Bug#1134471: RFS: ruby-chef-utils/19.2.12-0.1 [RC] -- Basic utility functions for Core Chef Infra development

Hello Tobi

Thank you for joining the thread.

> NMUs should be minimal [1], every fix needs to target (a reported) bug.

If you recommend to split the current results, to address one issue per one NMU at a time, a sequence plausible to me could be

1) let debian/salsa-ci.yml work to completion.  For a reason unknown to me, Lucas Nussbaum initiated such a run (September 6, 2025) which however was cancelled.  This was about 4 months after the last upload from the blessed repository on salsa to debian.

2) set d/watch back into action (bug 1127665), perhaps 2b) an update to current syntax Version 5.

3) address that ruby-chef-utils doesn't faithfully build from source (bug 1123467).

4) an upstream update which equally accounts for current policies (d/watch version=4 -> Version: 5, etc).

Surely I could revise the upload, or set up an additional clone of `ruby-chef-utils` in my salsa profile; upload to the mentors page would await passing manual acceptance though intermediate steps would be marked as not passing the current policy.  I do not know if this wanted; let me know if there is a better way (first time if ever NMU).

> Have you checked whether the new upstream version breaks reverse
> depdendencies?

No I did not specifically look into this.  Since the upload by 2026-04-20 passed both the checks of lintian in a local instance (then Debian 13/testing) as well within reason the ones on the mentors page, I presumed there would be no grave break.  I discounted yellow indicators (like d/watch) to "tests on the mentors.net are not yet updated to the current policy".  Test results collected then may be different to ones of today, and an incomplete analysis.

> 
> NMUs needs to be announced to the package maintainer, you'll find
> nmudiff(1) handy for this task. (just tweak the text of nmudiff to
> point to this RFS.)

I recognize this as an error on my side, I did not file an additional NMU bug.   Because <https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/ruby-chef-utils> mentions Priate Praveen as the package's main uploader, I however reached out for him on salsa -- prior to starting the work.  About a month later, I informed him about my RFS for the NMU.  Because the
blessed repository is within the name space of the Debian Ruby Team, I presumed either Pirate Praveen, or another member of the Ruby Team would have a look on this when time is suitable for him / another team member, at <https://salsa.debian.org/ruby-team/ruby-chef-utils/-/merge_requests/2>  So far, no reply from this side however I'll check into nmudiff you recommend.

Since "you can invite, but not force the volunteers" (Andreas Tille, at a packaging workshop at CLT 2026) and given the history of bug 1123467 I left my results for feedback by others and possible continuation (by me, or by others) on the mentors page.

Best regards,
Norwid