Re: Request for packaging - Nuitka the Python Compiler
Hi Kay,
Not sure if may be there were replies in private... nuitka looks like an
interesting project -- thanks! and thanks for using Debian ;-)
Since everyone seems to be busy and since you are an experienced Debian
user -- would you consider trying to package it yourself? it is really
not a rocket science
and since you are on a Debian system start right away with
reportbug wnpp
and file an ITP (or at least RFP if not planing to work on packaging)
for it.
Then start off with dh_make and snaking at tutorials (apt-get install
packaging-tutorial) and other packages. Whenever packages becomes ready
(lintian-free, builds in clean environment with pbuilder or cowbuilder)
-- you could seek for sponsorship here and that would be easier to get
than complete packaging (usually DDs package what they use themselves
first ;) )
1 tiny comment: Nuitka.py script better looses its suffix (.py) if you
are planing to have it installed under /usr/bin (and I would even
suggest to make it all lower-cased -- nuitka -- although not strictly
enforced but advised: imagine if all the tools g++, Python, cython, LDD,
Make had inconsistent casing)
Cheers
On Mon, 10 Oct 2011, Kay Hayen wrote:
> Hello,
> I am the upstream developer of Nuitka and am seeking somebody to
> package Nuitka for Debian.
> It's a Python compiler with near complete and unprecedented compatibility:
> http://www.nuitka.net/blog/nuitka-a-python-compiler/what-is-nuitka/
> I have recently adopted a "git flow" model, where I now support a
> stable release, plus generally the project is nearing the point of
> being useful.
> Check it out from here:
> git clone http://git.nuitka.net/Nuitka.git
> The develop branch is further ahead with documentation, otherwise it
> is supposed to be useful.
> I am willing to make changes as you indicate necessary. I had the
> chance to talk with "Jan Dittberner" during recent PyCON DE and he
> encouraged me to post here.
> Please have a look, let me know what problems you see, and feel free
> to point me to solutions.
> I currently only expect troubles from my use of environment
> variables over "__file__" relativeness. I have no idea how Nuitka or
> any code should access "files nearly", so I am using environment
> variables to find their directory.
> Let me say, that I am now a developer using Debian for more than 10
> years and thrilled at the perspective to myself as an upstream.
> I do my development work on Debian Testing and I will be more than
> willing to apply changes to make the packaging easy. That is also
> why I would ask you to use the "develop" branch, because that's
> where I can make these changes.
> Thanks in advance,
> Kay
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