Bug#374515: [pkg-fetchmail-maint] Bug#374515: fetchmail/contrib/ dates so new

Nico Golde nico at ngolde.de
Mon Jun 19 20:02:01 UTC 2006


Hi,
* Dan Jacobson <jidanni at jidanni.org> [2006-06-19 21:24]:
> Package: fetchmail
> Version: 6.3.4-1
> Severity: wishlist
> File: /usr/share/doc/fetchmail/contrib/
> 
> Are the modification dates of all the files in this directory really
> this new? Policy says to keep the original dates... Or maybe it is
> upstream's fault.

? I cant see anything wrong here. The dates are correct. If 
you mean the ls -l output thats caused by the build process 
of the package.

> Also the contrib/README.Debian file says:
>   I have removed some useless or outright dangerous stuff from there
>   as well. You can always get the complete contrib/ contents from the
>   source package.
> However, contrib/README.gz doesn't say (with e.g., *'s) which
> ones got removed... One reads about "ip-up" but then can't find it in
> the directory.

why contrib/README.gz should inform about debian changes? 
This file is upstream, README.Debian is downstream and the 
correct place to document this.
Regards Nico
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