+++ Joachim Breitner [Jul 23 09 18:16 ]: > Hi, > > Am Donnerstag, den 23.07.2009, 08:53 -0700 schrieb John MacFarlane: > > > 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. > > Sure, we can do that. > > > > 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. > > I don’t see an O or ITA for it. Where is his plan to orphan these > packages documented?
On 12 Feb 2009, he wrote to me, Sandro Tosi, and Martin Krafft (but apparently not the any debian list): > I'm using pandoc on almost a daily basis at the work, but can't spare > enough time to reorganize the package. I'll orphan it in the hope that > someone will come up. (I think it should be maintained collaboratively, > i.e. a collab-maint/pandoc.git. I've attempted to create an initial repo > at p.d.o, but couldn't finalize it.) But apparently he never officially orphaned it? I will try to get in touch with him about this, let him know about the activity in debian haskell, and see if he'll make it official. John -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
