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insighttoolkit5 package

SRU question

Asked by Greg Sharp

I'm trying to submit an SRU update to the the insighttoolkit5 source package. The version used in Jammy did not enable Review mode. It is fixed in Debian here.

https://salsa.debian.org/med-team/insighttoolkit/-/commit/1d17089f2fea55316f538484ec36b1912a0004b6

I'm happy to make a debdiff, but I wonder if it makes sense to upgrade to the subsequent Debian "patch" version, 5.2.1-4, which includes the changelog.

https://salsa.debian.org/med-team/insighttoolkit/-/commit/137d6d104056b3998947d7dadac84e78c8e2f65b

In that case, would a debdiff still be needed?

Thank you.

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said : 		#1

Ubuntu's version strategy for SRUs prefers keeping the version provided when the Ubuntu release was published.
Another possibility is backporting the version in Ubuntu's development release (5.3.0-5 in mantic), but that is a different process and might need more effort.

As far as I can see, there are some other changes in Debian between 5.2.1-3 and 5.2.1-4 (without much significance, e.g. uploader names).
So I assume it will be better to provide a debdiff that keeps the "main" version the same.

I suggest that you create a debdiff that

contains the change (-DModule_ITKReview:BOOL=ON)
contains a changelog entry explaining the change
changes the version number from Debian's 5.2.1-3 to an Ubuntu-specific 5.2.1-3ubuntu1

and submit it as attachment to a bug report requesting the SRU

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Greg Sharp (gregsharp-geo) said : 		#2

Thanks! Much appreciated for the advice.