Re: RFS: libv8
2009/9/7 Rogério Brito rbr...@ime.usp.br: While I understand that you mentioned this regarding a NEW package, I'm a slightly bit confused about the best current practices of the DMUA field. Some sponsors seem to like to add the field themselves, while others explicitly say please, add the field so that you can continue uploading without having many rounds of e-mails. I had at least had three sponsors telling me the latter. Perhaps this is a particular case with my packages, perhaps it is their preference, but it is, nonetheless, a bit confusing. :-) I repeat it here that you mentioned the fact that the package was NEW and things are quite different for them. During discussions and creation of the DM concept, I understood that DMUA was to be added by individual sponsors for specific packages where they specifically thought the DM was capable of maintaining that specific package well. It seems that has gone out the window; I've seen various situations like the current thread where DMs have added DMUA when they shouldn't (based on the original plans for the field). I'd personally like to see the DMUA field replaced with some other mechanism, but I'm not sure what kind of mechanism would be helpful here. Perhaps a mail bot or a field that had to be manually added to a .changes file by the DD. -- bye, pabs http://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: RFS: libv8
Sune Vuorela wrote: On 2009-09-06, Rogério Brito rbr...@ime.usp.br wrote: - I doubt that many sponsors will be happy DM-Upload-Allowed: yes on a NEW package. While I understand that you mentioned this regarding a NEW package, I'm a slightly bit confused about the best current practices of the DMUA field. I would never upload a package that adds DMUA for someone I haven't worked with already. I am doing that for those cases that upstream is also the maintainer of the Debian package. For Debian Med this has happened a few times now. Fairly often there are researchers offering Debian packages already and just did not have a contact with the community yet. They should be helped. We help with consultancy and in bringing the packaging up to what the latest policy says, sponsor, and if the developer is interested in maintaining future uploads of his upcoming releases, so he should. Steffen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
RFS: libv8
Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for my package libv8. * Package name: libv8 Version : 1.3.9-1 Upstream Author : Google v8 team * URL : http://code.google.com/p/v8/ * License : BSD Section : libs It builds these binary packages: libv8-0- V8 JavaScript Engine libv8-dbg - Development symbols for the V8 JavaScript Engine libv8-dev - Development files for the V8 JavaScript Engine The package appears to be lintian clean. The upload would fix these bugs: 497701 The package can be found on mentors.debian.net: - URL: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/l/libv8 - Source repository: deb-src http://mentors.debian.net/debian unstable main contrib non-free - dget http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/l/libv8/libv8_1.3.9-1.dsc I would be glad if someone uploaded this package for me. Kind regards Antonio Radici -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: RFS: libv8
At Sun, 6 Sep 2009 16:03:10 +, Antonio Radici wrote: I am looking for a sponsor for my package libv8. * Package name: libv8 Version : 1.3.9-1 Upstream Author : Google v8 team * URL : http://code.google.com/p/v8/ Some comments, from only looking at .dsc file. - according to the home page, v8 only works on ia32 or ARM architectures, so Architecture: any is surprising - I doubt that many sponsors will be happy DM-Upload-Allowed: yes on a NEW package. d -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: RFS: libv8
On Sun, Sep 06, 2009 at 05:03:29PM -0300, David Bremner wrote: Some comments, from only looking at .dsc file. - according to the home page, v8 only works on ia32 or ARM architectures, so Architecture: any is surprising - I doubt that many sponsors will be happy DM-Upload-Allowed: yes on a NEW package. Hi, I've fixed both problems and re-uploaded the package on mentors, same URL. Cheers Antonio -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: RFS: libv8
IANADD, but I would offer one comment here.
On Sep 06 2009, David Bremner wrote:
At Sun, 6 Sep 2009 16:03:10 +, Antonio Radici wrote:
* Package name: libv8
Version : 1.3.9-1
Upstream Author : Google v8 team
* URL : http://code.google.com/p/v8/
Some comments, from only looking at .dsc file.
- according to the home page, v8 only works on ia32 or ARM architectures,
so Architecture: any is surprising
Despite the fact that the package works only on two architectures in a
useful way, it would be enlightening to let it build on more arches,
since some of them may FTBFS revealing errors both on the toolchain and
on the design of the program.
In fact, compiling a given piece of software against a new architecture
is enlightening.
The only possible problems that may arise are regarding the expectations
of users, but this could be documented with a short note on the
package's long description (While this package is available for all
Debian architectures, it is only known to work under ia32 and ARM) and
a slightly longer note as README.Debian, noting that further development
is on track to support more architectures.
- I doubt that many sponsors will be happy DM-Upload-Allowed: yes
on a NEW package.
While I understand that you mentioned this regarding a NEW package, I'm
a slightly bit confused about the best current practices of the DMUA
field.
Some sponsors seem to like to add the field themselves, while others
explicitly say please, add the field so that you can continue uploading
without having many rounds of e-mails. I had at least had three
sponsors telling me the latter.
Perhaps this is a particular case with my packages, perhaps it is their
preference, but it is, nonetheless, a bit confusing. :-)
I repeat it here that you mentioned the fact that the package was NEW
and things are quite different for them.
Regards, Rogério Brito.
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Re: RFS: libv8
On 2009-09-06, Rogério Brito rbr...@ime.usp.br wrote: - I doubt that many sponsors will be happy DM-Upload-Allowed: yes on a NEW package. While I understand that you mentioned this regarding a NEW package, I'm a slightly bit confused about the best current practices of the DMUA field. I would never upload a package that adds DMUA for someone I haven't worked with already. /Sune -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: RFS: libv8
On Sep 06 2009, Sune Vuorela wrote:
On 2009-09-06, Rogério Brito rbr...@ime.usp.br wrote:
While I understand that you mentioned this regarding a NEW package,
I'm a slightly bit confused about the best current practices of
the DMUA field.
I would never upload a package that adds DMUA for someone I haven't
worked with already.
Well, perhaps the reason why the sponsors I'm talking about had asked me
to include DMUA was that they were convinced by my work on some packages
(I think) that they were sponsoring.
In this case, it wouldn't be much different from what you mean, if I
understand you what you said.
Regards, Rogério Brito.
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