Re: Please update "mingw64-x86_64-gtksourceview3.0" - the available version has a severe bug

[Marco Atzeri <marco.atzeri@gmail.com>]

On 04.07.2020 20:19, Michael Soegtrop wrote:
> Hi Marco,
> 
>> unfortunately it will not be updated shortly.
>> The package is currently without an active maintainer
>>
>> https://sourceware.org/pipermail/cygwin-apps/2020-March/039877.html
>>
>> Are you eventually interested to adopt it ?
> 
> I am not an expert for GTK3 but I maintain the windows build of a 
> largish open source project which uses GTK3 and has many CI runs a day 
> each with a freshly installed cygwin, so I find out quickly if e.g. 
> dependencies break. I am also roughly familiar with the cygwin packaging 
> process.
> 
> So yes, if nobody else is maintaining it, I can do so. It is due time to 
> give back a little bit to the cygwin project which does help me a lot 
> (how can one survive on Windows without it?). I can also take care of 
> the gtksourceview cygwin package (not mingw), although I have much less 
> exposure to if this will work or not.
> 
> And I guess I should take care of base GTK3 as well then, both cygwin 
> and mingw (of cause only if the cygwin package doesn't have a maintainer 
> already).
> 
> What are the formalities?

join cygwin-apps mailing list, so you can ask anything
about packaging there.

read the guide
https://cygwin.com/packaging-contributors-guide.html

install cygport, look at the previous source package,
as most of the time things did not change too much
and when you are ready make a formal ITA (intention to adopt)
similar to ITP

https://cygwin.com/acronyms/#ITA

> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Michael

Regards
Marco