+++ Joachim Breitner [Jul 23 09 17:38 ]: > [taking d-release out of the loop] > [correct debian-haskell list now] > > Hi John, > > Am Donnerstag, den 23.07.2009, 08:24 -0700 schrieb John MacFarlane: > > I'm the main pandoc developer. I assume you're talking about the pandoc > > package currently in debian (0.46+2). A bit of background: the package > > has been orphaned by its former debian maintainer, Recai Oktas. I'd > > love to get the current version (1.2.1) into debian, and I'm happy to > > make whatever modifications are needed for this. While 0.46 used a > > custom Makefile (and was in fact a native debian package), 1.2.1 uses > > a standard Cabal build (though it may need a few tweaks for wrapper > > scripts and man pages). I exchanged a few emails with Trent Buck about > > this in March, so he may be working on it, but I'm guessing he's waiting > > until more prerequisites are packaged. > > > > Anyway, I'm not a debian maintainer, but I am a debian user, and I'm > > happy to help in any way I can as upstream package manager to get the > > current version into unstable. (I think that it should be built with > > the '-fhighlighting' flag, which introduces a dependency on > > highlighting-kate, which would also need to be packaged.) > > even when you are not a DD, you maintain package, you’ll just need > someone to sponsor your uploads. Even better, if you want, you can get > an account on alioth.debian.org and join the pkg-haskell team. We are > trying to get a consistent grip on haskell packages, and additional > manpower is always welcome. Just join [email protected] to > stay up-to-date what’s happening.
I'm following the list already. Anyway, I'm willing to maintain the package once it's established (and highlighting-kate as well), but I'll need someone with debian Haskell experience to help put together a solid first version. > Trent, I see that you are not yet in the pkg-haskell team. Do you want > to join? It would make it easier for you to work on darcs’ dependencies > when needed. > > highlighting-kate is already packaged, but is in a similar bad condition > than pandoc. Yes, Recai Oktas packaged highlighting-kate and pcre-light too, and both have been orphaned and need repackaging. John -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
