Re: Adding game into repos

[manuel <linuxuser-sky@gmx.de>]

On 07/16/10 15:27, Scott Howard wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 7:51 AM, manuel<linuxuser-sky@gmx.de>  wrote:
>    
> > Just did that and filled an ITP: Bug#589282
> >
> > So whats next? Does a Sponsor contact me and asks for the source package ?
> >
> > Where could i read about the whole process from submitting ITP to package in
> > Debian does a documentary exists with the steps involved ?
> >      
> You can check out:
> http://people.debian.org/~mpalmer/debian-mentors_FAQ.html#firstpackage
> http://people.debian.org/~mpalmer/debian-mentors_FAQ.html
> http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/pkgs.html#newpackage
> and
> http://mentors.debian.net/cgi-bin/welcome
>
> Basically you work on the package, make sure it works and is lintian
> clean (lintian --pedantic -I), and upload it somewhere where a sponsor
> can download it. A convenient place is mentors.debian.net (frequently
> abbreviated as m.d.n). Instructions on how to upload to m.d.n are
> included on that site.
>
> Once uploaded you can use the template emails m.d.n gives you or just
> send an email to this list with the information about the package and
> the location for testing. If someone is interested in sponsoring, they
> will contact you and work with you to make sure it is good enough for
> upload. It also is a good idea to subscribe to the debian-mentors
> mailing list to see some of the feedback other new maintainers are
> getting with their packages.
>
> If they upload, and the package is accepted to the archive, you will
> have to repeat this process for each update. It's your responsibility
> to find a sponsor, they won't seek you out. After a few uploads and
> experience in Debian, you can apply to become a Debian Maintainer [1]
> so you don't need to find a sponsor to upload your maintained package
> (but having someone look over changes is always helpful).
>
> [1] http://wiki.debian.org/DebianMaintainer
>
> Regards,
> Scott
>
>
>    
Hi Scott and others

I did a normal lintian test and it was clean. With your options i get an 
error.

I tested 2 files the dsc and the deb file. The dsc is clean but the deb 
produces an error:

manuel@think:~/Python/new/workspace/deb$ lintian --pedantic -I -i 
pyksoko_0.3.3-1.dsc
manuel@think:~/Python/new/workspace/deb$

Seems fine to me

manuel@think:~/Python/new/workspace/deb$ lintian --pedantic -I -i 
pyksoko_0.3.3-1_amd64.deb
I: pyksoko: arch-dep-package-has-big-usr-share 4040kB 100%

This is because the game data gets installed in /usr/share

The interesting thing is sauerbraten (my ref package) does the same 
thing and all the game data are in /usr/share/games/sauerbraten.

But sauerbraten is in debian repos. Why ? is it more a warning than an 
error ?

What should i do about it ?

Thanks

Manuel