Re: Frustration with trying to build Debian packages from Maven-based sources

2013-03-18 Thread Hilko Bengen
* Wolodja Wentland: > On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 16:47 +0100, Hilko Bengen wrote: > >> Initially, all I wanted to do was to build a proper Debian package for >> ElasticSearch (#660826). It turns out that some needed >> build-dependencies are not in Debian yet, so I start with version 2 of >> jackson-

Re: Frustration with trying to build Debian packages from Maven-based sources

2013-03-18 Thread Emmanuel Bourg
Hi Thomas, I'm a committer on the Apache Commons project, if you have an itch to scratch with one of the libraries (commons-lang, commons-collections, etc) I should be able to help quickly. Do you have specific examples of Apache projects affected by the issues you mentioned? Emmanuel Bourg

Re: Frustration with trying to build Debian packages from Maven-based sources

2013-03-18 Thread Emmanuel Bourg
Le 18/03/2013 23:42, Hilko Bengen a écrit : > A software developer who wants to use Maven as a build tool on Debian > and considers himself "a mere user" of the distribution should find that > the distribution is not working against but for him. And It must be easy > for a newcomer to turn Maven-b

Re: Frustration with trying to build Debian packages from Maven-based sources

2013-03-18 Thread Manfred Moser
> Le 18/03/2013 22:44, Manfred Moser a écrit : > >> If there is interest in the debian community to have a controlled >> repository server running that only provides approved jars you could run >> Sonatype Professsional. As an open source project you could get a free >> license. If there is any int

Re: Frustration with trying to build Debian packages from Maven-based sources

2013-03-18 Thread Hilko Bengen
* Emmanuel Bourg: > What about leveraging the Maven infrastructure and downloading the > dependencies directly from the central Maven repository (or a Debian > operated mirror) instead of repackaging every single jar into it's own > deb file (as long as it's open source of course) ? Packages in t

Re: Frustration with trying to build Debian packages from Maven-based sources

2013-03-18 Thread Emmanuel Bourg
Le 18/03/2013 22:44, Manfred Moser a écrit : > If there is interest in the debian community to have a controlled > repository server running that only provides approved jars you could run > Sonatype Professsional. As an open source project you could get a free > license. If there is any interest i

Re: Frustration with trying to build Debian packages from Maven-based sources

2013-03-18 Thread Manfred Moser
Hi all, Some clarifications.. > Hi Emmanuel, > > I'm happy to find someone from the java side, especially from apache here > on a > debian list. Perhaps you could help us as an intermediator and raise > awareness > for the pain we have when dealing with java in general and often the ASF > in > sp

Re: Frustration with trying to build Debian packages from Maven-based sources

2013-03-18 Thread Thomas Koch
Hi Emmanuel, I'm happy to find someone from the java side, especially from apache here on a debian list. Perhaps you could help us as an intermediator and raise awareness for the pain we have when dealing with java in general and often the ASF in special. Some points that come to my mind: - D

Re: Frustration with trying to build Debian packages from Maven-based sources

2013-03-18 Thread Thomas Koch
Hilko Bengen: > Hi, > > what follows is a somewhat rant-y account of the things that can go > wrong when someone who is experienced in Debian packaging (but rather > new to this Java thing) tries to prepare pacakges that are built using > Maven: Hi Hilko, thank you for working on java stuff. I c

Re: Please add me to the project

2013-03-18 Thread Niels Thykier
On 2013-03-16 11:25, d...@zorglub.s.bawue.de wrote: > Hi, > > On 10/03/13 18:56, Sylvestre Ledru wrote: >> On 10/03/2013 16:44, Andreas Altaïr Redmer wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> following the steps on >>> >>> http://pkg-java.alioth.debian.org/developers.html#rules >>> >>> I ask to be added to the pr

Re: Frustration with trying to build Debian packages from Maven-based sources

2013-03-18 Thread Vincent Fourmond
Hello, On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 10:27 AM, Emmanuel Bourg wrote: > Le 18/03/2013 02:35, Scott Howard a écrit : > >> A Debian operated mirror wouldn't be >> enough, we'd need volunteers scouring the licensing and source code of >> all the libraries in that mirror. > > Considering that the POM decl

RFS: libjide-oss-java 3.5.1+dfsg-1 (initial release)

2013-03-18 Thread Markus Koschany
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Re: Frustration with trying to build Debian packages from Maven-based sources

2013-03-18 Thread Emmanuel Bourg
Le 18/03/2013 02:35, Scott Howard a écrit : > A Debian operated mirror wouldn't be > enough, we'd need volunteers scouring the licensing and source code of > all the libraries in that mirror. Considering that the POM declares the license used this could be automated for most of the libraries. E

Re: Frustration with trying to build Debian packages from Maven-based sources

2013-03-18 Thread Wolodja Wentland
On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 09:27 +, Wolodja Wentland wrote: > On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 16:47 +0100, Hilko Bengen wrote: > > > Initially, all I wanted to do was to build a proper Debian package for > > ElasticSearch (#660826). It turns out that some needed > > build-dependencies are not in Debian y

Re: Frustration with trying to build Debian packages from Maven-based sources

2013-03-18 Thread Wolodja Wentland
On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 16:47 +0100, Hilko Bengen wrote: > Initially, all I wanted to do was to build a proper Debian package for > ElasticSearch (#660826). It turns out that some needed > build-dependencies are not in Debian yet, so I start with version 2 of > jackson-core by downloading the jack