> > Hello there, > > > > I plan to add some container tools to Debian below. There is a Ubuntu > > PPA available to have peek but it may need lots of cleanup to unbundle > > to fit into Debian policies. > > > > https://launchpad.net/~projectatomic/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+packages > > > > Since I have just returned from tired from Debian 10-year ago, I would > > appreciate if there are some pointers for best practices to get those > > included in Debian unstable as soon as possible. > > Welcome back! > > And yes, you need to unbundle the vendors(as much as you can), making > every library a single Debian package. > > For Go packaging, you can read the team page first, > https://go-team.pages.debian.net/. Then you'll find the recommended > tool, dh-make-golang, which helps a lot when creating new packages. > > IMHO, the container ecosystem in Debian is not healthy... It needs to > package *a lot of* dependencies and a lot of work! I don't expect you > can finish them very soon... > > But we do need more container related tools to be packaged!
Hi, I'm not a Jedi in neither Debian packaging nor the mentioned tools, but I'm fit enough in both and interested on having the packages to offer my collaboration. @Cai please let me know if you have any initial packaging draft that I can start testing, reviewing, debugging... -- With best regards, Silvano Cirujano Cuesta
