[Cc:ing to Debian JP developer list] On Fri, 21 Jun 2002 18:53:01 +0900, Botond Botyanszki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 19 Jun 2002 23:40:11 +0900 (JST) > Oohara Yuuma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > http://gjiten.sourceforge.net > > > So I'm looking for a sponsor who would upload it into debian. > > I looked at it. Comments: > > * This is not a Debian-native package, so you should provide > > both of .orig.tar.gz and .diff.gz . > My package doesn't require an external patch (.diff.gz). > As far as I understood from dpkg-source(1), if there are no external > modifications, then the source package name doesn't need to contain .orig. I prefer a separate diff in this case, but you are the upstream, so I think Debian-native packaging is legal as long as the version number does not contain a hyphen. 1.1-1 is wrong. See chapter 4 of the Policy.
> From http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ap-pkg-sourcepkg.html: > > "If there is no original source code - for example, if the package is > specially prepared for Debian or the Debian maintainer is the same as > the upstream maintainer - the format is slightly different: then there > is no diff, and the tarfile is named package_version.tar.gz and contains > a directory package-version." I missed the appendix. > > At least libgnome-dev and libdb3-dev are missing. > libgnome-dev added. > gjiten doesn't depend directly on libdb3, afaik gnome does. > libgnome-dev should be suficient here I think. libgnome-dev seems sufficient. > > * You should not include INSTALL in .deb . > The interesting thing is that dh_installdocs does this (BUG??). > I had to append --exclude=INSTALL to it. Remove INSTALL from debian/docs . > > * Don't compile with -ggdb by default. > Forgot to remove that before release. > BTW, doesn't dh_strip get rid of all the debugging information ? dh_strip does the right thing, but this is a matter of policy. | Rationale: Using -g by default causes wasted CPU cycles since the | information is stripped away anyway; this can have a significant impact | on the efficiency of the autobuilders. (the Policy, version 3.5.6.0, section 11.1, footnote) > > * Being sponsored means you maintain the package. To maintain > > a package you need a Debian account and you need to apply > > the NM process if you don't have one, If you just want to > > see gjiten in Debian, file a RFP bug against wnpp. > As I'm the upstream maintainer/developer I would like to maintain > the debian package also. At least this is the recommended/preferred way > I heard. I heard the opposite: it is better to put the burden of packaging correctly (that is, reading the entire policy, developers-reference, libpkg-guide, ...) on another person. I think upstream == .deb maintainer is ideal if the upstream has _enough_ time, though. > It looks to me that applying for the NM and getting sponsored is not > that easy as I thought, though I'll try do do everything possible I can. > Filing a RFP bug is also fine with me, but I have a feeling that this > will just sit there on the "wishlist" for months. or years > Any recommendations? You may be interested in Debian JP. Although it is not a part of Debian, it has its own .deb archive, and many Japanese Debian developers are working for it. <disclaimer> * Debian JP is encouraging to integrating a package to Debian if it can be worldwide, that is, if it is useful even outside of Japan. * Debian JP does not release. * I am not a member of Debian JP. </disclaimer> > > * According to language-env, the default LANG for Japanese > > environment is ja_JP.eucJP, not ja_JP . > According to /etc/locale.alias, ja_JP is an alias for ja_JP.eucJP, > so I think this is fine as ja_JP. I see ja_JP in /etc/locale.alias . I don't know a difference between ja_JP and ja_JP.eucJP . > I fixed all the things you mentioned, updated packages are available > from http://gjiten.sourceforge.net. -- Oohara Yuuma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian developer PGP key (key ID F464A695) http://www.interq.or.jp/libra/oohara/pub-key.txt Key fingerprint = 6142 8D07 9C5B 159B C170 1F4A 40D6 F42E F464 A695 I don't die without living. --- TREASURE "IKARUGA" -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
