Aw: [MoM] ProbABEL packaging
Dear Lennart,
> Dear list,
>
> With this e-mail I'd like to sign up as a student for the Mentoring of
> the Month program. I'd like to learn how to properly package ProbABEL
> [1,2].
>
>
> This is what I have so far:
> - a .deb in an Ubuntu ppa that passes all tests done there. It's based
> on the source .tar.gz, which uses autotools, and has only one or two
> lintian warnings.
> - The debian directory of this package was adapted by hand from the
> dh_make defaults.
Technically this is about what you need. What remains is someone to
upload. Steps 1-6 below are meant to help with
this process, basically an extension to what email can do.
> Is the following the right course of action (please correct where
> necessary)?
>
> 1) File an intent to package bug
Yes, in deep theory this should have been done even prior to
packaging, just indicating your itention to go for it. This helps
search engines to pick it up - my personal main motivation.
> 2) list package in the task file
Yes. Very promotional. Besides the source code management, this
is what keeps Debian Med together. Not a requirement for the upload
per se, the entry produces happy smiley faces everywhere.
> 3) update my present debian directory to Debian standard and commit it
> (including source .tar.gz?) to the debian-med git (I have more
> experience with subversion, but would like to learn more about using git
> and the git-related packaging tools).
Very helpful for the reviewers of your package. I personally think
that subversion is doing just fine for packaging. Go for git if you
feel like it.
> 4) let this be reviewed by my mentor
>
> 5) improve the package based on the comments by the mentor
> 6) repeat 4) and 5) until the package is deemed good enough for uploading.
Yes. Sounds like right. With 3) done, it is also not unlikely that
your reviewers just performs smallish changes and then uploads without
bothering you with it.
Sounds great! Steam ahead, please!
Steffen
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