Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Lex Spoon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
* Package name : scala Version : 2.1.5 Upstream Author : Martin Odersky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://scala.epfl.ch * License : BSD-like (http://scala.epfl.ch/downloads/license.html) Programming Lang: Java, Scala Description : The Scala programming language Scala is a practical but advanced programming language. It is practical in that it is fully compatible with Java and even runs on JVM's. It is advanced in that, despite the constraint of working with Java, it includes: closures, nested classes with a purer semantics than Java's inner classes, a uniform object model where even int's are objects, type members of classes, top-level singleton objects, mixins, generalized abstract data types (GADT's), and more. I am working for the Scala team--"LAMP"--and would like to make Debian packages of Scala's open-source distribution. This would provide support for distributing future Debian packages written in Scala, and it would allow Debian users to conveniently access this great programming language. I would like to distribute the following binary Debian packages: scala-library: The minimal runtime support for Scala programs (namely, scala-library.jar). Packages written in Scala would depend on this one. scala-dev: Core development tools for Scala, including the compiler, interepreter, script-runner, and jar extractor (scalap). sbaz: Scala Bazaars, the Scala community's own, cross-platform package distribution system. scala: An umbrella package depending on the above three. People wanting to play with Scala would grab this package. These binary packages would come from two source packages, analogous to the repository structure used upstream: scala-core: scala-library, scala-dev, scala sbaz: sbaz Thus far I have a prototype packaging as described above, but I keep finding one more thing to tidy up before posting them. I currently aim to post the packages in 1-2 weeks. The only possible issue I see with packaging Scala is that other members may perceive me to have a conflict of interest because I work for LAMP. I do not believe this is a problem--LAMP's interest is the same as Debian's in that we want to have a DFSG-like distribution of Scala--but of course I am not in a position to make that decision! I look forward to people's thoughts. Lex Spoon -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
