Bug#760314: #760314: RFH: zoneminder maintenance in Debian
On Tue, 02 Dec 2014 17:43:49 -0800 Vagrant Cascadian vagr...@debian.org wrote: On 2014-11-25, Vagrant Cascadian wrote: On 2014-11-25, Peter Howard wrote: Hi there, I'm a long time Debian contributor of l10n-portuguese team. I have using zoneminder for surveillance of my house and I'd like to help you maintaining the package on a good shape for future Debian releases. we should start using a git repo for the debian-specific work. Vagrant - can you set up a git repo for ZM and clone from ZM upstream? We can then bring over the debian directory, apply the recent NMU patches, and make that the basis for further work. Yeah, I can migrate it over to git, and at least preserve some of the history. I've actually been using git-remote-hg lately, but the histories of the repositories are different... but I can probably get them both into one repository, even if I have to use a hammer. Ok, hammered them together using git merge -X theirs v1.28.0 followed up with removing files not present upstream (other than the debian dir, obviously), and uploaded the repository to collab-maint git. There were a few upstream tags that conflicted with the tags generated from mercurial, I kept the upstream ones. I already have some knowledge of how to maintain packages with git using collab-maint repositories. I realized the repository that was created for zoneminder is slightly different from the recommended. [...] I didn't update the packaging to 1.28.0, but the master branch on alioth has 1.28.0 upstream merged in. Not sure how much work it will be to update the packaging, but happy to help. Also, might want to consider some of the proposed naming conventions laid out in: http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep14/ What do you thing about the approach that I used? https://git.msantana.eng.br/zoneminder.git/ I did some minor changes and I could generate the package getting some minor warnings from lintian. It's missing to update the debian/rules according the standard-version 3.9.6. I hope to be able helping more. Regards, -- Marcelo Santana (aka msantana) marc...@msantana.eng.br http://blog.msantana.eng.br | http://identi.ca/mgsantana GnuPG fprint: 88FB 5D63 ED02 3B5D 90D6 3A3E 8698 1CC9 89C5 5467 pgpCSYmGz5EQA.pgp Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Bug#760314: #760314: RFH: zoneminder maintenance in Debian
On 2014-11-25, Vagrant Cascadian wrote: On 2014-11-25, Peter Howard wrote: we should start using a git repo for the debian-specific work. Vagrant - can you set up a git repo for ZM and clone from ZM upstream? We can then bring over the debian directory, apply the recent NMU patches, and make that the basis for further work. Yeah, I can migrate it over to git, and at least preserve some of the history. I've actually been using git-remote-hg lately, but the histories of the repositories are different... but I can probably get them both into one repository, even if I have to use a hammer. Ok, hammered them together using git merge -X theirs v1.28.0 followed up with removing files not present upstream (other than the debian dir, obviously), and uploaded the repository to collab-maint git. There were a few upstream tags that conflicted with the tags generated from mercurial, I kept the upstream ones. Isaac, you'll want to get an alioth account and get yourself added to the collab-maint group: https://alioth.debian.org/account/register.php https://wiki.debian.org/Alioth/PackagingProject When you've got an account, I can send the mail to NM. Information about accessing alioth git repositories: https://wiki.debian.org/Alioth/Git The repository should be available here, once it's done syncing: git clone git://git.debian.org/git/collab-maint/zoneminder.git Web frontend: https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/zoneminder.git/ I'd say we branch from the 1.28 release and then make a _quick_ upload of that, then work on a nice version. Vagrant, if you're around to do the actual upload, I'll coordinate with Isaac to get him going with the debian-specific builds. I'm also happy to help with packaging and sponsoring the occasional upload. I didn't update the packaging to 1.28.0, but the master branch on alioth has 1.28.0 upstream merged in. Not sure how much work it will be to update the packaging, but happy to help. Also, might want to consider some of the proposed naming conventions laid out in: http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep14/ Thanks for helping out with zoneminder! live well, vagrant signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Bug#760314: #760314: RFH: zoneminder maintenance in Debian
Hi, For my home automation project in progress I need a system like zoneminder. So I am interested in getting zoneminder into good shape and get it back to testing. Therefore I am interested in (co)maintaining the package. I have some experience in packaging (I am the maintainer of Jabberd2 package) but need to enhance my skills. So I need a mentor / sponsor who can help me with this. As I have my build system, build around git it would be great if Vagrant migrate it to a git repository. So I am willing to pick it up... however not without a mentor who can spend time to educate me :). /Willem
Bug#760314: #760314: RFH: zoneminder maintenance in Debian
On 2014-11-24 08:57 PM, Peter Howard wrote: On Mon, 2014-11-24 at 16:45 -0800, Vagrant Cascadian wrote: On 2014-11-06, Isaac Connor wrote: Our intention as upstream maintainers is to work with all distros to not only make zm as good as it can be, but to also minimize the effort on the part of distros to package it. Yes, that's the one thing that made me consider continued maintenance... I tend to do my part for debian based distros and have reached out to Howard to help ease his burden. I do not feel qualified to take up maintainership however. It doesn't seem like anyone does at this point... *sigh* Not sure what channels tend to get the most activity in the zoneminder community, but it might be good to try and actively reach out. Without an active maintainer, it's just lingering on in Debian unstable. I've thought about doing one last upload, but then realised it's probably more honest to leave it in the current unusable state... We can certainly do that, I will arrange to do something like that today. However, let me be more clear about me... I am willing to do it, I'm just going to need some hand holding at the start. I don't want to break debian or step on anyone's toes. Perhaps Peter can guide me a bit. I'd like to say I've got a bit more time in there to do some stuff, but sadly the record, and reality, says otherwise :-(. Should anyone step up to become the official maintainer I'm happy to have my name bumped off, and occasionally throw some help in. In any event, I will monitor and address issues in the debian bug system and do my best to make packaging zm as easy as possible. Right now my ZM setup is completely broken (combination of SW and HW probs). I really would like to get it running again, and will probably spend a bit of serious time over Christmas looking at it. If things are still as they are now, I almost certainly *will* push one last release then. Peter maybe we can do it together to show me the ropes? I would really like to get 1.28 in there soon, as 1.26 and 1.27 were both rather poor showings on our parts. Isaac -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#760314: #760314: RFH: zoneminder maintenance in Debian
On Tue, 2014-11-25 at 09:37 -0500, Isaac Connor wrote: On 2014-11-24 08:57 PM, Peter Howard wrote: On Mon, 2014-11-24 at 16:45 -0800, Vagrant Cascadian wrote: On 2014-11-06, Isaac Connor wrote: Our intention as upstream maintainers is to work with all distros to not only make zm as good as it can be, but to also minimize the effort on the part of distros to package it. Yes, that's the one thing that made me consider continued maintenance... I tend to do my part for debian based distros and have reached out to Howard to help ease his burden. I do not feel qualified to take up maintainership however. It doesn't seem like anyone does at this point... *sigh* Not sure what channels tend to get the most activity in the zoneminder community, but it might be good to try and actively reach out. Without an active maintainer, it's just lingering on in Debian unstable. I've thought about doing one last upload, but then realised it's probably more honest to leave it in the current unusable state... We can certainly do that, I will arrange to do something like that today. However, let me be more clear about me... I am willing to do it, I'm just going to need some hand holding at the start. I don't want to break debian or step on anyone's toes. Perhaps Peter can guide me a bit. I'd like to say I've got a bit more time in there to do some stuff, but sadly the record, and reality, says otherwise :-(. Should anyone step up to become the official maintainer I'm happy to have my name bumped off, and occasionally throw some help in. In any event, I will monitor and address issues in the debian bug system and do my best to make packaging zm as easy as possible. Right now my ZM setup is completely broken (combination of SW and HW probs). I really would like to get it running again, and will probably spend a bit of serious time over Christmas looking at it. If things are still as they are now, I almost certainly *will* push one last release then. Peter maybe we can do it together to show me the ropes? I would really like to get 1.28 in there soon, as 