Bug#343682: [Pkg-cups-devel] Bug#343682: cupsys: dummy bug to block current cupsys goes testing

[Steve Langasek]

On Mon, May 29, 2006 at 12:20:00AM +0900, Kenshi Muto wrote:
> At Sun, 28 May 2006 03:14:31 -0700,
> Steve Langasek wrote:
> > Is there any progress on this bug?  The cupsys packages have been out of

> I'm sorry for my delaying. I'm preparing to upload CUPS 1.2.1 to
> experimental (then will upload to Unstable after merging feedbacks).
> Because 1.1 series is officially disconnected from upstream, I want
> to adopt 1.2 series for Etch.

> > sync between testing and unstable for at least 5 months now, which means
> > amd64 has had no opportunity to get binaries of this package into etch.  If
> > cupsys is going to be delayed much longer, we probably need to consider
> > getting an update in via testing-propose-updates.

> As same as q-funk said, I don't want to enter 1.1.23-15 to unstable.
> But of course I don't believe CUPS 1.2 series enter to testing
> so soon,

Thanks, this is what I wanted to know.  I'll see about getting a binary
upload done to testing-proposed-updates by one of the porters.

> Could you tell me what's the best way to upload it?
> I think:
> 1. Prepare etch environment and extract 1.1.23-12 source.
> 2. Set distribution to "testing-proposed-updates".
> 3. Increase version to "1.1.23-12etch1" or something.
> 4. Write changelog, for example "uploading for amd64".
> 5. Build and upload ftp-master.

This shouldn't require a sourceful upload on your part at all.

Cheers,
-- 
Steve Langasek                   Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS
Debian Developer                   to set it on, and I can move the world.
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