[Pkg-javascript-devel] Updating wrong debian watch files

[Leo Iannacone]

On 14 May 2014 14:03, Jonas Smedegaard <dr at jones.dk> wrote:
> Quoting Leo Iannacone (2014-05-14 13:12:31)
>> On 14 May 2014 09:28, Jonas Smedegaard <dr at jones.dk> wrote:
>>> Quoting Leo Iannacone (2014-05-14 09:18:09)
>>>> in DMD[0] we have 53 packages with a broken watch file.
>>>>
>>>> I wrote a script[1] able to fix most of them.
>>>
>>> Nice work!
>>>
>>> Please beware that not all JavaScript packages are maintained in this
>>> team.
>>>
>>> The devscripts package has tools to get in touch with authors of
>>> packages - e.g. the dd-list script (but possibly other tools as
>>> well).
>>
>>
>> Do you mean:
>>
>> "be sure to have reached all maintainers"
>>
>> In other words: use dd-list and forward your email to co-maintainers?
>
> Almost.  More accurately I mean that it looks like you intended to share
> some information with the package maintainers of a bunch of packages -
> if that's the case then please consider using a tool like dd-list to
> better reach those developers (i.e. don't assume they follow this list).
>
> Your use of quotes in your follow-up email seems to indicate that you
> are referring to some documentation somewhere, perhaps one on best
> practice when doing a mas bug-filing.  I do not imply that you are
> necessarily doing a mass bug-filing so do not dictate you to use a
> specific procedure - I simply want to make you aware of tools that might
> be helpful for you in whatever it is you are trying to do here. :-)


Thank you for you help and explanations Jonas :)

I forwarded the first message to co-maintainers :)

Leo.


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