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allegro 4.2 and allegro-demo-data are in Debian, see http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=sourcenames&keywords=allegro (I hope it is ok that I removed them from the "Ubuntu only" list)
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Getting Started |
Bug fixing initiatives
We are regularly adding new simple tasks to this page, which should be particularly interesting for new contributors.
First things first.
If you are new to Ubuntu Development, please take some time to go through this documentation. It will make your life a lot easier when you work on some of the bugs below.
- Read these articles first:
Our development guide has much more interesting information as well.
Join us in #ubuntu-motu on IRC.
Working on bugs
Please make sure you take these things into account as they will help to avoid duplicated efforts:
- If you decide to work on fixing the issues pointed out below, please make sure you add your Launchpad ID next to them, ie: "fix bug 12345" → "fix bug 12345 (dholbach)".
When you ask for the inclusion of your fix, please direct it at the right place (Ubuntu, Debian, Upstream). If you need help to make a decision where it should go, have a look at our bug fixing example.
Have a great time and be sure to ask questions if you have any.
New contributors
Adding Debtags
Quoting an introduction about Debtags by Enrico Zini:
- The Debian archive is getting larger and larger, and the software more and more diverse and complex. Organising software in the archive is difficult, and the existing section system, designed to cope with a much smaller number of packages, is no longer sufficient.
..
Debags attaches categories (we call them tags) to packages, creating a new set of useful structured metadata that can be used to implement more advanced ways of presenting, searching, maintaining and navigating the package archive.
There is a web-based Debtags editor, also one can start from the Debtags TODO list
No homepage field
Here are a few packages which don't have homepages listed which are only in Ubuntu, but there are many more to be fixed (http://lintian.ubuntuwire.org/quantal/tags/no-homepage-field.html).
weston (binary): no-homepage-field Fixed
winefish (binary): no-homepage-field Fix proposed (radumstoica)
libwpeditor-dev (binary): no-homepage-field Fix proposed (radumstoica)
libwpeditor0 (binary): no-homepage-field Fix proposed (radumstoica)
wulf2html (binary): no-homepage-field Fix proposed (radumstoica)
wulfstat (binary): no-homepage-field Fix proposed (radumstoica)
wulflogger (binary): no-homepage-field Fix proposed (radumstoica)
xmlsysd (binary): no-homepage-field Fix proposed (radumstoica)
libwulf-dev (binary): no-homepage-field Fix proposed (radumstoica)
libwulf2 (binary): no-homepage-field Fix proposed (radumstoica)
- xgrep (binary): no-homepage-field
- xvattr (binary): no-homepage-field
- xvid4conf (binary): no-homepage-field
- yforth (binary): no-homepage-field
- python-z3c.autoinclude (binary): no-homepage-field
- python-z3c.form (binary): no-homepage-field
- python-z3c (binary): no-homepage-field
- python-z3c.formui (binary): no-homepage-field
- python-z3c.macro (binary): no-homepage-field
- python-z3c.optionstorage (binary): no-homepage-field
- python-z3c.pt (binary): no-homepage-field
- python-z3c.ptcompat (binary): no-homepage-field
- python-z3c.rml (binary): no-homepage-field
No ${misc:Depends}
http://lintian.ubuntuwire.org/quantal/tags/debhelper-but-no-misc-depends.html lists a lot of packages which use debhelper, but don't have ${misc:Depends} specified in their Depends: line.
The following should be in Ubuntu only:
- acidrip
- app-install-data-partner
- app-install-data-ubuntu
asoundconf-gtk (csdev)
- atitvout
- audio-convert
- auth-client-config
- automake1.7
- axe
- balloontip
- bf
- bluez-btsco
- brother-cups-wrapper-ac
- brother-cups-wrapper-bh7
- brother-cups-wrapper-common
- brother-cups-wrapper-extra
- brother-cups-wrapper-laser
- brother-cups-wrapper-laser1
- brother-cups-wrapper-mfc9420cn
- brother-lpr-drivers-ac
- brother-lpr-drivers-bh7
- brother-lpr-drivers-common
- brother-lpr-drivers-extra
- brother-lpr-drivers-laser
- brother-lpr-drivers-laser1
- bsign
- bve-route-cross-city-south
- bve-train-br-class-323
- bve-train-br-class-323-3dcab
- camgrab
- celt
- chaplin
- classmate-artwork
- classmate-initramfs
- classmate-tools
- cobalt-panel-utils
- ddtp-translations
- denef
Invalid brace expansions in Debhelper config files
Some config files in these packages use {foo,bar} constructs which should be eliminated. They should be either replaced by an explicit list of files, or use one of the features mentioned in the page linked below.
http://lintian.ubuntuwire.org/quantal/tags/brace-expansion-in-debhelper-config-file.html
- You can use debdiff on _amd64 or _i386 .changes files to make sure that your modification was correct. Just check that the file lists are identical before and after.
Intermediate contributors
Fontconfig warnings
Many fontconfig files in fonts use multiple values in test stanza. With new fontconfig in quantal this generates a lot of warnings in the stderr. It would be amazing to fix all the fontconfig file in all the various fonts.
Experienced contributors
GCC 4.7
If you have a bit more experience, you might want to help out with the transition to gcc-4.7.
Some hints on fixing these issues can be found at http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-4.7/porting_to.html
- To build with GCC 4.7, either set CC=gcc-4.7 CXX=g++-4.7 explicitly, or install the gcc, g++, gfortran, ... packages from quantal.
Here's the list in the Debian bug tracker:
Outstanding bugs -- Serious (policy violations or makes package unfit for release); Unclassified
Forwarded bugs -- Serious (policy violations or makes package unfit for release)
Make sure you use the patch system if available.
Moving away from sqlite
We would like to get away from moving sqlite in favour of sqlite3. http://paste.ubuntu.com/1138024/ has a list of packages which need to be built with sqlite3, sometimes some porting work will be involved in making the switch. Be sure to check for new versions upstream which already moved over. Also are there around 10 packages which depend on python-sqlite and will need to be moved over as well.
Java 7
If you are a bit more experienced and have worked with Java before this might be just the right thing for you.
Have a look at JavaTeam/Java7Default and familiarise yourself with the general task of porting packages to Java 7
Pick any of the bug list and propose a fix
Make sure you use the patch system if available.
Kill Hal
FIXES DESTINATION is Debian. If not in Debian, then Ubuntu.
As HAL has been deprecated and is officially dead upstream we want to get rid of it eventually in Debian [1].
Please consider disabling HAL support or porting it to newer interfaces like upower/libupwer-glib or using sysfs directly.
Reverse-Recommends
- dff
- sleepd
Reverse-Depends
- dell-recovery
- halevt
- moovida-plugins-good
- mountmanager
- synce-hal
- thoggen [amd64 armel i386 powerpc]
- usb-imagewriter
- wmbattery
Working with patch systems
Unfortunately, the are many bugs on Launchpad that have patches attached that haven't seen any attention from a developer. Often these patches need intervention by a developer before they are ready for upload. They may just be changes against the upstream code with none of the packaging details taken care of. Often they just need to use the package's patch system, have a changelog entry added, and go through the SponsorshipProcess.
Working on these bugs is a great way to become familiar with patch systems.
Review the patch system documentation before you begin. The ReviewersTeam also has some useful information on getting patches ready to be uploaded.
- Confirm that the bug still exists.
- Review and test the provided patch, making sure that it actually fixes the bug.
Apply the patch to the package using a patch system.
- Produce a debdiff and subscribe ubuntu-sponsors or propose a merge.
Below are a few suggested targets, but many more can be found on Launchpad with this bug search.
Bug #947892: Scrolling ncurses app in xfce4-terminal with mouse wheel not working -- Branch proposed (radumstoica)
Bug #737838: No way to change Tasque Preferences without a systray icon
Bug #979060: Mutt should be able to set screen/tmux window title
Make sure you submit your changes to Debian if the problem applies there as well.
More bugs
MOTU/TODO lists lots and lots of other tasks you might want to start working on.
Organisation
If you want to help out organising these events, check out our Organisation page and join us at MOTU/Meetings or generally in #ubuntu-motu on irc.freenode.net
UbuntuDevelopment/BugFixingInitiative (last edited 2013-12-03 12:01:55 by dholbach)