On Wed, Dec 07, 2016 at 03:05:21PM -0800, Josh Triplett wrote: > On Wed, Dec 07, 2016 at 09:36:00PM +0000, Niels Thykier wrote: > > Josh Triplett: > > > [Please CC me on replies.] > > > > > > [...] > > > > > > Does it seem reasonable to attempt to introduce these new sections > > > before the release, so that these pieces of software in stable can > > > successfully work with upcoming sections that will appear in > > > testing/unstable/backports? > > > > > > I'd be willing to write appropriate bug reports and patches for the > > > various packages listed in the mail above. I (and ftpmaster) would like > > > to get input from the release team if they see negative effects on the > > > release from such a change. > > > > > > - Josh Triplett > > > > > > > > > Hi Josh, > > > > In summary: To my knowledge there are no issues, but please patch > > tools before adding the sections. > > > > Longer version: I think we should patch the tools first and /if/ we are > > in time before the release, we can add the sections. To my knowledge, > > there are basically no ill effects of tools knowing sections that does > > not yet exist. > > That's a good idea; thank you. I'll start working on those patches. > > If anyone has any objections to the creation of the two sections "rust" > and "javascript", please speak up now, as I plan to start writing > patches for various tools to recognize these sections.
I've now written and submitted all of these patches. Of the list of packages in https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2015/05/msg00287.html , aptdaemon no longer seems to exist in Debian, and configure-debian no longer hard-codes section names. I also provided a patch for neovim in addition to vim. Bug reports: aptitude - https://bugs.debian.org/847530 dl10n - https://bugs.debian.org/847531 dpkg-www - https://bugs.debian.org/847532 gambas3 - https://bugs.debian.org/847533 libconfig-model-dpkg-perl - https://bugs.debian.org/847534 lintian - https://bugs.debian.org/847535 packagekit - https://bugs.debian.org/847536 reportbug - https://bugs.debian.org/847537 synaptic - https://bugs.debian.org/847538 vim - https://bugs.debian.org/847539 zsh - https://bugs.debian.org/847540 neovim - https://bugs.debian.org/847541
