On March 11, 2017 6:52:59 AM EST, Ghislain Vaillant <ghisv...@gmail.com> wrote: >On Sat, 2017-03-11 at 11:24 +0000, Christopher Hoskin wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I'd like to package python-jsonpointer for Debian. The filer of the >RFP (Bug #754296) Pietro Battiston, has created a repository at >> >> https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/python-jsonpointer.git >> >> but has no intention of becoming the maintainer, and the package has >not been uploaded. The existing repository does not use git-dpm or >pristine-tar. >> >> I'd like to maintain this package within DPMT. Is there a way I can >migrate the existing repository, or should I just start again? >> >> Thanks. >> >> Christopher Hoskin > >I know Pietro (I co-maintain src:bottleneck with him) and he has been >keen on moving his packages to team-maintenance under the DPMT. >However, since the package in question was never released, and is >essentially RFP's now, you can probably start from scratch. > >I am wondering whether it makes sense to use git-dpm for new packages, >now that the team is planning to transition from using git-dpm to gbp. >I personally used gbp straight away for my recent packages (see pytest- >qt, pytest-xvfb) for examples.
I think we should be consistent like we were with svn/git. Stick with one thing and then switch everything over. If we don't, we aren't acting as a team. Scott K
