[MoM] Packaging of python-csb - report #2
Right. Round 2:
1) I've commited the repository. I tried to replicate the structure from
some existing python-* packages already on git. I didn't see them
including the upstream/orig tarballs. Should they go there too? If so,
where?
2) I've tried many ways of building the package. Started with
"git-buildpackage", but then changed to just "pdebuild". No matter what
I do, I keep getting this error:
...
dh clean --with python2
dh: unable to load addon python2: Can't locate
Debian/Debhelper/Sequence/python2.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /etc/perl
/usr/local/lib/perl/5.14.2 /usr/local/share/perl/5.14.2 /usr/lib/perl5
/usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.14 /usr/share/perl/5.14
/usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at (eval 3) line 2.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 3) line 2.
...
I've looked for solutions around, but could find none. Any feedback
would be appreciated.
Tomás.
On 30/10/12 23:53, Andreas Tille wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 06:48:33PM +0100, Tomás Di Domenico wrote:
>> Greetings. Here's my first progress report for the packaging of the CSB
>> Toolbox [1].
>
> :-)
>
>> 1) I've created a git repository for the package, which I named
>> "python-csb" according to the Debian Python Policy. I hope this is correct.
>
> Well, I need to admit I'm personally have the habit to run into trouble
> when touching other peoples repositories - so it might be me that I get:
>
> $ debcheckout --user tille git://git.debian.org/debian-med/python-csb.git --git-track '*'
> declared git repository at git+ssh://tille@git.debian.org/git/debian-med/python-csb.git
> git clone git+ssh://tille@git.debian.org/git/debian-med/python-csb.git python-csb ...
> Cloning into 'python-csb'...
> warning: You appear to have cloned an empty repository.
> Use of uninitialized value $srcpkg in substitution (s///) at /usr/bin/debcheckout line 822.
>
> and I also tried
>
> $ git clone git+ssh://git.debian.org/git/debian-med/python-csb.git
> Cloning into 'python-csb'...
> warning: You appear to have cloned an empty repository.
>
>
> So either you might have forgotten a `git push` or something else is
> wrong here. I suspect a missing `git push` because I have not seen any
> mail on our commit list which should be the case because as far as I can
> see at git.debian.org you have properly set the postcommit hook to send
> an e-mail.
>
>
>
>> 2) I used pbuilder to setup a chroot in my computer. Even after reading
>> the pbuilder User's Manual [2], I'm not 100% sure I understand how to
>> use the chroot. I suppose that will become clear once I start trying to
>> build the package, though.
>
> You can simply use it by saying git-buildpackage if you add the following
> to your file ${HOME}/.gbp.conf:
>
> [DEFAULT]
> builder = ${HOME}/bin/git-pbuilder
>
> my ~/bin/git-pbuilder looks like this:
>
> $ cat ~/bin/git-pbuilder
> #!/bin/sh
> set -e
>
> /usr/bin/pdebuild --pbuilder cowbuilder --buildresult `dirname \$PWD` --debbuildopts "-i\.git -I.git $*" --debsign-k "Andreas Tille <tille@debian.org>"
> rm ../*_source.changes
> lintian -i ../*.deb ../*.dsc
>
>
> Please note: Cowbuilder is some kind of "faster pbuilder" - leave out
> the "--pbuilder cowbuilder" for the moment or setup cowbuilder if you
> want this.
>
>
> For a very simple test you can also just use plain command `pdebuild` in
> your packaging directory to use pbuilder.
>
>
>> 3) I've followed the first part of the Debian New Maintainer's Guide,
>> played around with a toy example, took a look at the generated files, etc.
>
> Fine.
>
>> 4) Following the developer's docs on the CSB project site [3], I checked
>> out the latest version of the project and built it. The build process
>> includes the running of several unit tests. It eventually generates a
>> tar.gz file with a format like "csb-1.1.0.tar.gz", which seems preety
>> close with the desired format for sources according to the guide.
>
> I might have a look at this once I can clone the git reporitory you
> created in 1).
>
>> _Question here_ (maybe ahead of myself): the building process also
>> builds HTML documentation using python-epidoc. Does this fit into the
>> framework of a Debian package?
>
> Yes, for sure. Any user relevant documentation should be provided in a
> binary doc package (for instance named like python-csb-doc). We have
> several examples in Vcs how to do this. I could also give you a kick
> start right in the Git repository.
>
>> In any case, I'd appreciate input on how to go on. The Python package
>> building process is probably pretty different from the ones that involve
>> standard GNU building tools and the like, so a bit on guidance on how to
>> proceed would be great.
>
> I'd suggest the first we should do is to get the git repository properly
> to enable me cloning. Once this is done we should probably write a
> debian/watch file to enable simple download of the source and inject
> the pristine-tar into the repository. Once this is done I might have
> a look how to reasonably proceed with the build process. As far as I
> can say dh does an amazingly clever job by just using
>
> dh $@ --with python2
>
> in your debian/rules file and I would be really astonished if this
> package should be an exception.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Andreas.
>
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