Bug#986739: is it possible to package new upstream "snapshot" ?

[Aloïs Micard]

Control: noowner 986739
Control: noowner 976530

Hello there,

I'm 100% with you on packaging the beta version on Debian. But sadly I have no time for Debian lately due to my new job position.
I shouldn't have own the bug for this long, it's my fault. If anyone want to work on this and needs sponsoring I can still do it tho.

Cheers,


On 4/1/22 07:04, Andres Cimmarusti wrote:
> Any update about this? I'm afraid that at this rate there won't be any package by the time Debian 12 enters freeze.
> 
> I've tested building the beta snapshots and they are quite reliable (on bullseye). I don't understand what's the problem with packaging them.
> This is done all the time in Debian, for example "black" a python code auto formatter was in beta for a couple of Debian releases (including buster and Bullseye)
> https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=black&searchon=names&suite=all&section=all <https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=black&searchon=names&suite=all&section=all>
> 
> I hope we can see the dolphin-emu packages in Debian again.
> 
> Best regards,
> Andrés

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