Package: sponsorship-requests
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Dear mentors,

I am looking for a sponsor for my package "imsprog":

  * Package name     : imsprog
    Version          : 1.8.5-1
    Upstream contact : Mikhail Medvedeve-ink-reader@yandex.ru
  * URL              :https://github.com/bigbigmdm/IMSProg
  * License          : GPL-3+, LGPL-2.1+, GPL-2+, GFDL-1.3, BSD-1-Clause
  * Vcs              :https://github.com/bigbigmdm/IMSProg/tree/debian/latest
    Section          : devel

The source builds the following binary packages:

   imsprog - Linux chip programmer for CH341A/CH347T devices

To access further information about this package, please visit the following URL:

https://mentors.debian.net/package/imsprog/

Alternatively, you can download the package with 'dget' using this command:

   dget -xhttps://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/i/imsprog/imsprog_1.8.5-1.dsc

Changes since the last upload:

  imsprog (1.8.5-1) unstable; urgency=medium
  .
    * New upstream version:

Regards,

Hello,

I would like to gently ping this RFS request.

The package |imsprog| has been updated to version 1.8.5-1 on
mentors.debian.net. In this release, I've fixed several issues and
cleaned up the source package according to the latest QA checks:

  *

    Fixed incorrect VCS-git record

  *

    Removed deprecated video files (.mp4) and Photoshop templates (.psd)

  *

    Addressed large index file warnings

  *

    Fixed a few critical bugs in the code (including a Qt6-related
    segmentation fault and chip database handling)

Could someone please review and upload the package to unstable?

Mentors URL: https://mentors.debian.net/package/imsprog/
<https://mentors.debian.net/package/imsprog/>

Thank you for your time and help!

Best regards,

Mikhail Medvedev

Hi Mikhail,

There are several points to fix before imsprog will be ready to upload.

In d/control, please drop the Priority and Rules-Requires-Root fields.
These are no longer required nor recommended for the modern
Standards-Version you're using.

d/NEWS and d/*.mainscript -> Please remove these files from the debian
directory. They refer to versions of imsprog not in the Debian archive.

d/watch: convert to v5 format.

d/copyright:
   * Upstream-Contact: add angle brackets around your email address.
   * Please drop all other email addresses. They are not required.

Files: ./IMSProg_programmer/ch341funcs.c
Copyright: December 2011 asbokid
License: GPL-3+
* Why are you claiming copyright for this file when you're not listed in
the source file?

Files: ./IMSProg_programmer/ch341funcs.h
Copyright: 2011, asbokid
License: UNKNOWN
* No licence for this file but presumably GPL-3. Please check.

Files: ./IMSProg_programmer/searchdialog.cpp
Copyright: 2015-2016, Winfried Simon
   2023-2024, Mikhail Medvedev ***
License: LGPL-2.1+
* This file is separately attributed solely to Winfried Simon. Please
remove the incorrect entry.

Files: ./IMSProg_programmer/ch34x_i2c.c
  ./IMSProg_programmer/ch34x_i2c.h
Copyright: December 2011 asbokid
   December 2023 aystarik
   February 2026 Mikhail Medvedev
License: GPL-3+
* These two are missing from d/copyright.

  Files: IMSProg_programmer/bitbang_microwire.c
        IMSProg_programmer/bitbang_microwire.h
        IMSProg_programmer/ch341a_gpio.c
        IMSProg_programmer/ch341a_gpio.h
        IMSProg_programmer/ch341a_spi.c
        IMSProg_programmer/ch341a_spi.h
        IMSProg_programmer/dialogrp.h
        IMSProg_programmer/dialogsp.cpp
        IMSProg_programmer/dialogsp.h
        IMSProg_programmer/flashcmd_api.c
        IMSProg_programmer/flashcmd_api.h
        IMSProg_programmer/main.cpp
        IMSProg_programmer/mw_eeprom.c
        IMSProg_programmer/mw_eeprom_api.h
        IMSProg_programmer/nandcmd_api.h
        IMSProg_programmer/snorcmd_api.h
        IMSProg_programmer/spi_eeprom_api.h
        IMSProg_programmer/spi_nor_flash.c
        IMSProg_programmer/timer.c
        IMSProg_programmer/timer.h
        IMSProg_programmer/types.h
Copyright: 2023-2025, Mikhail Medvedev
            2005-2022, McMCC
            2014, Pluto Yang
            2015-2016, Stefan Tauner
            2015, Urja Rannikko
            2011, asbokid
License: GPL-2+
* You can't group files by licence. You can only group files by
copyright holder.
* Please go through each file and create separate stanzas where required.

Binariess: Please run `lintian -EviIL +pedantic` on your binary dsc file
after building and make appropriate fixes.

Hugh

Dear Hugh,

I have prepared and uploaded a new revision of 'imsprog' (1.8.5-4) to
mentors.debian.net to address the big-endian build failure and your
recent feedback.

Here is a summary of the changes in this release:

  *

    Fixed FTBFS on big-endian architectures by explicitly restricting
    the supported architectures in debian/control to little-endian ones
    (Closes: #1140616).

  *

    Updated debian/watch to the v5 format as requested.

  *

    Cleared up some minor Lintian warnings (moved the Priority field and
    removed redundant upstream LICENSE entries from debian/copyright).

The package is available here:
https://mentors.debian.net/package/imsprog/
<https://www.google.com/search?q=https://mentors.debian.net/package/imsprog/>

Alternatively, you can download the package with dget: |dget -x
[https://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/i/imsprog/imsprog_1.8.5-4.dsc](https://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/i/imsprog/imsprog_1.8.5-4.dsc)|

Could you please take a look and sponsor this upload to unstable?

Thank you for your time and continued support!

Best regards, Mikhail Medvedev

Hi Hugh, Adrian,

Thank you for the detailed review and the copyright patch!

I have addressed all the feedback and successfully updated the packaging:
1. Fixed the syntax and line breaks in debian/watch to fully comply with
format version 5.
2. Applied your debian/copyright patch to group files with identical
authors and licenses, while retaining the contact emails for the
third-party authors as shown in the diff.
3. Consolidated all recent changes into a single clean '1.8.5-2'
changelog entry.

As requested, I've cleared the old intermediate uploads on
mentors.debian.net and uploaded the fresh 1.8.5-2 source package.

Ready for your sponsorship!

Best regards,
Mikhail

Hi Hugh,

Thank you so much for your guidance, the copyright patch, and for
sponsoring this upload! I really appreciate your help in getting this
sorted out so quickly.

Best regards,
Mikhail