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

[David Vernazobres]

Yes I know. Sorry about that...


On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 2:30 AM, Dirk Eddelbuettel<edd at debian.org> wrote:
>
> David!!
>
> Long time no email!
>
> On 27 August 2009 at 02:08, David Vernazobres wrote:
> | 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...
>
> Have a look at what is in http://r-forge.r-project.org in the cran2deb svn
> repository -- now it is mostly R-based with some shell scripts and sql
> magic.  We're building 1800+ packages on two architectures.
>
> Charles and I would love to walk you through. This is rewrite not really
> based on the earlier 'v1.0' you worked on with Steffen and me.
>
> Dirk
>
> |
> | 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
> | >
> | > --
> | > Three out of two people have difficulties with fractions.
> | >
> | >
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> Three out of two people have difficulties with fractions.
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