Re: please upload approx from svn
On 07-12-2007, Eric Cooper <ecc@cmu.edu> wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 07, 2007 at 10:28:55AM +0000, Sylvain Le Gall wrote:
>> I'll do it tonight.
>
> Thanks very much.
>
>> Is there any chance that we can also upload a version to backports.org?
>> (i.e. does it work with ocaml in etch).
>
> It would need some minor modifications to build in etch. I'm not very
> familiar with backports. Is it considered good practice for the
> package be as "backportable" as possible, or should I keep the
> dependencies at the "leading edge"?
>
> For example, approx currently build-depends on ocamlmakefile; I could
> change this to "ocamlmakefile | ocaml-tools (< 2007)".
>
> It also build-depends on ocaml-nox (>= 3.10). But since I don't rely
> on any new 3.10 features, I could just drop the versioned dependency
> completely.
>
> A more significant issue is that approx uses ocamlnet2 now. I could
> either backport that library and its dependencies, or modify the
> approx source slightly. If I do this, should I keep a backport branch
> in svn (again, is there some best practice here?)
>
OK, i understand the issue of the backport. But don't do anything, this
is juste for my personnal convenience (i use approx on etch). I will do
the backport myself when i will need it.
>> You should also add "Dm-Upload-Allowed: yes" field into you approx
>> source package, to be allowed to upload it.
>
> OK, I've committed this change to debian/control.
>
Great. I am update my svn and upload.
Regards,
Sylvain Le Gall
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