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Re: Release-critical Bugreport for November 5, 1999



On 99-11-06 Randolph Chung wrote:
> > > Package: geomview (main)
> > > Maintainer: Randolph Chung <tausq@debian.org>
> > >   49016  geomview_1.6.1.9-10(unstable): doesn't delete debian/files
> > 
> > Easy to fix, when will the fixed version be uploaded? Or should somebody
> > NMU it?

> will be uploaded RSN. Please don't NMU yet :)

Okay, if you are around and reminded of the bug then theres not need to
NMU it.

> > > Package: gnome-apt (main)
> > > Maintainer: Apt Packaging Team <apt@packages.debian.org>
> > >   44427  gnome-apt: Broken Package
> > 
> > Can't we remove this package if it doesn't get fixed?

> This doesn't seem to be maintained "upstream" anymore. Several fixes have
> been posted. I will upload an NMU tomorrow if no one gets to it before then.

Thanks, this would mean one RCB less and is good news.

> > > Package: lha (non-free)
> > > Maintainer: Steve McIntyre <stevem@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
> > >   48748  lha has no license
> > 
> > Can't we remove the package if we don't get a proper license for it?

> lha is fairly old. i have some doubts that we can find upstream maintainers
> to give it a proper license :-(

Hm, should then somebody take the upstream maintainership over or what
would you suggest. As Raphael said, it's used for M68K-CDs.

> > > Package: lynx (main)
> > > Maintainer: Christian Hudon <chrish@debian.org>
> > >   46021  lynx on alpha exits immediately with interrupt 15, is useless
> > 
> > The last message about this bug in the BTS is over a month old. Can
> > someone please take care of it and try to find a solution?

> i was not able to reproduce the bug, so i am not sure how to "fix" it.

Well, I think there are also some other people around which are using a
alpha and so we maybe can find the bug and fix it or find out, that it's
no bug.

> > > Package: mutt (main)
> > > Maintainer: Marco d'Itri <md@linux.it>
> > >   48851  mutt: recompile against newer slang
> > >   49215  mutt: Depends: slang1 (< 1.3) but 1.3.9-1 is installed
> > >   49231  mutt: Broken Dependancies
> > 
> > Seems to be pretty easy to fix.

> i believe a fix has been uploaded already.

If yes, then could we close those reports ASAP?

Ciao
     Christian
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