* [ANNOUNCEMENT] ncurses-6.3-1.20220416, dialog-1.3-4.20220117, tack-1.09-1.20210619 (TEST) @ 2022-05-26 19:34 Jon Turney [not found] ` <CACpHt-sG7tdiUFmgR+n0NH9u0R0whwUkDh+thH=0XsK8z_S4Pg@mail.gmail.com> 0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread From: Jon Turney @ 2022-05-26 19:34 UTC (permalink / raw) To: cygwin The following packages have been uploaded to the Cygwin distribution: * dialog-1.3-4.20220117 * ncurses-6.3-1.20220416 * tack-1.09-1.20210619 Note: I'm updating these orphaned packages only because they are long overdue an update. If anybody wants to take over maintainership, they are more than welcome. (ncurses in particular is an important package, with many packages depending on it). ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 2+ messages in thread
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* Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] ncurses-6.3-1.20220416, dialog-1.3-4.20220117, tack-1.09-1.20210619 (TEST) [not found] ` <CACpHt-sG7tdiUFmgR+n0NH9u0R0whwUkDh+thH=0XsK8z_S4Pg@mail.gmail.com> @ 2022-06-01 17:53 ` Jon Turney 0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread From: Jon Turney @ 2022-06-01 17:53 UTC (permalink / raw) To: rappard, The Cygwin Mailing List On 01/06/2022 16:23, rappard@dds.nl wrote: > Hi Jon, > > Saw your mail on the Cygwin mailing list: > >> The following packages have been uploaded to the Cygwin distribution: >> >> * dialog-1.3-4.20220117 >> * ncurses-6.3-1.20220416 >> * tack-1.09-1.20210619 >> >> Note: I'm updating these orphaned packages only because they are long >> overdue an update. If anybody wants to take over maintainership, they >> are more than welcome. (ncurses in particular is an important package, >> with many packages depending on it). > > What exactly is involved in maintainership? Is there a dedicated > (cygwin.com) page that gives a thorough outline? I think https://cygwin.com/packaging-contributors-guide.html#submitting tries to answer that. If that's insufficiently thorough for you, feel free to ask questions on the cygwin list. Brian Inglis has adopted ncurses [1], but there are plenty of other packages which could do with some TLC [2]... [1] https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin-apps/2022-May/042036.html [2] https://cygwin.com/packages/reports/unmaintained.html ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 2+ messages in thread
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