Hello, I have made several attempts to package Shedskin (a Python-to-C++ compiler written in Python) and my most recent attempt has been uploaded to the mentors.debian.net service:
http://mentors.debian.net/cgi-bin/sponsor-pkglist?action=details;package=shedskin The name of the package is shedskin, it is licensed under the GPL version 3 or later. From the metadata, the short and long descriptions are as follows: Python-to-C++ compiler designed to speed up Python programs Shed Skin converts programs written in a static subset of Python to C++. The C++ code can be compiled to executable code, which can be run either as a standalone program or as a module imported from Python. The uploaded source package files can be found via the above link and also at the following locations: http://packages.boddie.org.uk/dists/lenny/paul/source/shedskin_0.8-1.dsc http://packages.boddie.org.uk/dists/lenny/paul/source/shedskin_0.8-1.diff.gz http://packages.boddie.org.uk/dists/lenny/paul/source/shedskin_0.8.orig.tar.gz http://packages.boddie.org.uk/dists/lenny/paul/binary-i386/shedskin_0.8-1_all.deb http://packages.boddie.org.uk/dists/lenny/paul/binary-i386/shedskin_0.8-1_i386.changes The principal developer of Shedskin (Mark Dufour) is very enthusiastic to see the software packaged for various distributions, and I feel that the software has become useful enough to be offered as a Debian package (something I have been doing personally for some time). See this blog article where Shedskin has compiled a Commodore 64 emulator written in Python, offering a substantial speed-up, for some evidence of the software's increasing usefulness: http://shed-skin.blogspot.com/2011/06/shed-skin-08-programming-language.html Moreover, the software is actively developed and will only become more useful over time for people wanting to improve the performance of suitably written Python programs. I think Shedskin deserves a wider audience. With regard to package quality, I think only a few policy-related changes need to be made. There are some metadata-related issues mentioned in the mentors.debian.net lintian report, and the placement of resources used by the software probably needs to be reviewed. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you would like to sponsor this package. Regards, Paul -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
