On Fri, 03 Jan 2025 23:47:15 +0100, Helmar Gerloni wrote:
I just uploaded version 1.6.6 to salsa: https://salsa.debian.org/helger/tuxguitar
Maybe you can push this new version into Sid?
It looks like the master branch is updated but the upstream and
pristine-tar branches are still at 1.6.4.
So no, I can't (easily) build and upload the package right now, sorry
:)
What's a bit sad is that tuxguitar doesn't build reproducibly.
I did not find the time yet to look into this, sorry.
Alright :)
And on a more general note: You constructed this as a QA upload, but
you seem to be the de facto maintainer of the package :) Also the
package is still within the Debian Java Team on salsa, altough it's officially orphaned. -- Maybe it's about time to fix this mess one
way or another :)
I'm not sure how I can help here. I'm trying my best to create an
acceptable Debian package, but I'm not an official DM.
You don't need to be a DM to maintain a package. Yes, Debian in
general and Debian terminology in particular are complicated.
* A maintainer is the person who maintains a package. (Whether they can
upload it themselves or need a sponsor/Debian Developer/person with
upload rights).
* A Debian Maintainer (DM) is a person who maintains (a) package(s) and is
allowed to upload this/these package(s). DM permissions can be
granted by DDs after someone maintains a package for some times
successfully.
* A Debian Developer (DD) is a Debian project member, either with or without
upload rights, and the first group can upload any package.
What I wanted to say with "this mess" is:
- tuxguitar was maintained within the Debian Java Team until some
years ago, until #1013777 /
76fd0206abe7283411825e8ff18d209b5bbcd348:
#v+
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
Source: tuxguitar
-Maintainer: Debian Java Maintainers <
[email protected]>
-Uploaders: Philippe Coval <
[email protected]>,
- tony mancill <
[email protected]>
+Maintainer: Debian QA Group <
[email protected]>
Section: sound
Priority: optional
Build-Depends: ant,
#v-
because Philippe Coval was inactive for quite some time.
- So currently tuxguitar is officially unmaintained but de facto you
are maintaining it. So the status should be changed :)
- Which means for the package: You should be the maintainer! And
there are 2 options to do this:
- Either you adopt it, i.e. change #1013777 from O to ITA, set
yourself as Maintainer in d/control, and work in
https://salsa.debian.org/helger/tuxguitar (or in the debian
namespace) and seek sponsors for the future; or
- second option, the package is maintained within the Java team
again, where the repo still exists; which means (the same B