one. Be sure to explain your reasoning.
+or priority to the new one. Use a Subject like
+<literal>override: PACKAGE1:section/priority, [...],
+ PACKAGEX:section/priority</literal>, and include the justification for the
+change in the body of the bug report.
</para>
<para>
For more information about <literal>override files</literal>, see
Simon McVittie
thanks
On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 at 17:15:09 +0100, Gerfried Fuchs wrote:
> * Raphael Hertzog <her...@debian.org> [2008-03-11 14:59:09 CET]:
> > On Mon, 10 Mar 2008, Gerfried Fuchs wrote:
> > > summary
> > >
> > > Regular summary emails about the package's status. Currently, only
> > > progression in testing is sent.
> > >
> > > It does additional to the testing migration informations contain the
> > > newly DEHS new upstream version available mails.
> >
> > And also it will receive notice of removals and orphaning
How about this for a patch?
(For my own convenience I'm collecting patches into a git-svn branch; feel free
to take these patches from that repository, or ignore it, as you see fit.)
From: Simon McVittie <sm...@debian.org>
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:43:12 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: #469154: update PTS summary description
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#469154: update PTS summary description
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diff --git a/resources.dbk b/resources.dbk
index 35f31d5..8547acc 100644
--- a/resources.dbk
+++ b/resources.dbk
@@ -1075,8 +1075,11 @@ aliases.
<term><literal>summary</literal></term>
<listitem>
<para>
-Regular summary emails about the package's status. Currently, only progression
-in <literal>testing</literal> is sent.
+Regular summary emails about the package's status, including progression
+into <literal>testing</literal>,
+<ulink url="http://dehs.alioth.debian.org/">DEHS</ulink> notifications of
+new upstream versions, and a notification if the package is removed or
+orphaned.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
Raphael Hertzog
thanks
On Fri, 13 Nov 2009, Simon McVittie wrote:
> @@ -515,10 +515,13 @@ file</literal>.
> <para>
> To alter the actual section that a package is put in, you need to first make
> sure that the <filename>debian/control</filename> file in your package is
> -accurate. Next, send an email &email-override; or submit a
> +accurate. Next, submit a
> bug against <systemitem role="package">ftp.debian.org</systemitem> requesting
> that the section or priority for your package be changed from the old section
> -or priority to the new one. Be sure to explain your reasoning.
> +or priority to the new one. Use a Subject like
> +<literal>override: PACKAGE1:section/priority, [...],
> + PACKAGEX:section/priority</literal>, and include the justification for the
> +change in the body of the bug report.
> </para>
> <para>
> For more information about <literal>override files</literal>, see
Thanks applied, and also removed the now unused entity &email-override;.
Cheers,
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Raphael Hertzog
thanks
On Fri, 13 Nov 2009, Simon McVittie wrote:
> How about this for a patch?
>
> diff --git a/resources.dbk b/resources.dbk
> index 35f31d5..8547acc 100644
> --- a/resources.dbk
> +++ b/resources.dbk
> @@ -1075,8 +1075,11 @@ aliases.
> <term><literal>summary</literal></term>
> <listitem>
> <para>
> -Regular summary emails about the package's status. Currently, only progression
> -in <literal>testing</literal> is sent.
> +Regular summary emails about the package's status, including progression
> +into <literal>testing</literal>,
> +<ulink url="http://dehs.alioth.debian.org/">DEHS</ulink> notifications of
> +new upstream versions, and a notification if the package is removed or
> +orphaned.
> </para>
> </listitem>
> </varlistentry>
Thanks Simon! Applied locally, will push later (I also use git-svn).
Are you part of the "ddp" project on alioth and would you be interested to
be an editor of the developers reference?
BTW, we use entities for URL so that updating the URL does not require
updating translations. So I fixed that.