[pkg-bioc] Package r-cran-climatol wanted in Debian

[David Vernazobres]

Hi there,

Yes I know, and I am totally out for some more time...
But I might jump in, one week-end again ;-) I still have some piece of
code running on some backup hard-drive...

Cheers,
David

On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 2:43 PM, Dirk Eddelbuettel<edd at debian.org> wrote:
>
> On 26 August 2009 at 11:55, Steffen Moeller wrote:
> | Hi,
> |
> | Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote:
> |
> | > On 26 August 2009 at 01:57, W. Martin Borgert wrote:
> |
> | > | my colleague would like to use the package r-cran-climatol. The
> | > | package r-cran-climatol_1.0.3-0.r2d.1_all.deb from
> | > | http://pkg-bioc.alioth.debian.org/debian/cran/ seems to work
> | > | fine. However, it is not (yet) in Debian, therefore one cannot
> | > | rely on the typical advantages of an official Debian package,
> | > | like security support, use of the BTS, etc. So we would like to
> | > | see it in Debian. What is the best way to get it into Debian?
> | > | Shall I file an RFP? Do I have to upload it myself? TIA!
> |
> | I feel that we should find ways to just use the automated packaging more, to save our man
> | power for the more interesting bits. The bug management should allow dealing with such
> | packages, too, bugs should then be forwarded to upstream to comment on. Dirk, would it not
> | be OK to prepare an ITP for all the packages that your new cran2deb has prepared? It would
>
> Well, I am under no illusion that I can maintain 1700+ new packages within
> Debian.  In fact, I'd rather reduce the load of my 120+ packages.
>
> Which is why cran2deb output is not in Debian.
>
> For starters, you'd have to hand-write 1700+ new-style copyright files making
> sure you cover every copyright holder.  Not something I can automate.
>
> In short:  this is a non-starter as far as I am concerned.
>
> Dirk
>
> | inform on the whereabouts of that new package and also clarify that it will not be
> | uploaded the distribution unless some human soul starts caring for it.
> |
> | If your colleague plans for a longer commitment to that package, it would probably be nice
> | to find him as a (Debian) maintainer of that package and drag him into the (Debian)
> | distribution with you as his mentor. Less illusionary may be to suggest you to just adapt
> | the source and upload it.
> |
> | The mostly-dead alioth project has a subdirectory "packages" or so where I keep some
> | debian folders for some packages, still. The idea was that this way one could eventually
> | combine the automated updates with the manual improvements done to the packaging .... but
> | this never went off.
> |
> | Many greetings
> |
> | Steffen
>
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