Re: [ITA] bzip2-1.0.8 (updated with pkg-config support)

Jon Turney via Cygwin-apps <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.os.cygwin.applications
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On 28/07/2025 16:03, Carlo B. via Cygwin-apps wrote:
> Hello,
> thank you very much for your reply and the tip.
> I will try to use the [PATCH package] notation in the future.
> 
> However, I used [ITA] into the subject and not [ITP].
> Perhaps I had understood wrong, but according to this page:
> 
> https://cygwin.com/packaging-contributors-guide.html
> 
> the [ITA] acronym can be used to provide for "Updating or adopting an
> orphaned package", as the title says.
> Perhaps the description into the above paragraph should be splitted in
> "Adopting an orphaned package" and "Updating an existing package".
> However, that's not a problem, at least for me, I can use the most
> suitable text for the purpose ;)

Hmm... and I thought I doubled checked that. I'll try with my glasses on 
next time :)

I see what you mean about the existing wording. I think that's meant to 
be an inclusive-or, though. I'll try to adjust it to make things clearer.
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