Hi Wolfgang, On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 11:35:30AM +0200, Wolfgang Fuetterer wrote: > I'm looking for a sponsor for my package libsnl. > > libsnl is a small library I need for packaging Calculix GraphiX (calculix- > cgx). For the latter, the ITP bug is #783479. > > * Package name : libsnl > Version : 0.2.1.svn.18-1 > Upstream Author : Scott A.E. Lanham > * URL : http://libsnl.sourceforge.net/ > * License : GPL > Programming Lang: C, C++ > Description : Simple Nurbs Library > > It builds the following binary package: > libsnl0 - contains the lib > > This is a new package. The ITP bug is #783483.
Please use a more verbose description - at least explain what NURBS are. > There is IMHO no need to add this package to a task file. Another package > will > depend on it. > > This package is currently maintained by the Debian Science Team by me and can > be checked out here. > http://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/debian-science/packages/libsnl.git/ I'd like you to polish the debian/control file using cme fix dpkg-control which drops the superfluous XS-Testsuite and normalises the Vcs-Browser format (besides other noemalisations - but these are the important ones). Kind regards Andreas. -- http://fam-tille.de
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control index 0e2d96f..a64b2c5 100644 --- a/debian/control +++ b/debian/control @@ -1,18 +1,19 @@ Source: libsnl -Priority: optional Maintainer: Wolfgang Fuetterer <[email protected]> +Section: libs +Testsuite: autopkgtest +Priority: optional Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9) Standards-Version: 3.9.6 -Section: libs -Homepage: http://libsnl.sourceforge.net/ +Vcs-Browser: https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/debian-science/packages/libsnl.git Vcs-Git: git://anonscm.debian.org/debian-science/packages/libsnl.git -Vcs-Browser: http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=debian-science/packages/libsnl.git -XS-Testsuite: autopkgtest +Homepage: http://libsnl.sourceforge.net/ Package: libsnl-dev -Section: libdevel Architecture: any -Depends: libsnl0 (= ${binary:Version}), ${misc:Depends} +Section: libdevel +Depends: libsnl0 (= ${binary:Version}), + ${misc:Depends} Description: Simple Nurbs Library (development files) libSNL is a library of routines used for the manipulation of NURBS curves and surfaces. @@ -21,7 +22,8 @@ Description: Simple Nurbs Library (development files) Package: libsnl0 Architecture: any -Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends} +Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, + ${misc:Depends} Description: Simple Nurbs Library libSNL is a library of routines used for the manipulation of NURBS curves and surfaces.

