Comment 57 for bug 375148

Today I had occasion to run Synaptic to install some java6 stuff. This was the
error message it displayed when it tried to complete the still uncompleted
SLMODEM installation.

E: sl-modem-source: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
error exit status 3

On Saturday 05 September 2009 05:26:02 pm Roland Hughes wrote:
> I was told he was the package maintainer. To me, and most of the industry,
> that means a certain level of professionalism when it comes to the software
> development process. At a minimum, this means two machines. One for
> development and one which is regularly wiped and re-installed for testing.
> It doesn't go into release until it has succeeded on a fresh install.
>
> If you read through this and the other sl-modem bug threads you will see
> I'm not the only one to ask if he actually tests anything before sending
> it up. Packages have been submitted which didn't even install.
>
> Now, you are chastising me claiming he is simply a volunteer trying to help
> me. Well, I have seen evidence to the contrary in the readme files.
>
> When you want someone to take their time testing your stuff, you don't
> delete the email thread when responding. You also don't issue a one line
> statement to them expecting them to have your entire build environment and
> symbol set, hence, the half arsed comment.
>
> I blew _all_ of today applying patches and trying to follow the piecemeal
> instructions. Those instructions weren't even tried by the guy who gave
> them to me or he would have known that the current distro source, not the
> source he wanted me to try, would be downloaded, installed, and a build
> tried.
>
> I actually set aside the morning to help this guy since that seems to be
> when our schedules overlap. He doesn't appear to know how to use help
> though. He doesn't have a test process he tried on his machine. If he
> had two machines, I wouldn't even have to do this test for him. The
> problem he wanted help with was determining if something from upstream had
> broken this. He could have wiped his test machine and found that out.
> Obviously he doesn't have a test machine, odd, but OK, I tried to help.
>
> The simple fact is sl-modem isn't working for anybody with Karmic and
> Karmic will be out in October.
>
> I can spend some time tomorrow morning helping him, but I will only burn
> that time if he provides a COMPLETE instruction set he has tried on his
> own machine. Today was an absolute waste. The source code won't compile
> using any of the other commands, at least it wouldn't before.
>
> On Saturday 05 September 2009 05:02:59 pm Scott Kitterman wrote:
> > seasoned_geek: Ahmed isn't paid to do this. He's a volunteer doing his
> > best to help you. Using unprofessional language at him isn't helping
> > either.
>

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