Bug#793171: RFS: git-lfs/0.5.2-1 [ITP]
Hugo,
I think that makes sense. I will get the dependencies packaged and
follow up with the go packaging team. Thanks so much for your time
spent on this!
Stephen
On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 2:33 PM, Hugo Lefeuvre <hugo6390@fr33tux.org> wrote:
> Hi Stephen,
>
> I've had a last look at the source code of the package, and,
> unfortunately I found something quite annoying: there are lot of
> external snippets and external libs in the vendors folder. Debian's way
> of thinking packaging isn't in accordance to it. We should package
> every piece of code separately; otherwise it may create security and
> organisational problems.
>
> If I upload the package in its current state, it may be rejected by FTP
> Master. Moreover, it will be hard to maintain this package in the future.
>
> The main problem is that packaging these snippets separately will take
> quite a lot of time and won't be a simple task. I don't have the time to
> sponsor so many packages. Thus, I'd advise you to get in touch with the Go
> Packaging Team[0] (#debian-golang on irc.debian.org). They will surely help
> you to find a solution for your package. They might also decide to upload it.
>
> Of course, don't hesitate to ping me if you need some quick review, I'm
> not far away. :-)
>
> Regards,
> Hugo
>
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