[Proftpd] Further progress and questions

[Francesco P. Lovergine]

On Sun, Apr 08, 2018 at 09:34:35PM +0200, Hilmar Preuße wrote:
>Hi Francesco,
>
>a few questions and remarks:
>
>1.
>In most modules package we have the following dep line:
>
>Depends: proftpd-basic (>= 1.3.3d-4~), ${misc:Depends},
>${shlibs:Depends}, ${proftpd:Depends}
>

I think this is now obsoleted, that was used at the time to depend
on the right edition of the proftpd+proftpd-dev and being nice
against backports.

>The last ${proftpd:Depends} entry introduces a dep on proftpd-abi, which
>in turn pulls in a dep on proftpd-basic. Hence I don't understand, why
>the packages explicitly declare a dep on proftpd-basic (>= 1.3.3d-4~).
>Could you explain it?
>

Just drop it, 1.3.3d has been lost in time during past release cycles.

>2.
>I updated most of the modules packages, mostly just lintian complaints.
>Could you upload them?
>

Yep. Probably today.

>3.
>We need to migrate to salsa sooner or later. Do you have that on your
>list? Did you get an answer to your request for a new mailing list?
>

I still had not time to have a look to the right procedures to follow.
Are you volunteering to help on that?

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Francesco P. Lovergine