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I imagine if I want a package updated in an LTS, such as 12.04, it has be for a very good reason. The actual package I am interested in is picolisp:

It has a (probably also affecting security!) bug which is fixed in picolisp upstream. How should the bug be filed to get attention for not only 12.10 but also 12.04?

Should the fix be a minimal patch to only fix the crash and security issue, or should the fix be an outright upgrade to picolisp latest upstream?

I have read the bug report FAQ but could only find very general advice on how to file bug reports, more aimed at and users than people with knowledge about the actual packages.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/picolisp/+bug/956731

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  • Possible duplicate http://askubuntu.com/questions/5121/how-do-i-report-a-bug – Mitch May 30 '12 at 09:27
  • I don't think so. I can not find any answer there, and I did read that page first. @Mitch – Prof. Falken May 30 '12 at 10:31
  • Sorry, that did not help :( – Mitch May 30 '12 at 10:34
  • Have you tried the standard command 'ubuntu-bug picolisp'? You can explain your point of view in the bug report. And there are package updates even on an LTS release especially if it's a security problem. – devius May 30 '12 at 11:46
  • Apparently I need a sponsor for the bug... @devius, yes I tried that command. I don't need to submit a stack trace or anything, we know what the problem is and it's patched in later versions of picolisp. – Prof. Falken May 30 '12 at 12:21
  • So you are the package maintainer for picolisp? I thought you were just a regular user that stumbled upon a bug. – devius May 30 '12 at 13:54
  • No, not maintainer, but I know the upstream author of PicoLisp and I am rather familiar with the PicoLisp code base. @devius – Prof. Falken May 30 '12 at 13:55
  • @Devius, actually I don't quite understand who is package maintainer or if anyone is, for picolisp. – Prof. Falken May 30 '12 at 13:56
  • Well, that document you linked to in your answer below seems to be geared towards package maintainers and not end-users. If you fill in the bug description with the informations in "procedures" it will probably help in speeding up the process. Other than that I can't help you any further as I'm not familiar with the process of packaging in Ubuntu. – devius May 30 '12 at 14:10
  • let us continue this discussion in chat – Prof. Falken May 30 '12 at 14:15

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I think this page solves my problem, specifically steps 1-6 under "Procedures".

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