Re: git-p4 package?

[Luke Diamand <luke@diamand.org>]

Hi!

Last week I followed up about how to proceed with this package....

On 17 January 2017 at 08:15, Luke Diamand <luke@diamand.org> wrote:
> [+Gerrit Pape's correct email address]

But pape@smarden.org seems to be bouncing. I eventually received this:

> Hi. This is the qmail-send program at a.mx.smarden.org.
> I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following addresses.
> This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out.
>
> <pape@smarden.org>:
> No delivery confirmation received.

Is that normal for a package maintainer's email address?

Thanks
Luke


>
> On 17 January 2017 at 00:17, Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> wrote:
>> Dear Luke,
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 11:27:22PM +0000, Luke Diamand wrote:
>>> I put in a patch to add a git-p4 package, here:
>>>
>>> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=773245
>>>
>>> I was wondering what I need to do next for this to be merged? Or if
>>> I've done it wrong somehow?
>>
>> I haven't looked at the patch, but you haven't done anything wrong with
>> regard to Debian procedures.  It's simply a matter of waiting for a
>> response from the maintainers of the git package.
>>
>> You could prepare an NMU of the git package and submit a request for
>> sponsorship to DEFERRED, but that would be unusual for a bug of wishlist
>> severity.  Please read up on NMUs in the Debian Developer's Reference,
>> so that you are properly informed of your options.
>
>
> Thanks - an NMU seems to be a bit drastic!