Re: Bug/patch reviewing

[Tim Retout <tim retout co uk>]

On Fri, 2008-01-11 at 13:49 +0100, Roland Mas wrote:
> Tim Retout, 2008-01-10 11:19:15 +0000 :
> 
> >> I don't know whether the source package would work as-is on Ubuntu,
> >> but I'd welcome feedback on that point before I set up a new
> >> pbuilder environment.
> >
> > Currently, Ubuntu Hardy is just syncing the Debian packages from
> > unstable, as far as I am aware - so a rebuild in an Ubuntu pbuilder
> > would be fine. The same should apply for previous Ubuntu releases.
> 
> A newly-created hardy pbuilder is currently unable to build the source
> package, because hardy is outdated and doesn't contain
> libflickrnet2.1.5-cil (>= 25277-5).  I could of course maintain yet
> another branch with Ubuntu-specific patches, but... let's say I'd
> rather focus on merging patches, and leave that porting task to
> someone who's more knowledgeable about the Ubuntu specifics :-)

Okay. It's probably not your problem. ;)

Interested parties could file the bugs necessary to get the Hardy
dependencies updated - there aren't any Ubuntu-specific patches to
f-spot at the moment, and I'm hoping it'll stay that way.

-- 
Tim Retout <tim retout co uk>