Re: Proposed new package, bugs-everywhere_0.0.193-1.1
Hi! Am 21.4.2008 schrieb Ben Finney [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I'm putting together a new Debian package, 'bugs-everywhere', in anticipation of having someone sponsor it into Debian. I'd like to get feedback on my packaging efforts before seeking a sponsor, as I'm still rather green at packaging Python applications. Uff... Just took a quick view at your diff.gz, don't have the time for in deep review of the entire package, but: 1) You don't need to patch upstreams version of the GPL, since you already point to the corrected in /usr/share/common-licenses. 2) Please use some kind of patch managemnt system, since your diff.gz is really hard to read. 3) Your diff.gz adds stuff like bugs-everywhere-0.0.193/.be/bugs/... to the package; I don't think that's usefull, since these bug data will be outdated sooner or later. And again this stuff just makes it difficult to read your diff. Yours sincerely, Alexander Yours sincerely, Alexander
Re: Proposed new package, bugs-everywhere_0.0.193-1.1
On 21/04/2008, Ben Finney wrote: I'd appreciate any feedback from those more experienced with Debian packaging in general and Python packaging in particular. I won't be able to comment much on the python part since you're using -central, that I don't know. Anyway, some quick comments: - debhelper version mismatch: 5 is debian/compat, = 6 in debian/control. - strange to see there's only a © 2005 copyright line, IIRC the project has been quite active lately. But still IIRC you're more versed into legalese than I am, so you probably told them to update their copyright notices. Hmm, and a quick grep shows that you're missing at least: ./libbe/hg.py:# Copyright (C) 2007 Steve Borho [EMAIL PROTECTED] - debian/README.Debian looks like superfluous (and contains a different address, for the sake of the argument). Maw, KiBi pgpSqI2aMOpXU.pgp Description: PGP signature
Proposed new package, bugs-everywhere_0.0.193-1.1
Howdy all, I'm putting together a new Debian package, 'bugs-everywhere', in anticipation of having someone sponsor it into Debian. I'd like to get feedback on my packaging efforts before seeking a sponsor, as I'm still rather green at packaging Python applications. (I'm also seeking Alioth hosting for the project, but encountering technical difficulties unrelated to the package.) The source package can be had here: URL:http://www.cyber.com.au/~benf/bzr/bugs-everywhere/build-area/bugs-everywhere_0.0.193-1.1.dsc URL:http://www.cyber.com.au/~benf/bzr/bugs-everywhere/build-area/bugs-everywhere_0.0.193.orig.tar.gz URL:http://www.cyber.com.au/~benf/bzr/bugs-everywhere/build-area/bugs-everywhere_0.0.193-1.1.diff.gz Possibly also of interest: URL:http://www.cyber.com.au/~benf/bzr/bugs-everywhere/build-area/bugs-everywhere_0.0.193-1.1_i386.changes The package currently passes Lintian v1.23.46 with no errors, and only a warning about the package version number. I'd appreciate any feedback from those more experienced with Debian packaging in general and Python packaging in particular. -- \When you go in for a job interview, I think a good thing to | `\ ask is if they ever press charges. -- Jack Handey | _o__) | Ben Finney -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Proposed new package, bugs-everywhere_0.0.193-1.1
Hi Ben, feedback on my packaging efforts before seeking a sponsor, as I'm still rather green at packaging Python applications. (I'm also seeking Alioth hosting for the project, but encountering technical difficulties unrelated to the package.) If this is as python app (and you'd like to follow this path) the repository it's already on Alioth, and it's called PAPT[1] ;) Regards, Sandro [1] Python Applications Packaging Team, http://wiki.debian.org/Teams/PythonAppsPackagingTeam -- Sandro Tosi (aka morph, Morpheus, matrixhasu) My website: http://matrixhasu.altervista.org/ Me at Debian: http://wiki.debian.org/SandroTosi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Proposed new package, bugs-everywhere_0.0.193-1.1
Ben Finney wrote: Cyril Brulebois [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: - strange to see there's only a © 2005 copyright line, IIRC the project has been quite active lately. But still IIRC you're more versed into legalese than I am, so you probably told them to update their copyright notices. Hmm, and a quick grep shows that you're missing at least: ./libbe/hg.py:# Copyright (C) 2007 Steve Borho [EMAIL PROTECTED] Good catch. I'll have to gather the copyright notices properly from the whole tree. Have a look at `licensecheck -R *` (in case you haven't yet), very useful script for these purposes. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
