Nicholas D Steeves <nstee...@gmail.com> writes: > Manphiz <manp...@gmail.com> writes: > > [..snip..] > >> It seems that the maintainer has been MIA. Do you suggest proposing an >> NMU? > > Until a package has been orphaned by the MIA team, the question is NMU > vs salvaging: > > https://wiki.debian.org/PackageSalvaging > > https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/pkgs.en.html#package-salvaging > > If a minimal, targeted fix is possible (with a quilt patch) then an NMU > is faster, and doesn't implicate the uploader with long-term > responsibilities. The allowed changes are narrow, and strict. > > If that's not possible, then salvaging the package is the only way to > save it and its reverse dependencies. Salvaging implies adoption. I > took a look at the available forks and I suspect that salvaging the > Debian package is what will be required. >
Added a note on the bug[1] mentioning an MR with cherrypicked/adapted a patch set from upstream branch/fork that adds pcre2 support. Hopefully an NMU can be considered. >>> BTW, are you subscribed to this mailing list? In Debian we >>> conventionally don't CC people on mailing lists, even though we do CC >>> people on bugs. >>> >> >> I'm subscribed. Feel free to directly reply to the mailing list. > > Thanks! > > Nicholas > -- Manphiz
