> On 3/7/06, Justin Pryzby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 3/7/06, Justin Pryzby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Tue, Mar 07, 2006 at 03:29:54PM -0700, Ranjan Grover wrote: > > > > > Hello > > > > > > > > > > I wanna maintain the Gwyddion package (http://gwyddion.net) on the > > > > > debian system. Gwyddion is a data anlaysis software for images > > > > > generated using scanning probe microscopy which is the emphasis of my > > > > > doctoral research. I've been able to generate the package and was > > > > > wondering if anyone here can sponsor/mentor me to become a package > > > > > maintainer in the debian apt-repository. > > > > Could you post a hyperlink to a location where we can find the package > > > > for review? > > > > On Tue, Mar 07, 2006 at 05:04:47PM -0700, Ranjan Grover wrote: > > > The deb pacakge may be downloaded from > > > http://soundgarden.optics.arizona.edu/gwyddion_1.15-1_i386.deb > > This is the binary package; the only thing interesting to review is > > the source package; you need to publish, at least, the .diff.gz, and > > preferrably also the .orig.tar.gz and the .dsc files.
On Tue, Mar 07, 2006 at 05:28:55PM -0700, Ranjan Grover wrote: > Here you go > > http://soundgarden.optics.arizona.edu/gwyddion_1.15-1.diff.gz > http://soundgarden.optics.arizona.edu/gwyddion_1.15.orig.tar.gz > http://soundgarden.optics.arizona.edu/gwyddion_1.15-1.dsc You need to remove all the unused ./debian/*.ex, edit the changelog, dirs, copyright, control, edit rules, remove unused/comment lines, and (my preference) remove any generated files in the "clean" target. Lots of work to be done. You should end up with a readable .diff.gz; even if you choose to not remove the generated files, the diff should be readable by skipping the generated files (m/^--- /), and contain as pure content as possible; you should be able to point your upstream authors to it and say "the changes I made for distribution with Debian can be found at: ...". -$(MAKE) clean Don't do this; see Branden's bug on lintian for more info. Justin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
