Bug#354774: Django packaging

[Brett Parker <iDunno@sommitrealweird.co.uk>]

On Mon, Sep 18, 2006 at 03:16:07PM +0200, Raphael Hertzog wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> On Wed, 17 May 2006, Brett Parker wrote:
> > On Wed, May 17, 2006 at 07:13:48PM +0200, Matthias Urlichs wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > > 
> > > you both indicated (Debian bugs #335246 and #354774) that you want to
> > > package Django.
> > > 
> > > Well, I need it ...
> > > 
> > > Questions:
> > > - progress?
> > > - any interim packages?
> > > - are you two aware of each other / working together?
> > 
> > I plan on updating the trunk snapshots in the next week, and then I'll
> > get back to making the packaging as nice as possible, at the moment it's
> > reasonably good, and passes linda and lintian checks, but there's still
> > more to do.
> 
> I also would like to see Django integrated into Debian proper. Django is
> getting more and more press and the package deserves to be in unstable or
> experimental.
> 
> I would strongly suggest that you start maintining this package in the
> python-modules subversion repository:
> http://python-modules.alioth.debian.org/
> 
> I can add you to the team if you agree. Just indicate me your Alioth
> login.

I currently don't have one!

> Then, the first task will be to update the package to follow the new
> Python policy as even Brett's latest 0.95 package do not seem to be ready
> for release in unstable without that.

I was looking at that this weekend, I should be able to sort the
packaging on tuesday/wednesday evening and have new packages available
then.

Thanks,
-- 
Brett Parker