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Re: gphoto2 package name problem

From	Dmitry Shachnev <mitya57@debian.org>
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Subject	Re: gphoto2 package name problem
Date	2016-03-30 22:50 +0200
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Hi Damon,

On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 06:19:58PM +0500, Damon Lynch wrote:
> I'd like the help of a Debian packager / developer to rename a Debian
> package before Ubuntu 16.04 is released. Very likely also required is
> changing the name of the package's python module. The Debian package
> maintainer and upstream developer are in full agreement regarding the
> changes; all that is lacking is implementing it.
>
> Specifically, via email, I have confirmed that the Debian maintainer of the
> project "gphoto2-cffi"[1] agrees that its Debian package should be renamed
> to "python-gphoto2cffi" and that it's python module should be "gphoto2cffi".
> However the Debian maintainer says he/she been unable to make the changes
> himself because he/she is too busy. Meanwhile the next Ubuntu release is
> drawing ever closer.

This was not difficult — a debdiff is attached.

If you want this in Ubuntu 16.04, you need to file a feature freeze exception
request first (and preferably get the Debian maintainer to upload it first, so
that it can be synced).

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Dmitry Shachnev

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gphoto2 package name problem Damon Lynch <damonlynch@gmail.com> - 2016-02-20 08:00 +0100
  Re: gphoto2 package name problem Dmitry Shachnev <mitya57@debian.org> - 2016-02-20 12:50 +0100
    Re: gphoto2 package name problem Damon Lynch <damonlynch@gmail.com> - 2016-02-21 20:00 +0100
      Re: gphoto2 package name problem Dmitry Shachnev <mitya57@debian.org> - 2016-02-22 08:40 +0100
        Re: gphoto2 package name problem Damon Lynch <damonlynch@gmail.com> - 2016-02-22 09:30 +0100
        Re: gphoto2 package name problem Damon Lynch <damonlynch@gmail.com> - 2016-03-30 15:30 +0200
          Re: gphoto2 package name problem Dmitry Shachnev <mitya57@debian.org> - 2016-03-30 22:50 +0200

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