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Re: [DebianGIS] TileCache 2.0 debian packaging



On Fri, Dec 28, 2007 at 07:49:55AM +0930, Paul Wise wrote:
> On Dec 27, 2007 11:51 PM, Christopher Schmidt <crschmidt@metacarta.com> wrote:
> 
> > http://mentors.debian.net/cgi-bin/sponsor-pkglist?action=details;package=tilecache
> >
> > However, ther'es no diff or orig since there are no diffs... I'm
> > assuming this is okay? There is a .tar.gz.
> 
> This means you produced a Debian native package, which is meant for
> software that is specific to debian (like apt/dpkg and other similar
> things):
> 
> http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/ch-pkgs.en.html#s-sourcelayout

I don't see anything that indicates that this is meant for software that
is specific to debian...

> There is a flamewar going on about native packages and when to use them:
> 
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2007/12/thrd2.html#00628

Okay, I'm convinced that they common feeling through that thread is that
this is going to be the 'way to go' going forward. Also, I had another
debian developer point out that there was no reason for TileCache to be
in contrib, so I pulled 'contrib' out of the section, and bumped the
version with debchange. So, the package is uploaded as 2.01-2 now:
http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/t/tilecache/ 

Is that the right thing to do?

Regards,
-- 
Christopher Schmidt
MetaCarta



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