Bug#688873: nomacs in Debian

[Stefan Fiel <stefan@nomacs.org>]

Hi Antoine,

Thank you very much for contacting us. We would be glad to have an 
official Debian package. Your help with the packaging would be 
appreciated since we do not have enough experience in making a correct 
package :)

Since there are upcoming features for the next releases (like making HDR 
images (see our GSoC project)) which are requiring more libs, we are 
currently thinking about splitting up the package to reduce the 
dependencies for those who just want a simple image viewer. We don't 
know if this is desirable for packages in Debian and we are also not 
sure about the correct way of doing this. Would be great if you can give 
us some advices.

Greetings,

Stefan


On 26.09.2012 17:20, Antoine Beaupré wrote:
> Hi!
>
> How would you feel about having an official Debian package for nomacs in
> the Debian and therefore, eventually Ubuntu archives?
>
> I have opened an RFP (Request For Package) for that purpose in the
> Debian BTS (Bug Tracking System), you can follow it here:
>
> http://bugs.debian.org/688873
>
> There are minimal changes required for the package to work in Debian,
> according to lintian:
>
> E: nomacs changes: bad-distribution-in-changes-file oneiric
> W: nomacs source: native-package-with-dash-version
> W: nomacs source: unknown-field-in-dsc original-maintainer
> W: nomacs: hardening-no-relro usr/bin/nomacs
> P: nomacs: no-upstream-changelog
> W: nomacs: latest-debian-changelog-entry-without-new-version
> P: nomacs: copyright-has-crs
>
> As a Debian Developper, I would be to help in getting that package into
> shape for inclusion in Debian. Unfortunately, it won't make it for the
> next release, but we can aim for the one after that. Either way, it will
> eventually trickle down into Ubuntu, which is also good. :)
>
> Let me know.
>
> A.