What to do to get a fix in 8.04?

[Mark Pyles]

Thank you!


Sam Tygier wrote:

> Rolf Kutz wrote:
>   
>> Hello Sam,
>>
>> I was abroad hence the late reply.
>>
>> On 04/11/08 19:05 +0000, Sam Tygier wrote:
>>     
>>> Matthew East wrote:
>>>       
>>>> On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 11:45 AM, Rolf Kutz <rk at vzsze.de> wrote:
>>>>         
>>>>> Bug #203016 has been open for more than half a
>>>>> year and it's mayor annoyance. There is a patch
>>>>> for it since month, too. What is neccessary to get
>>>>> the fix released to Hardy Heron 8.04 LTS?
>>>>>           
>>>> The necessary steps are outlined here:
>>>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates
>>>>
>>>> This page may also be relevant: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SponsorshipProcess
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> I can recommend this. even if you dont think of yourself as an ubuntu developer. i have done it for a few bugs
>>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gimp/+bug/98851
>>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/totem/+bug/217301
>>>
>>> If you are able to find the patch (from upstream's SVN or something posted on a blog), patch the source code, and compile it into something that works, then you are easily skillful enough.
>>>
>>> you should read a bit about packaging.
>>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PackagingGuide
>>>
>>> then make a debdiff
>>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PackagingGuide/Recipes/Debdiff
>>>
>>> the people in #ubuntu-motu are helpful
>>>       
>> There has been a patch and a package already, that
>> has been reported to work. Do I need to package it
>> again?
>>
>> regards, Rolf
>>
>>     
>
> The patch attached just adds the 2 lines to fix the issue.
>
> A more full patch should also update the changelog, and use the package's existing patch mechanism to apply the patch.
>
> have a chat in #ubuntu-motu on irc, as they will know better than me.
>
> sam
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