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Re: Aw: [MoM] ProbABEL packaging



Dear Steffen,

Thanks for your comments. I'll get on it!


Best,

Lennart.

On 04-12-13 19:46, "Steffen Möller" wrote:
> 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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