Tobias Frost <t...@debian.org> writes: > On Mon, Oct 23, 2023 at 10:12:50AM -0700, Xiyue Deng wrote: >> Package: sponsorship-requests >> Severity: important >> X-Debbugs-CC: debian-emac...@lists.debian.org >> >> Dear mentors, >> >> I am looking for a sponsor for my package "pointback": >> >> * Package name : pointback >> Version : 0.2-5 >> Upstream contact : Markus Triska <markus.tri...@gmx.at> >> * URL : https://www.metalevel.at/pointback/ >> * License : GPL-3+ >> * Vcs : https://salsa.debian.org/emacsen-team/pointback >> Section : lisp >> >> The source builds the following binary packages: >> >> elpa-pointback - restore window points when returning to buffers >> >> To access further information about this package, please visit the following >> URL: >> >> https://mentors.debian.net/package/pointback/ >> >> Alternatively, you can download the package with 'dget' using this command: >> >> dget -x >> https://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/p/pointback/pointback_0.2-5.dsc >> >> Changes since the last upload: >> >> pointback (0.2-5) unstable; urgency=medium >> . >> * Team upload. >> . >> [ Nicholas D Steeves ] >> * Drop emacs24 and emacs25 from Enhances (packages do not exist in >> bullseye). >> . >> [ Debian Janitor ] >> * Bump debhelper from old 10 to 13. >> * Set debhelper-compat version in Build-Depends. >> . >> [ Xiyue Deng ] >> * Add patch migrate-from-removed-assoc-el.patch to migrate from >> obsoleted functions in assoc.el which has been removed since Emacs >> 29.1 (Closes: #1042900). >> * Drop Built-Using which should not be used for an "arch: all" package. >> * Update Standards-Version to 4.6.2. No change needed. >> * Drop emacs version in Recommends which is from oldoldstable. >> * Add d/watch with comments of no real upstream version control. >> * Update d/copyright year and add Upstream-Contact. >> >> Regards, >> -- >> Xiyue Deng > > Looks good, but one question: > Upstream says: > > As of Emacs 26.1, switch-to-buffer-preserve-window-point defaults to t, which > solves the problem that pointback.el addresses. >
Indeed, I've tested that this flag enables the same effect of pointback.el. > Is this pacakge (pointback) obsolete and should it be kept in Debian? > Will file an RM request. Thanks for looking into this! > (As the package is fine, I'm uploadig it, but if it is obsolete, please > file a bug for removal.) > > > Please also investiate: > I: elpa-pointback: wrong-section-according-to-package-name lisp => editors -- Xiyue Deng
