[pkg-go] Bug#924728: ITP: Upgrading golang-github-ghodss-yaml

[Tong Sun]

package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Debian Go packaging team <pkg-go-maintainers at lists.alioth.debian.org>

Upgrading golang-github-ghodss-yaml to the new upstream version (and
the new packaging standards).
https://salsa.debian.org/go-team/packages/golang-github-ghodss-yaml

Check the following for the discussion details.


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From: Shengjing Zhu <zhsj at debian.org>
Date: Sun, Mar 10, 2019 at 5:00 AM
Subject: Re: Updating golang-github-ghodss-yaml

On Sun, Mar 10, 2019 at 1:15 PM Tong Sun wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm thinking to update golang-github-ghodss-yaml as it is about two years old now and some useful functionalities have been added in. So, the questions are:
>
> - would there be any objections?
> - for two years the upstream author didn't publish any new version. Would the procedure be trying to nudge him for a new version first before going to the latest git version? How long should I normally wait, if upstream author is not responsive, before going to the latest git version?
>

I think you can update when it's needed. For example, your package
needs new version, or bugs in old version.

And just pay attention to coordinate with the reverse dependencies,
you can use ratt[1] to check if the new version causes regressions.

[1] https://packages.debian.org/unstable/ratt

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Shengjing Zhu