Re: RFS: solarpowerlog
Tobias,
On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 02:15:17AM +0100, Tobias Frost wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, den 22.12.2011, 19:59 -0200 schrieb Fernando Lemos:
> > On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 10:17 AM, Artur R. Czechowski <arturcz@hell.pl> wrote:
> > > If you are also the upstream developer and you are planning to always keep
> > > Debian package with released version in sync, you can consider making the
> > > package as a native package.
> > Just to clarify, this piece of information is completely wrong.
> > Quoting the mentors FAQ:
> >
> > "You should only use a native Debian package when it is clear that the
> > package would only ever be of use in Debian. Even if the software is
> > currently only available in Debian, if someone could reasonably use
> > the software on another distribution or on another operating system,
> > then the package should be non-native. A few examples of normal
> > packages are: libc6, apache, phpmyadmin. But lintian, dpkg and some
> > other tools are purely developed for debian, and make no sense being
> > released in another distribution."
> >
> > It's not a matter of choice. If your package is not Debian-specific,
> > it can't and won't be uploaded as a native package.
> OK.
> I saw this explanation, and I saw the mail from Artur. so I thought
> that it *seems* also to be ok. You are the experts in packaging, not me
> and I had no reasons not to belive him.
In case of doubts trust the documentation :)
Regards
Artur
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