Hi Andrius, Andrius Merkys, on 2020-05-16 14:41:53 +0300: > There's dh-make-perl tool from similarly named Debian package. In your case > the following should be a good starting point: > > dh-make-perl --cpan Statistics::PCA Thank you, that does quite a job to put a decent git repository together! I had a look at the dependencies necessary to get the module to operate properly on Debian, and I noted the following tree: libstatistics-pca-perl (To do) |-> libtest-simple-perl |-> libtext-simpletable-perl |-> libcontextual-return-perl |-> Math::Cephes (Missing libmath-cephes-perl) `-> Math::MatrixReal (Missing libmath-matrixreal-perl) `-> libtest-most-perl With the Statistics::PCA and its missing dependencies, there would be a total of three packages to create. The module Math::MatrixReal[1] looks easy enough; the result from dh-make-perl builds successfully out of git-buildpackage. There will a few fields to fill here and there I guess, to get the package to be clean toward Debian policy. I'm a bit more concerned on Math::Cephes[2] side, but not from a technical point of view though; it is seamless on the side of git-buildpackage as well. From a copyright standpoint, the module embeds C code provided on netlib[3] but originating from a book and a commercial product, accompanied with a "readme" notice[4] indicating that said code "may be used freely", fortunately. But maybe an extra-careful examination of the source code for extra copyright statements will be needed here. Hopefully, should DFSG changes be required, they won't impede on the proper operation of the package. [1] https://metacpan.org/pod/Math::MatrixReal [2] https://metacpan.org/pod/Math::Cephes [3] http://www.netlib.org/cephes/ [4] http://www.netlib.org/cephes/readme Not sure where is the best location to put the various packaging repositories at the moment. I suppose Debian Perl Team namespace would be such a place; I'll probably contact them tomorrow. Kind Regards, -- Étienne Mollier <etienne.mollier@mailoo.org> Fingerprint: 5ab1 4edf 63bb ccff 8b54 2fa9 59da 56fe fff3 882d Help find cures against the Covid-19 ! Give CPU cycles: * Rosetta@home: https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/ * Folding@home: https://foldingathome.org/
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