Re: I'd like to add an ocaml package to debian
Dear François,
On 01/09/2016 12:09, Francois BERENGER wrote:
To ease end users life, I'd like to make my ACPC software
available as a binary package in debian.
https://github.com/UnixJunkie/ACPC
I think for the moment packaging version 1.1 is enough.
This is a scientific software, in the field of medicinal chemistry /
computer aided drug discovery.
What are the steps I should follow ?
Currently, there are opam packages, but forcing end users
to use a source-based installer is not cool.
My software has an _oasis file.
As an upstream developer, you should read the following pages:
https://wiki.debian.org/UpstreamGuide
To have your software packaged in Debian, you'll first have to submit a
WNPP bug, either RFP (request for packaging) if you're looking for
someone else to maintain the package (but don't hold your breath!), or
ITP (intend to package) if you decide to maintain the Debian package
yourself. Either kind of bug can be submitted with the "reportbug wnpp"
command on a Debian system.
If you decide to maintain the Debian package yourself, have a look at
the following page:
https://mentors.debian.net/intro-maintainers
For OCaml-specific documentation, have a look at:
http://pkg-ocaml-maint.alioth.debian.org/ocaml_packaging_policy.html/index.html
For OCaml-related packages, please put
debian-ocaml-maint@lists.debian.org in CC of your bugreports,
sponsorphip requests... (or send a mail there with the references)
In the case of ACPC, you have to package first dependencies not yet
available in Debian (from a cursory look, obuild, dolog and vector3).
Same procedure for the dependencies! But tell in the WNPP bugs that
these are dependencies of the "main" package you want to see in Debian.
Cheers,
--
Stéphane
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