Re: [Pkg-javascript-devel] Concerns about infrastructure for Alioth replacement

2017-10-19 Thread Pirate Praveen
On ബുധന്‍ 18 ഒക്ടോബര്‍ 2017 01:39 വൈകു, Ondřej Surý wrote: > Also please note that Ruby programs are usually very picky about > particular versions of their dependencies. > > I call it a "gem hell" and it was a reason why I gave up helping with > Ruby packaging and switched to redmine from source

Re: Concerns about infrastructure for Alioth replacement

2017-10-19 Thread Pirate Praveen
On ബുധന്‍ 18 ഒക്ടോബര്‍ 2017 04:08 രാവിലെ, Nicholas D Steeves wrote: > Dear Javascript Team, > > Would you please consider maintaining the "numerous [...] nodejs > modules" necessary for Debian's Alioth replacement to run on a > Debian-built GitLab package? We are facing a scenario that confirms

Re: Concerns about infrastructure for Alioth replacement

2017-10-19 Thread Pirate Praveen
On ബുധന്‍ 18 ഒക്ടോബര്‍ 2017 02:59 രാവിലെ, Francesco Poli wrote: > Unfortunately, I have basically zero knowledge about Rails, JavaScript > and Node.js: I could not be of much help in packaging GitLab. If you are interested, I could mentor you in learning Node.js packaging. Many Node.js modules

Re: Concerns about infrastructure for Alioth replacement

2017-10-19 Thread Paul Wise
On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 2:13 PM, Alexander Wirt wrote: > Please don't get me wrong, but even if gitlab packages are recent tomorrow > (which I > don't think) we won't migrate. The work is done and we have all the things in > place to maintain them. So please do me a favour and don't mention

Re: Concerns about infrastructure for Alioth replacement

2017-10-18 Thread Ondřej Surý
Also please note that Ruby programs are usually very picky about particular versions of their dependencies. I call it a "gem hell" and it was a reason why I gave up helping with Ruby packaging and switched to redmine from source and bundler. Same for gitlab. I believe the time can be spent more

Re: Concerns about infrastructure for Alioth replacement

2017-10-18 Thread Alexander Wirt
On Tue, 17 Oct 2017, Nicholas D Steeves wrote: > CCing the Javascript Team. > > Original post on debian-devel, see: > Message-Id: <20171016001558.a9c2e92f9155e844f43ce...@paranoici.org> > > Or alternatively: > https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2017/10/msg00262.html > > On Tue, Oct 17, 2017

Re: Concerns about infrastructure for Alioth replacement

2017-10-17 Thread Nicholas D Steeves
CCing the Javascript Team. Original post on debian-devel, see: Message-Id: <20171016001558.a9c2e92f9155e844f43ce...@paranoici.org> Or alternatively: https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2017/10/msg00262.html On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 11:32:55PM +0200, Alexander Wirt wrote: > On Tue, 17 Oct 2017,

Re: Concerns about infrastructure for Alioth replacement

2017-10-17 Thread Alexander Wirt
On Tue, 17 Oct 2017, Francesco Poli wrote: > On Mon, 16 Oct 2017 04:28:09 + Ondřej Surý wrote: > > [...] > > Francesco, great idea, go ahead. You would be most welcome to help with > > Debian Ruby Extra packaging. > > Unfortunately, I have basically zero knowledge about Rails, JavaScript >

Re: Concerns about infrastructure for Alioth replacement

2017-10-17 Thread Francesco Poli
On Mon, 16 Oct 2017 04:28:09 + Ondřej Surý wrote: [...] > Francesco, great idea, go ahead. You would be most welcome to help with > Debian Ruby Extra packaging. Unfortunately, I have basically zero knowledge about Rails, JavaScript and Node.js: I could not be of much help in packaging

Re: Concerns about infrastructure for Alioth replacement

2017-10-16 Thread Alexander Wirt
On Mon, 16 Oct 2017, Benjamin Drung wrote: > Am Montag, den 16.10.2017, 07:22 +0200 schrieb Alexander Wirt: > > On Mon, 16 Oct 2017, Francesco Poli wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > I am a Debian contributor (and Alioth user). > > > > > > First off, I think that [replacing] Alioth with something

Re: Concerns about infrastructure for Alioth replacement

2017-10-16 Thread Pirate Praveen
On 10/16/2017 03:45 AM, Francesco Poli wrote: > I would say that this issue with the Debian packages of GitLab should > be addressed by helping the Debian Ruby Extras Maintainers to improve > the Debian packages and to keep them more up-to-date. gitlab 9.x has switched to using node modules +

Re: Concerns about infrastructure for Alioth replacement

2017-10-16 Thread Benjamin Drung
Am Montag, den 16.10.2017, 07:22 +0200 schrieb Alexander Wirt: > On Mon, 16 Oct 2017, Francesco Poli wrote: > > > Hello, > > I am a Debian contributor (and Alioth user). > > > > First off, I think that [replacing] Alioth with something more > > maintainable is a good thing to do and I am

Re: Concerns about infrastructure for Alioth replacement

2017-10-15 Thread Alexander Wirt
On Mon, 16 Oct 2017, Francesco Poli wrote: > Hello, > I am a Debian contributor (and Alioth user). > > First off, I think that [replacing] Alioth with something more > maintainable is a good thing to do and I am grateful to the people who > are working hard to make this happen. > > [replacing]:

Re: Concerns about infrastructure for Alioth replacement

2017-10-15 Thread Ondřej Surý
> I would say that this issue with the Debian packages of GitLab should > be addressed by helping the Debian Ruby Extras Maintainers to improve > the Debian packages and to keep them more up-to-date. Francesco, great idea, go ahead. You would be most welcome to help with Debian Ruby Extra

Concerns about infrastructure for Alioth replacement

2017-10-15 Thread Francesco Poli
Hello, I am a Debian contributor (and Alioth user). First off, I think that [replacing] Alioth with something more maintainable is a good thing to do and I am grateful to the people who are working hard to make this happen. [replacing]: