updated package from upstream questions...
Daniel J Blueman
daniel.blueman at gmail.com
Thu Jan 29 20:53:57 UTC 2009
Where there is no updated package pre-built in debian experimental,
what's the process to take upstream code and contribute a proposed
package? Also, how can we share this with Debian to reduce
duplication?
A good candidate example is dcraw 8.90, since 8.86 has subtly broken
colour transformation for some popular SLR cameras, such as the Nikon
D90; I realised this after processing too many pictures.
This is what I see so far:
1. apt-get source the current version
2. import updated upstream source
3. apply existing debdiff hunks against this
4. add entry to debian/changelog
5. generate updated debdiff
After, who do we send the updated debdiff - the package 'maintainer' field?
Is the canonical place where this is stored, the archives or where?
Any package maintainer or MOTU/ubuntu developer would follow the exact
same steps, as someone else or not?
Thanks for any feedback on these questions!
Daniel
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http://www.cybercom.net/~dcoffin/dcraw/dcraw.c
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Daniel J Blueman
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