From b09a65499203278788032da17adc5f2db311d3c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ian Jackson Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 00:42:05 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Be somewhat less discouraging about NMU changes to packaging style, and NMUing new upstream versions. But, break these imprecations out into a separate bullet point to make them clearer. --- debian/changelog | 3 +++ pkgs.dbk | 14 +++++++++++--- 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 029d21f..c07b49a 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ developers-reference (3.4.14~~iwj) UNRELEASED; urgency=low [ Ian Jackson ] * Salvaging by NMUing Maintainer update (as discussed at DC14). + * Be somewhat less discouraging about NMU changes to packaging style, + and NMUing new upstream versions. But, break these imprecations out + into a separate bullet point to make them clearer. -- diff --git a/pkgs.dbk b/pkgs.dbk index f7750c8..53ffb98 100644 --- a/pkgs.dbk +++ b/pkgs.dbk @@ -1987,9 +1987,17 @@ reviews of the NMU diff. Does your NMU really fix bugs? ("Bugs" means any kind of bugs, e.g. wishlist bugs for packaging a new upstream version, but care should be -taken to minimize the impact to the maintainer.) Fixing cosmetic issues -or changing the packaging style (e.g. switching from cdbs to dh) in NMUs -is discouraged. +taken to minimize the impact to the maintainer.) Addressing stylistic +issues which are matters of taste should be done in consultation with +the maintainer. + + + + +Start small. Large changes (new upstream versions, or changing the +packaging style e.g. switching to dh) should not be done in the first +NMU of a package unless absolutely necessary, and should generally be +uploaded to substantially DELAYED queues. -- 2.30.2