Bug#554167: Updating Mawk in Debian

2019-03-25 Thread Gert Hulselmans
Hi Guillem, I would appreciate it a lot if mawk is finally updated. I am already waiting for a new version from 2011 (ubuntu bug report): https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mawk/+bug/716920 Since then I always replace the package manager version of mawk with the last version available o

Bug#554167: Updating Mawk in Debian

2012-05-30 Thread Thomas Dickey
On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 05:03:56PM -0400, Thomas Dickey wrote: > hmm - I can add a note in a checkin-comment (the CHANGES file is generated) > and > reissue the bundle if you like. (Having more than a hundred rcs id's saying > 2012 on files using 2010 copyrights is not one of my preferred solutio

Bug#554167: Updating Mawk in Debian

2012-05-30 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Thomas Dickey wrote: > The content of the commits in git is accurate (pulling out a label would > give identical results to the corresponding release from rcs). Good to know. I'll try updating tp/clean, making sure to preserve that property. [...] > hmm - I can add a note in a checkin-comment (

Bug#554167: Updating Mawk in Debian

2012-05-30 Thread Thomas Dickey
On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 03:04:01PM -0500, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > Thomas Dickey wrote: > > > I've created a git-bundle, > > but it requires some discussion. > > Neat. My first impressions are that this looks nicer --- e.g., the > initial check-ins

Bug#554167: Updating Mawk in Debian

2012-05-30 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Thomas Dickey wrote: > I've created a git-bundle, > but it requires some discussion. Neat. My first impressions are that this looks nicer --- e.g., the initial check-ins have meaningful messages now instead of just saying RCS_BASE. Do I understand

Bug#554167: Updating Mawk in Debian

2012-05-30 Thread Thomas Dickey
On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 03:35:47PM -0500, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > (culling cc list) > Thomas Dickey wrote: > > > I have in mind creating a git-bundle using my fixed-up rcs-fast-export > > (as an export-only...). > > Thanks. Please let me know when it's ready and I can publish it in > the same p

Bug#554167: Updating Mawk in Debian

2012-05-28 Thread Thomas Dickey
On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 03:35:47PM -0500, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > (culling cc list) > Thomas Dickey wrote: > > > I have in mind creating a git-bundle using my fixed-up rcs-fast-export > > (as an export-only...). > > Thanks. Please let me know when it's ready and I can publish it in > the same p

Bug#554167: Updating Mawk in Debian

2012-05-28 Thread Jonathan Nieder
(culling cc list) Thomas Dickey wrote: > I have in mind creating a git-bundle using my fixed-up rcs-fast-export > (as an export-only...). Thanks. Please let me know when it's ready and I can publish it in the same place as the earlier export. Hope that helps, Jonathan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, ema

Bug#554167: Updating Mawk in Debian

2012-05-28 Thread Thomas Dickey
On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 02:48:02PM -0500, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > Hi Yann, > > yannubu...@gmail.com wrote: > > > any news about updating Mawk with the last upstream version? > > I don't think it can happen and be properly tested in time for wheezy. > The new upstream version has significant cha

Bug#554167: Updating Mawk in Debian

2012-05-28 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Hi Yann, yannubu...@gmail.com wrote: > any news about updating Mawk with the last upstream version? I don't think it can happen and be properly tested in time for wheezy. The new upstream version has significant changes relative to the packaged version and probably introduces some (minor or not)

Bug#554167: Updating Mawk in Debian

2012-05-28 Thread yannubu...@gmail.com
Dear all, any news about updating Mawk with the last upstream version? Regards Yann 2012/5/28 Gert Hulselmans > The Debian version of mawk has a lot of bugs (v1.3.3) > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?pkg=mawk;dist=unstable > > Thomas Dickey (other dev than the original mawk dev)