1.26 and 1.27 were both rather poor showings on our parts. OK - how about the following? Given that ZM is now git hosted, and given I won't be the maintainer in the near future and the mercurial choice was mine, we should start using a git repo for the debian-specific work. Vagrant - can you set up a git repo for ZM and clone from ZM upstream? We can then bring over the debian directory, apply the recent NMU patches, and make that the basis for further work. I'd say we branch from the 1.28 release and then make a _quick_ upload of that, then work on a nice version. Vagrant, if you're around to do the actual upload, I'll coordinate with Isaac to get him going with the debian-specific builds. -- Peter Howard p...@northern-ridge.com.au -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#760314: #760314: RFH: zoneminder maintenance in Debian
On 2014-11-25, Peter Howard wrote: we should start using a git repo for the debian-specific work. Vagrant - can you set up a git repo for ZM and clone from ZM upstream? We can then bring over the debian directory, apply the recent NMU patches, and make that the basis for further work. Yeah, I can migrate it over to git, and at least preserve some of the history. I've actually been using git-remote-hg lately, but the histories of the repositories are different... but I can probably get them both into one repository, even if I have to use a hammer. I'd say we branch from the 1.28 release and then make a _quick_ upload of that, then work on a nice version. Vagrant, if you're around to do the actual upload, I'll coordinate with Isaac to get him going with the debian-specific builds. I'm also happy to help with packaging and sponsoring the occasional upload. I'm also wondering if it would be feasible to get upstream's make/cmake files to a state where the debian/rules file can just be the simple two-liner. live well, vagrant signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Bug#760314: #760314: RFH: zoneminder maintenance in Debian
On 2014-11-06, Isaac Connor wrote: Our intention as upstream maintainers is to work with all distros to not only make zm as good as it can be, but to also minimize the effort on the part of distros to package it. Yes, that's the one thing that made me consider continued maintenance... I tend to do my part for debian based distros and have reached out to Howard to help ease his burden. I do not feel qualified to take up maintainership however. It doesn't seem like anyone does at this point... *sigh* Not sure what channels tend to get the most activity in the zoneminder community, but it might be good to try and actively reach out. Without an active maintainer, it's just lingering on in Debian unstable. I've thought about doing one last upload, but then realised it's probably more honest to leave it in the current unusable state... In any event, I will monitor and address issues in the debian bug system and do my best to make packaging zm as easy as possible. Thanks! live well, vagrant signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Bug#760314: #760314: RFH: zoneminder maintenance in Debian
On Mon, 2014-11-24 at 16:45 -0800, Vagrant Cascadian wrote: On 2014-11-06, Isaac Connor wrote: Our intention as upstream maintainers is to work with all distros to not only make zm as good as it can be, but to also minimize the effort on the part of distros to package it. Yes, that's the one thing that made me consider continued maintenance... I tend to do my part for debian based distros and have reached out to Howard to help ease his burden. I do not feel qualified to take up maintainership however. It doesn't seem like anyone does at this point... *sigh* Not sure what channels tend to get the most activity in the zoneminder community, but it might be good to try and actively reach out. Without an active maintainer, it's just lingering on in Debian unstable. I've thought about doing one last upload, but then realised it's probably more honest to leave it in the current unusable state... I'd like to say I've got a bit more time in there to do some stuff, but sadly the record, and reality, says otherwise :-(. Should anyone step up to become the official maintainer I'm happy to have my name bumped off, and occasionally throw some help in. In any event, I will monitor and address issues in the debian bug system and do my best to make packaging zm as easy as possible. Right now my ZM setup is completely broken (combination of SW and HW probs). I really would like to get it running again, and will probably spend a bit of serious time over Christmas looking at it. If things are still as they are now, I almost certainly *will* push one last release then. -- Peter Howard p...@northern-ridge.com.au -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
