On Fri, Jul 26, 2024 at 03:25:09PM +0200, Joerg Jaspert wrote:
On 17302 March 1977, Thomas Goirand wrote:
Together with a bunch of people during debcamp, we decided to
package homeassistant. This is a huge task, with hundreds of
dependencies. Since there's too many, we've been told to no Cc:
debian-devel@l.d.o when filing the ITPs, and instead write a summary
(as per developper's ref).
Not going to stop you - I actually think it would be a nice thing to
have something like this packaged for real - but how realistic is this
in a Debian stable release (assuming you ever manage to get all of it
packaged and uploaded).
Using HA myself, that thing and all around it is changing faster than
anything else I ever saw. One basically finished updating ones install
and it goes again "Update available".
Combined with upstreams focus on their HassOS thing (and yes, that *is*
damn easy and low-effort to use!), is upstream support for "oh gosh you
outdated distro" even there, in case this ends up in a stable release?
I sure would like if it ever goes with an "apt install homeassistant"
and you have what "put this HASSOS image into a VM/raspy and automate
away" does now, thats a cool target. But you found yourself a hill even
larger than the OpenStack one - and one that changes even more often and
faster. :)
--
bye, Joerg
As someone with a smart home setup that includes over 100 devices, I
totally get where Joerg is coming from. Keeping up with frequent updates
to stay on top of new features and device integrations can be a real
challenge, especially in Debain stable.
I’ve noticed that while Homebridge, with its plugins separated from main
app, might be easier to maintain than HA, it also has its own
limitations. Your hard work on integrating HA is impressive, and I
appreciate the effort you’re putting into it. It’s definitely a tricky
area with a lot to consider.
Cheers!
Yogeswaran.
