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Re: pkglint and R packages
* On 2019年08月02日 at 16:51 BST, Brook Milligan wrote:
> > The semantics of OWNER and MAINTAINER are different. My impression is
> > that there is nothing special abour R relative to this point. So an R
> > package should have either MAINTAINER or OWNER, just like any other
> > package.
>
> Could you clarify the difference? Sorry, but I'm forgetting what should perhaps be obvious.
Copied from the pkgsrc guide:
* OWNER should be used instead of MAINTAINER when you do not want other
developers to update or change the package without contacting you first. A
package Makefile should contain one of MAINTAINER or OWNER, but not both.
I would request that you do not use OWNER unless absolutely necessary,
it can be incredibly frustrating as a pkgsrc developer if there are
issues with a package that you want to fix, even if they are trivial,
but cannot until you have heard back from the owner (who may be on
vacation or otherwise unavailable).
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Jonathan Perkin - Joyent, Inc. - www.joyent.com
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