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Bug#855354: RFS: alot/0.5.1-1 [ITA]



On 2017-04-21 06:12:21, Johannes Schauer wrote:
> Quoting Ben Finney (2017-04-21 14:44:52)
> > Jordan, have you made more changes that should be released?
> > 
> > Johannes, are you waiting on any changes before you approve and upload
> > this package?
> 
> Jordan and I were writing each other privately in February. Currently progress
> is stalled on the question of how to maintain the package. The options are:
> 
>  1. maintaining it under the umbrella of the Python Applications Packaging Team
>     but they use svn which Jordan wants to avoid in favour of git. There is the
>     question of whether it would be acceptable to use PAPT+git:
>     http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/python-apps-team/2017-February/013126.html
>     But as the last message indicates, there seems to be no consensus yet
>     whether to use git-dpm or switch to gbp-pq when moving python-apps from svn
>     to git...

I was trying to see if I could work with Stefano (Cc'd) to help with
the PAPT svn=>git transition, but that didn't end up going anywhere. :\

>  2. using collab-maint with whatever git packaging workflow but it seems that
>     Jordan isn't sure yet which one to pick for maintenance of alot
> 
> Jordan, are you still on board? Otherwise I just pick the option I like and
> start committing your work. :)

Yes, I am still interested. I'd convinced myself that I just needed to
give up on using git for now, so I planning to commit the patches to
svn under the current PAPT packaging area. I'll do that and then work
with you (Johannes) to upload the new package.

-Jordan

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