Re: Bug#691624: ITP: dput-ng -- next generation Debian package upload tool

2012-10-29 Thread Wouter Verhelst
On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 01:19:31PM -0400, Michael Gilbert wrote: On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 12:25 PM, Wouter Verhelst wrote: If not, why are you claiming to replace their code? It's fine to be writing something else to replace older code; but it's fairly rude to be claiming that whatever

Re: Bug#691624: ITP: dput-ng -- next generation Debian package upload tool

2012-10-29 Thread Jon Dowland
On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 03:53:42PM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: Wrong. It will be a new thing, not related to the previous thing. It's evidently related: if not in terms of actual reused code but in terms of who is expected to use it and what it is to be used for. On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at

Re: Bug#691624: ITP: dput-ng -- next generation Debian package upload tool

2012-10-29 Thread Jon Dowland
On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 08:03:02AM +0100, Philipp Kern wrote: I'd prefer if such a tool could replace an existing one. Why not aim at replacing dput if there's a reason for it? I must concur. I can't see the reason for dput, dupload and dput-ng to co-exist. If dput-ng has the momentum and is a

Re: Bug#691624: ITP: dput-ng -- next generation Debian package upload tool

2012-10-28 Thread Philipp Kern
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Re: Bug#691624: ITP: dput-ng -- next generation Debian package upload tool

2012-10-28 Thread Arno Töll
Hi, On 28.10.2012 08:03, Philipp Kern wrote: I'd prefer if such a tool could replace an existing one. Why not aim at replacing dput if there's a reason for it? As for us, we'd welcome that. However, that's primarily left to the current dput maintainer and his interest in that. Also note, we

Re: Bug#691624: ITP: dput-ng -- next generation Debian package upload tool

2012-10-28 Thread Florian Weimer
* Arno Töll: dput-ng features many enhancements over dput, such as more comprehensive checks, an easy to use plugin system, and code designed to handle the numerous archives that any Debian package hacker will interact with. Does it prevent uploading security updates to the main archive by

Re: Bug#691624: ITP: dput-ng -- next generation Debian package upload tool

2012-10-28 Thread Arno Töll
Hi, On 28.10.2012 13:57, Florian Weimer wrote: Does it prevent uploading security updates to the main archive by default? Adam, with his Release Team hat on, suggested us to prevent this for t-p-u likewise. We have the infrastructure and possibilities to implement a check like this, and it is

Re: Bug#691624: ITP: dput-ng -- next generation Debian package upload tool

2012-10-28 Thread Adam D. Barratt
On 28.10.2012 13:06, Arno Töll wrote: On 28.10.2012 13:57, Florian Weimer wrote: Does it prevent uploading security updates to the main archive by default? Adam, with his Release Team hat on, suggested us to prevent this for t-p-u likewise. I think it was p-u, but more as a grumble about an

Re: Bug#691624: ITP: dput-ng -- next generation Debian package upload tool

2012-10-28 Thread Arno Töll
Hi, On 28.10.2012 14:15, Adam D. Barratt wrote: On 28.10.2012 13:06, Arno Töll wrote: On 28.10.2012 13:57, Florian Weimer wrote: Does it prevent uploading security updates to the main archive by default? Adam, with his Release Team hat on, suggested us to prevent this for t-p-u likewise.

Re: Bug#691624: ITP: dput-ng -- next generation Debian package upload tool

2012-10-28 Thread Wouter Verhelst
On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 11:15:47AM +0100, Arno Töll wrote: Hi, On 28.10.2012 08:03, Philipp Kern wrote: I'd prefer if such a tool could replace an existing one. Why not aim at replacing dput if there's a reason for it? As for us, we'd welcome that. However, that's primarily left to the

Re: Bug#691624: ITP: dput-ng -- next generation Debian package upload tool

2012-10-28 Thread Paul Tagliamonte
On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 05:25:20PM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 11:15:47AM +0100, Arno Töll wrote: Hi, On 28.10.2012 08:03, Philipp Kern wrote: I'd prefer if such a tool could replace an existing one. Why not aim at replacing dput if there's a reason for it?

Re: Bug#691624: ITP: dput-ng -- next generation Debian package upload tool

2012-10-28 Thread Michael Gilbert
On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 12:25 PM, Wouter Verhelst wrote: If not, why are you claiming to replace their code? It's fine to be writing something else to replace older code; but it's fairly rude to be claiming that whatever you're writing is the next generation of that older code Any rewrite

Re: Bug#691624: ITP: dput-ng -- next generation Debian package upload tool

2012-10-28 Thread Philipp Kern
On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 02:40:53PM +0100, Arno Töll wrote: Yes, I know it still lacks code name aliases, but that's something we are aware of. Also, the user prompting interface is not very clean yet :) Please make sure that it can be overridden on the commandline, thanks. Kind regards Philipp

Bug#691624: ITP: dput-ng -- next generation Debian package upload tool

2012-10-27 Thread Arno Töll
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Arno Töll a...@debian.org Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Arno Töll a...@debian.org thanks * Package name: dput-ng Version : 1.0.0 Upstream Author : Arno Töll a...@debian.org, Paul Tagliamonte paul...@debian.org * URL :