[Pkg-javascript-devel] node-mermaid_8.4.8-2_amd64.changes REJECTED

[Pirate Praveen]

On Thu, Aug 20, 2020 at 11:40, Sean Whitton <spwhitton at spwhitton.name> 
wrote:
> Hello Pirate,
> 
> On Thu 20 Aug 2020 at 11:53PM +0530, Pirate Praveen wrote:
> 
>>  On Thu, Aug 20, 2020 at 17:00, Sean Whitton
>>  <ftpmaster at ftp-master.debian.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>>  +----------------------+
>>>  |   REJECT reasoning   |
>>>  +----------------------+
>>> 
>>>  Given that the source has been repacked, you need a +dfsg or +ds
>>>  version suffix.
>>> 
>>  I did not know this was a valid reason for rejecting a package.
>>  Developers reference says 'should' and not 'must'.
>> 
>>  
>> https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/best-pkging-practices.html#bpp-origtargz
>> 
>>  I can't see it in https://ftp-master.debian.org/REJECT-FAQ.html or 
>> in
>>  policy as well.
>> 
>>  May be I'm missing something here? I have at least seen some 
>> packages
>>  in archive which did not advertise repackaged source in version 
>> (don't
>>  remember the names now). Does it mean they are RC bugs?
> 
> This was done as a courtesy for you, as accepting the upload may have
> made it harder to fix.  For example, if you prefer to use ~dfsg then 
> the
> accepted upload would block that.

Thanks for the explanation. I hope Nilesh would fix it.

> --
> Sean Whitton