On September 6, 2017 5:16:13 PM EDT, Yuri D'Elia <wav...@thregr.org> wrote: >On Wed, Sep 06 2017, Andreas Tille wrote: >>> But just to confirm, I see that statsmodels is just using >>> git-buildpackage? >> >> Yes. > >Ok, that's reassuring. I'll have a look at the packaging, since I'm >already on alioth. > >But since DPMT is CC-ed (I normally follow via gmane), I take the >occasion to say that I _really_ _REALLY_ wished the recommendation on >git-dpm to be reconsidered, or at least relaxed. > >For a newcomer, git-dpm is overkill and underdocumented. >>From an outsider, making a Debian package already looks daunting. >git-dpm does not help. > >On the other hand, git-buildpackage is a relatively smooth progression >from quilt, and it does provide some added convenience.
Conveniently, we already decided to switch: https://wiki.debian.org/Python/GitPackagingPQ Scott K -- debian-science-maintainers mailing list debian-science-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/debian-science-maintainers
