Hi, I want to create two metapackages "python-astropy-all" and "python3-astropy-all" which install astropy and all affiliated packages. However, I could not find a good tutorial for this:
* Should it be native or not? It looks like usually metapackages are native; however in my case the package would be created in cooperation with upstream [1], and possible created/maintained on the base of some data downloaded from upstream (the list of available packages; however, probably not with a specific release data). * How to declare dependencies? I guess that they should be either "Recommends", or "Suggests", but not "Depends", right? (So that one can deinstall a single package without deleting all others) * What is the usual source layout? Is this just a "debian/ subdir, containing "compat", "control", "changelog" "source/format", "copyright"? What about "rules"? Should it be empty in the simplest case? * Should a metapackage be coordinated somehow? Or do I just write an ITP and later upload it? * Anything else to take care of? Best regards Ole [1] https://github.com/astropy/astropy/pull/3762 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
