Hello All, I have uploaded the new version of the package with most of the suggested modifications. I am still working on the rest. Here is the url to the signed dsc: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/d/dmtcp/dmtcp_1.2.0+svn859.dsc
> > > Thanks for pointing this out. There is no need of > > libdmtcpawareSOVERSION and you are right that we should create > > do you mean that you will not provide public dynamic library? then > manpage should be adjusted I guess ;-) Actually, I was wrong earlier; we will be having the libdmtcpawareSOVERSION package. I am currently working on it and will update as soon as I am done. > > libdmtcpaware-dev binary package (containing .a and .h). However, I > > need to lookup how to create two binary packages. > > just add a -dev package description to debian/control ;-) and install > those 2 files correspondingly under debian/libdmtcpaware-dev directory instead > of debian/dmtcp Done. > Additional questions: > > * your key EF26082C ... ? I failed to fetch it from public servers: > > $> gpg --recv-key 0xEF26082C > gpg: requesting key EF26082C from hkp server pgp.mit.edu > gpgkeys: key EF26082C not found on keyserver > gpg: no valid OpenPGP data found. > gpg: Total number processed: 0 I have fixed that now, and it should work. (Earlier the key was hosted only on http-keys.gnupg.net) > * QUICK-START seems to be a good resource, why not > > echo QUICK-START >> debian/docs Done. > * add those other borrowed GNU files/snippets to debian/copyright > > $> git grep -l 'Copyright.*Free Software Foundation' | grep -v COPYING > dmtcp/src/glibcsystem.cpp > mtcp/NOTES-x86_64/syscall.S > mtcp/NOTES-x86_64/sysdep-x86_64.h > mtcp/NOTES-x86_64/sysdep.S > mtcp/NOTES-x86_64/tls-i386.h > mtcp/NOTES-x86_64/tls-x86_64.h > mtcp/mtcp_sigaction_i386.ic > mtcp/mtcp_sigaction_x86_64.ic > mtcp/sysdep-x86_64.h > > actually mtcp/sysdep-* ;-) Done. > * ideally, since you do have tests battery -- it could/should have been > run during package build time... could be an item for future TODO ;-) Can you tell me how to do this? Thanks! > * since this version is first one to come to Debian, please adjust > description and remove "Starting with release 1.2.0,...". > > BTW -- since 1.2.0 has been released a while... and current svn has already > changes outside of debian/ directory, will be there 1.2.1 release so that > Debian package's version (1.2.1-1) would make clear sense... otherwise it > should be mentioned that this version is 1.2.0+svn857 or something like that > to > do not confuse users Done. > * (perspective TODO) -- it would be nice to have dmtcp-dbg package containing > debug symbols, so if bug discovered, users could simply install it to provide > meaningful context. implementation is easy -- just add such package to > debian/control and instruct dh_strip to dump symbols into that package: > > dh_strip --dbg-package=dmtcp-dbg > > in your debian/rules Done. > uff... ;-) hope it is of use Of-course it was of use :-P Thanks, --Kapil -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-wnpp-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/aanlktink64ogtgsznaog3i8atvdx+st2g2csapbw9...@mail.gmail.com