[Pkg-javascript-devel] sockjs-client is in Debian but needs update (Was: [covid-19] shiny-server (Was: dependencies Re: ITP: streamlit))

[Andreas Tille]

Hi,

Am Fri, Feb 25, 2022 at 03:09:36AM +0530 schrieb Nilesh Patra:
> 
> >Sure. It would be nice to get ACK from Pirate, though, as he owns the ITP.
> 
> I am a bit confused, why would you need ack from someone who ITP'ed it, even if you need the ack, you'd ask this to the maintainer, right?

Yes.  The ITP should have been closed manually long before.  The fact
that this not happened yet is IMHO a sign that the original maintainer
does not care any more for the package (and forgot to orphan it).
 
> But in any case, this does not seem to have any reverse dependencies so this should be safe to upload. As far as I know Praveen, he will not stop you until it breaks something (the package is in a bitrot anyway)

Yes.
 
> >FYI, the upload will have to go through NEW due to both source and binary
> >package renaming.
> 
> Although this does not make much sense to do this here but still if you want to play extra safe, you might want to upload it targetting experimental.

You might even consider using the old name for an upload to unstable and
at the same time push a renamed package to experimental via new.  This
would enable to keep on working on shiny-server (despite I'm not sure
whether we need to be in a hurry here ... I personally have other things
on my table unfortunately).

Kind regards

      Andreas. 

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