#903703 RFP: elpa-rfcview -- rfcview

#903703#5
Date:
2018-07-13 13:16:09 UTC
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Hi Dave

We're trying to clean up some of the less maintained code in
emacs-goodies-el (and repackage the rest).  It will help us decide
what to do if you can let us know if you are still actively using and
maintaining rfc-view.el. I noticed it hasn't had an update since 2009,
and that some bug reports from a long time ago don't have any
response. There is of course no obligation for you to maintain
rfcview; we all have to prioritize things.

All the best,

David

#903703#10
Date:
2018-07-13 14:20:15 UTC
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You wrote:

Do you mean "rfcview" (as it looks from apt show), rather than
"rfc-view" (which is probably something else)?  If so, I use it
occasionally, and it works to that extent.

Where are the bug reports -- in debbugs?

#903703#15
Date:
2018-07-16 00:03:07 UTC
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user debian-emacsen@lists.debian.org
retitle 903703 replace rfcview.el with elpa-rfcview
usertag 903703 elpafy
quit

Dave Love <dave.love@manchester.ac.uk> writes:

Correct, sorry for the typo. And glad to hear it is still in active
use. It sounds like we should repackage rfcview as an independent
package.  By the way, there was a request in Debian for sb-rfcview.el

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=648703

Is that something you'd be interested in maintaining? Perhaps it might
make sense to bundle those together in the same release / VCS repo.

Yes, you can find them here

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?dist=unstable;include=subject%3Arfcview;package=emacs-goodies-el

There is nothing very urgent there. I only mentioned the bugs because
the lack of response made me wonder about the state of the package.

#903703#22
Date:
2018-07-16 02:20:13 UTC
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Hi Dave,

I took the liberty to remove rfcview.el from goodies, marked it as
elpafied, and added a dep elpa-rfcview that can be uncommented
whenever this package is elpafied.  If it wasn't merged upstream it's
likely you'll want to retain (and rename) 50_rfcview.diff, so for your
convenience here is a link to the most recent surviving copy of it:
https://salsa.debian.org/emacsen-team/emacs-goodies-el/raw/21d3accaca567404a130c58a51f963fe7283692b/debian/patches/50_rfcview.diff


Cheers,
Nicholas

#903703#27
Date:
2018-09-03 00:48:16 UTC
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Hello!

So just to confirm:

Dave Love is the upstream maintainer for rfcview and we still need a
Debian maintainer for the elpafied package?  If so, we ought to
reassign this bug to wnpp and make it an RFP or ITP.

Cheers,
Nicholas

#903703#32
Date:
2018-09-03 10:31:26 UTC
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Nicholas D Steeves <nsteeves@gmail.com> writes:

Yes, probably an RFP at this point.

d

#903703#47
Date:
2020-08-02 03:53:21 UTC
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Hi team (especially new members),

David Bremner <david@tethera.net> writes:

Almost two years (and one missed release) later, we're still looking for
someone to package and maintain rfcview:

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=903703

Cheers,
Nicholas