Help the release team to process ptlib in new queue

[Eugen Dedu]

Hi Mark,

Mark Purcell wrote:
> On Friday 03 October 2008 21:31:49 Eugen Dedu wrote:
>> Is it possible to upload to experimental the new version of ptlib with 
>> pwlib as source, while waiting the processing of ptlib by ftp-master? 
>> This allows to upload to exp also opal and ekiga right afterwards.
> 
> The package still need to go through NEW as we are introducing new binary packages, however, it may assist the passage as we are clearly showing the upgrade/ history from pwlib.

Ah, I thought that the new queue is only when the source package is new, 
not for new binary packages too.  Then we should reupload, since now 
ptlib has been released, the package should be called libpt2.4.1 (I made 
all the changes to alioth).  I didn't know it will be such a hassle, it 
would have been better to wait until the release, I am sorry !

> Whilst at the moment it could be viewed as a new package unrelated to work previously undertaken.  Hence my original desire for the changelog to flow from the pwlib packages.

You know better than me, please add the old changelog if you think it is 
better.

> The NEW queue usually doesn't take this long to be processed, normally weekly, however there does seem to be quite a backlog at present:
> http://ftp-master.debian.org/new.html
> 
> However there are quite a few packages that have been waiting longer than ptlib so I don't think we are getting abnormal treatment.
> 
> Also remember we are in freeze for lenny, so by rights the majority of efforts are currently being expended on polishing lenny packages, so a NEW library to experimental is IMHO a low priority for clearance.

Indeed.

Thanks,
-- 
Eugen