Hi Punit-san, Thanks for a reply.
On Tue, 25 Oct 2022 at 06:46, Punit Agrawal <punitagra...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Fukui-san, > > Daichi Fukui <a.dog.will.t...@akane.waseda.jp> writes: > > > Hello Debian Developers, > > > > On Sat, 13 Aug 2022 13:03:16 +0000 Fukui Daichi < > a.dog.will.t...@akane.waseda.jp> wrote: > >> Package: wnpp > >> Severity: wishlist > >> Owner: Fukui Daichi <a.dog.will.t...@akane.waseda.jp> > >> X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-de...@lists.debian.org, > a.dog.will.t...@akane.waseda.jp > >> > >> * Package name : c4core > >> Version : 0.1.9 > >> Upstream Author : Joao Paulo Magalhaes <d...@jpmag.me> > >> * URL : https://github.com/biojppm/c4core > >> * License : MIT > >> Programming Lang: C++ > >> Description : library of low-level C++ utilities, written with > low-latency projects in mind > >> > >> Rationale: > >> rapidyaml [0] depends on this utility. > >> Moreover, jsonnet [1] depends on rapidyaml. > >> > >> [0] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1003397 > >> [1] https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/jsonnet > >> > >> Maintenance plan: > >> Because I am a novice in debian packaging, I would like to > >> ask for someone who can review my upload. I need a sponsor too. > >> > >> > > > > As mentioned in a different bugreport [0], c4core depends on > biojppm/cmake, debugbreak, and fast_float. > > To meet the dependency, we're now preparing for uploading debugbreak and > fast_float [1][2]. > > > > As for biojppm/cmake, it looks like this software is used for the > author's project only. > > This makes me wonder if it is really reasonable to package biojppm/cmake. > > It is technically possible to package it but it could end up with no > other packages depending on the packaged biojppm/cmake than c4core. > > To make a clear decision, I would like to ask for your opinion on this > issue. > > > > If you are interested, see also a discussion [3] similar to this one. > > I'm not familiar with Debian convention regarding this so please take > any comments here with a pinch of salt. > > Considering that you've found a precedent, you should be able to package > biojppm/cmake together with c4core. Does upstream provide a combined > release tarball with it included? If so, I'd suggest using that for the > upload and look to split it out of the package if required. > > Hope that helps. > > Regards, > Punit > > > [0] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1003397#35 > > [1] https://ftp-master.debian.org/new/debugbreak_1.0-1.html > > [2] https://ftp-master.debian.org/new/fast-float_3.5.1-1.html > > [3] https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-tools/2020/12/msg00012.html > > OK, I'll keep biojppm/cmake embedded rather than creating a new package for it. Yes, c4core upstream provides a tarball combined with biojppm/cmake. With the help of DDs, I'll try to upload the source code with cmake included in it when it's ready. Best, Fukui
