Re: Moving a package from collab-maint to python-modules
On March 11, 2017 6:52:59 AM EST, Ghislain Vaillant <ghisvail@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Sat, 2017-03-11 at 11:24 +0000, Christopher Hoskin wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'd like to package python-jsonpointer for Debian. The filer of the
>RFP (Bug #754296) Pietro Battiston, has created a repository at
>>
>> https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/python-jsonpointer.git
>>
>> but has no intention of becoming the maintainer, and the package has
>not been uploaded. The existing repository does not use git-dpm or
>pristine-tar.
>>
>> I'd like to maintain this package within DPMT. Is there a way I can
>migrate the existing repository, or should I just start again?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Christopher Hoskin
>
>I know Pietro (I co-maintain src:bottleneck with him) and he has been
>keen on moving his packages to team-maintenance under the DPMT.
>However, since the package in question was never released, and is
>essentially RFP's now, you can probably start from scratch.
>
>I am wondering whether it makes sense to use git-dpm for new packages,
>now that the team is planning to transition from using git-dpm to gbp.
>I personally used gbp straight away for my recent packages (see pytest-
>qt, pytest-xvfb) for examples.
I think we should be consistent like we were with svn/git. Stick with one thing and then switch everything over. If we don't, we aren't acting as a team.
Scott K
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