[Debian GNUstep maintainers] Bug#483430: Bug#483430: lynkeos.app: new release and watchfile

[Riccardo Stagni]

On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 10:13:06PM +0300, Yavor Doganov wrote:
> This version only works on Muck OS X.  The Debian package is based on
> the GNUstep port made some time ago; the changes are substantial and not
> at all trivial.  So unless you come up with a patch or someone from the
> Debian GNUstep team finds time and motivation to do the porting work,
> this bug is "wontfix", regretfully.
> 
> > Also, the project page on sourceforge now is the official one,
> 
> It has always been the official one, but we are explicitly refering to
> the page of the GNUstep port because that is where we took the source
> from.  That page points to the official page, so I think it's fair.
> 
> Do you have any connection with the upstream developers, BTW?  The main
> author is not interested in GNUstep, IIRC, and the GNUstep porter did
> not reply to any of my messages...

I don't think I have the capabilities to port it. And that's a pity
because I found it very useful.
Nor I have any connection with upstream, but I could try to drop him a
mail asking for linux ports.
(but perhaps conspiring on the bts isn't a smart thing to do) ;)


> > following lines regarding the VCS added to debian/control:
> 
> No, these fields are not for the upstream source but for the VCS where
> the package is mainained in Debian.  Once we import it in our Arch
> repository at Alioth, the appopriate Vcs-Arch* will be added.

great... thanks! I fully misinterpreted the meaning of those fields! :(

ciao
Riccardo