Hi Paul On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 12:10 AM, Paul McEnery <pmcen...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2010/1/22 Rafael Enrique Ortiz Guerrero <raf...@sugarlabs.org>: >> Dear mentors, >> >> I am looking for a sponsor for my package "turtleart". >> >> * Package name : turtleart >> Version : 0.0.1 >> Upstream Author : Walter Bender wal...@sugarlabs.org >> * URL : http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Activities/Turtle_Art >> * License : gplv2 >> Section : misc >> >> It builds these binary packages: >> turtleart - Graphic Programming interface, based on the logo Turtle >> >> My motivation for maintaining this package is: Maintaining programming >> tools and becoming DM >> >> The package can be found on mentors.debian.net: >> - URL: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/t/turtleart >> - Source repository: deb-src http://mentors.debian.net/debian unstable >> main contrib non-free >> - dget >> http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/t/turtleart/turtleart_0.0.1.dsc >> >> this closes bug #565949 to ITP: turtleart -- Turtle graphic >> programming environment >> >> >> >> I would be glad if someone uploaded this package for me. >> > > Hi Rafael! > > I am not a mentor, but I have taken a quick look at your package and > noticed a couple of odd things:
Thanks for taking a look at my package > 1. > The original tarball appears to contain only a single directory which > extracts to a folder name which does not match the upstream name and > version of the package. > > 2. > The diff.gz appears to be creating the upstream source as well as the > debian/ directory. The diff.gz should only contain the "debianisation" > of the package. > > 3. > I cant find where to actually download the upstream source. > > 4. > Have you run lintian against it? See below: > ---------- > $ lintian --pedantic *.changes > E: turtleart_0.0.1_amd64.changes: changed-by-address-malformed rafael > <raf...@rafael-desktop> > E: turtleart: debian-changelog-file-contains-invalid-email-address > raf...@rafael-desktop > E: turtleart: copyright-contains-dh_make-todo-boilerplate > E: turtleart: description-starts-with-package-name > E: turtleart: description-is-dh_make-template > W: turtleart: script-with-language-extension usr/bin/tagplay.py > W: turtleart: script-with-language-extension usr/bin/tahoverhelp.py > W: turtleart: script-with-language-extension usr/bin/tajail.py > W: turtleart: script-with-language-extension usr/bin/talogo.py > W: turtleart: script-with-language-extension usr/bin/taproject.py > W: turtleart: script-with-language-extension usr/bin/tasetup.py > W: turtleart: script-with-language-extension usr/bin/tasprites.py > W: turtleart: script-with-language-extension usr/bin/taturtle.py > W: turtleart: script-with-language-extension usr/bin/tawindow.py > W: turtleart: script-with-language-extension usr/bin/turtleart.py > E: turtleart: info-document-missing-dir-section > usr/share/info/activity.info.gz > E: turtleart: info-document-missing-dir-entry usr/share/info/activity.info.gz > W: turtleart: binary-without-manpage usr/bin/tagplay.py > W: turtleart: binary-without-manpage usr/bin/tahoverhelp.py > W: turtleart: binary-without-manpage usr/bin/tajail.py > W: turtleart: binary-without-manpage usr/bin/talogo.py > W: turtleart: binary-without-manpage usr/bin/taproject.py > W: turtleart: binary-without-manpage usr/bin/tasetup.py > W: turtleart: binary-without-manpage usr/bin/tasprites.py > W: turtleart: binary-without-manpage usr/bin/taturtle.py > W: turtleart: binary-without-manpage usr/bin/tawindow.py > W: turtleart: binary-without-manpage usr/bin/turtleart.py > W: turtleart: executable-not-elf-or-script ./usr/bin/taproject.py > W: turtleart: executable-not-elf-or-script ./usr/bin/tagplay.py > W: turtleart: executable-not-elf-or-script ./usr/bin/tasetup.py > W: turtleart: executable-not-elf-or-script ./usr/bin/tawindow.py > W: turtleart: executable-not-elf-or-script ./usr/bin/tajail.py > W: turtleart: executable-not-elf-or-script ./usr/bin/tahoverhelp.py > W: turtleart: executable-not-elf-or-script ./usr/bin/taturtle.py > W: turtleart: executable-not-elf-or-script ./usr/bin/talogo.py > W: turtleart: executable-not-elf-or-script ./usr/bin/tasprites.py > ---------- Hmm i only trusted in mentors.debian.net lintian, wasn't aware of that warnings. http://mentors.debian.net/cgi-bin/sponsor-pkglist?action=details;package=turtleart > I'm no python expert, but according to debian-policy, every executable > should have a manpage. This unfortunately this we as packagers > occasionally need to write them. i followed http://wiki.debian.org/DebianPython/Policy?action=show&redirect=DebianPython%2FNewPolicy but i maybe i overlooked something on, http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/python-policy/ > > 4. > You may want to make the package source format (3.0) > Hopefully a real mentor will also take a look at your package ;) > Regards, Thanks again, yep based on mentors.debian.net warnings i was hoping that a mentor could fix the 2 warnings (not serious in my opinion) and upload the package. i didn't want to delay the process is someone more experimented in procedures could help. p.d this package is also in Ubuntu's REVU and i didn't got any serious lintian warnings. > Paul. > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
