[Pkg-rust-maintainers] Comments regarding rust-dtoa_0.4.2-1_amd64.changes

[Chris Lamb]

Josh,

> If those notices aren't accurate, that's an upstream bug, not
> something to be patched in Debian. Debian *can't* patch it; those
> notices have to be preserved as-is. (Also, dtoa and itoa happen to
> be written by the same author, which is how the copy-paste issue
> happened.)

I have not asked you to patch it..

> > Of course, but the  still needs clarifying or remark in
> > debian/copyright (not here in this thread).
> 
> What remark are you expecting there?

That there is a disparity/error and (implicitly) that it is an issue
for upstream.

Right now, the situation is confusing for our users, our derivatives
and the next ftp-master who reviews your package, potentially resulting
in wasted duplicated research and bringing it up again. A small
clarifification in debian/copyright would immediately fix this and
(more importantly) make any potential larger problems stand out better.


Regards,

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