Upgrade "rar" Package Version

[Dmitrijs Ledkovs]

On 17 October 2012 20:45, Ma Xiaojun <damage3025 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Upgrade request bug:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rar/+bug/731066
>
> RAR is not open source software, they offers binaries for i386 and
> amd64 on Linux.
> http://rarlabs.com/download.htm
>
> There is no reason shipping 4.0 beta3 rather than latest 4.20.
> The 4.0 beta3 has known Unicode filename bug, which is quite annoying
> for all people using non-ASCII filenames in archives.
> I've also confirmed 4.20 doesn't have Unicode filename bug.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rar/+bug/587980/comments/3
>
> "unrar" package, which is based on non-freely open source code from
> RARLAB, is slightly newer and has no Unicode filename bug also.
> http://rarlabs.com/rar_add.htm => "UnRAR source"
> However, people doing apt-cache search or using File Roller's "Search
> Command" may not know the tricky relationship between these two
> packages and install "rar" package.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rar/+bug/587980/comments/4
>
> I've made my branch or "rar" package:
> https://code.launchpad.net/~damage3025/ubuntu/quantal/rar/v420
>
> I'm looking for reviewing and sponsorship.
>

Please follow the https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SponsorshipProcess to
request sponsorship if your packaging is ready. You can do so by
either making a merge proposal into lp:ubuntu/package or subscribing
the ~ubuntu-sponsors to the relevant bug with the debdiff attached.

That way it will make it into the review queue [1] for sponsors to upload it.

[1] reports.qa.ubuntu.com/reports/sponsoring/

Regards,

Dmitrijs.