Bug#766441: RFA: scala-mode-el -- Emacs major mode for editing scala source code

[Sławomir Wójcik <valdaer@gmail.com>]

Thanks for the quick reply,

On 21.05.2020 01:30, Nicholas D Steeves wrote:
> Hi Sławomir,
>
> Thank you for your interest and initiative!
>
> Sławomir Wójcik <valdaer@gmail.com> writes:
>
> [snip]
> > One issue is that I've created the repo from scratch because git repo is not
> > reachable, existing package have quite ancient upstream version and it's
> > debian
> > files(especially rules is obviously not using dh-elpa) are mostly outdated.
> >
> > I can try to use gbp-import-dsc and recreate a new repo if it's really
> > necessary
> > or required but I don't see much value in it because:
> The issue isn't the "repo" so much as continuity with the existing
> source package.  Two people's occasional contributions over three years
> are valuable, and erasing them from Debian history would be unjust.
I have imported from dsc by gbp-import-dsc in a new fresh repo, so I 
should be able to merge my changes(basically replacing all debian/* files)
> > -if we want to adhere to EmacsenTeam Addons packaging policy
> > (https://wiki.debian.org/EmacsenTeam) and I think we should for better
> > collaboration and consistency then the package name should be changed to
> > elpa-scala-mode and existing https://packages.debian.org/sid/scala-mode-el
> > should be marked as transitional dummy package installing new one, right?
> The binary package name should be elpa-scala-mode, but the source
> package should remain scala-mode-el.
Actually upstream project name is 
emacs-scala-mode(https://github.com/hvesalai/emacs-scala-mode 
<https://github.com/hvesalai/emacs-scala-mode>) rather than 
scala-mode-el, but I guess binary package name is more important for 
debian users and if source package name will stay the same it won't be 
such a big deal, right?
> > -upstream version in existing package and most of debian files are very old
> > or outdated
> Yup, that's part of the work of adopting a package that needs work ;-)
>
> > Please, let me know what should be done. As I pointed out here:
> > https://lists.debian.org/debian-emacsen/2020/05/msg00039.html
> > it would be the best if someone from Debian Emacsen Packaging Team will work
> > with me on this and other packages but maybe someone else will be
> > interested to
> > give his/her opinion.
> If you proceed with this ITP I'd like to work with you and/or comaintain
> it, because it's a blocker for my smartparens ITP.
That would be great.
> Best,
> Nicholas
On 21.05.2020 01:49, Nicholas D Steeves wrote:
> P.S.  Are you using the following as the new upstream source?:
>
>    https://github.com/hvesalai/emacs-scala-mode
>
> I've received confirmation this is the one smartparens requires.

Yes