[Bug 1956004] Re: [BPO] Backport opencpn 5.6.0 from Jammy

[Alec Leamas]

@Dan: Thanks for review!

> While Debian uses 'Closes:', Ubuntu uses 'LP:', so this should be

Done

> technically, debhelper 13 is in focal-backports (and even bionic-
backports), but if you don't actually need level 13 it's fine to reduce
it in the backport.

Actually, it turns out the I did need it in a way. I had dropped override_dh_missing which is 
default in 13 but not in 12. It's now back in place, and the compat-level == 12 is OK as far as I can see.

> I see focal has opencpn-plugins_5.0.0+dfsg-1_all.deb, which is a dummy
transitional package, but there's no corresponding opencpn-plugins
package in later releases.

Good catch, which my Debian reviews missed... Anyway, I followed your
advice and made the Breaks: and Replaces: unconditional. Update smoke
test seems OK.

> If not you may need to find a sponsor

Yes, I need a sponsor; assuming this is the hard part. Had one contact
(Gianfranco) but he seems unavailable.

Is there a formal process for getting in touch with a sponsor, like the
mentors  site and RFS bugs in Debian? Or should I drop a mail in the
ubuntu-backports mailnig list?  Or?

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Title:
  [BPO] Backport opencpn 5.6.0 from Jammy

Status in opencpn package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in opencpn source package in Focal:
  New

Bug description:
  [Impact]

  The current release is so old that it is unusable. Thus it forces
  users to the PPA at
  https://launchpad.net/~opencpn/+archive/ubuntu/opencpn. While more
  recent, this not properly packaged and reviewed, lacking a source
  package etc.

  [Scope]

  This is about backporting 5.6.0 from Jammy to Focal/20.04

  [Other Info]

  5.6.0 is in Debian Testing. The Bullseye backport is currently in the
  backports new queue.

  Package sources: https://gitlab.com/leamas/opencpn/-/tree/focal-
  backports

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