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Re: New upstream version 1.6.6 of tuxguitar available on salsa

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Hello Gregor,


Am Montag, 6. Januar 2025, 02:56:15 CET schrieben Sie:
> 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
> :)

Sorry, I overlooked the upstream and pristine-tar branches. Since Tony will take over the package from mentors, I didn't spend more time on that.

> > > 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 :)

The reprotest on Salsa is now successful, so the problem seems to have disappeared somehow:
https://salsa.debian.org/helger/tuxguitar/-/jobs/6871787

> > > 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 <pkg-java-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>
> -Uploaders: Philippe Coval <rzr@gna.org>,
> -           tony mancill <tmancill@debian.org>
> +Maintainer: Debian QA Group <packages@qa.debian.org>
>  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 BTS
>   dance +) setting Maintainer back to "Debian Java Maintainers" and
>   Uploaders to you, work from the debian-java repo (and find sponsors
>   within the team, which could be tmancill (at least I think so :))
>   or me (not really a team member but I have a sweet spot for
>   tuxguitar).

Nice to hear ;-)

> - Personally I prefer the second option, but I'm not really familiar
>   with the current written or informal policies in the Java team
>   about accepting new members etc. -- Maybe you could just request
>   membership on salsa for the java-team and work within
>   https://salsa.debian.org/java-team/tuxguitar.git
>
> Any comments from active Debian Java members welcome!

Since Tony will sponsor this upload, I currently would not take any action.


Regards,   Helmar.

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