Hi Punit-san,

Thanks for a reply.

On Tue, 25 Oct 2022 at 06:46, Punit Agrawal <punitagra...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Fukui-san,
>
> Daichi Fukui <a.dog.will.t...@akane.waseda.jp> writes:
>
> > Hello Debian Developers,
> >
> > On Sat, 13 Aug 2022 13:03:16 +0000 Fukui Daichi <
> a.dog.will.t...@akane.waseda.jp> wrote:
> >> Package: wnpp
> >> Severity: wishlist
> >> Owner: Fukui Daichi <a.dog.will.t...@akane.waseda.jp>
> >> X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-de...@lists.debian.org,
> a.dog.will.t...@akane.waseda.jp
> >>
> >> * Package name    : c4core
> >>   Version         : 0.1.9
> >>   Upstream Author : Joao Paulo Magalhaes <d...@jpmag.me>
> >> * URL             : https://github.com/biojppm/c4core
> >> * License         : MIT
> >>   Programming Lang: C++
> >>   Description     : library of low-level C++ utilities, written with
> low-latency projects in mind
> >>
> >> Rationale:
> >>    rapidyaml [0] depends on this utility.
> >>    Moreover, jsonnet [1] depends on rapidyaml.
> >>
> >>    [0] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1003397
> >>    [1] https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/jsonnet
> >>
> >> Maintenance plan:
> >>    Because I am a novice in debian packaging, I would like to
> >>    ask for someone who can review my upload. I need a sponsor too.
> >>
> >>
> >
> > As mentioned in a different bugreport [0], c4core depends on
> biojppm/cmake, debugbreak, and fast_float.
> > To meet the dependency, we're now preparing for uploading debugbreak and
> fast_float [1][2].
> >
> > As for biojppm/cmake, it looks like this software is used for the
> author's project only.
> > This makes me wonder if it is really reasonable to package biojppm/cmake.
> > It is technically possible to package it but it could end up with no
> other packages depending on the packaged biojppm/cmake than c4core.
> > To make a clear decision, I would like to ask for your opinion on this
> issue.
> >
> > If you are interested, see also a discussion [3] similar to this one.
>
> I'm not familiar with Debian convention regarding this so please take
> any comments here with a pinch of salt.
>
> Considering that you've found a precedent, you should be able to package
> biojppm/cmake together with c4core. Does upstream provide a combined
> release tarball with it included? If so, I'd suggest using that for the
> upload and look to split it out of the package if required.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Regards,
> Punit
>
> > [0] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1003397#35
> > [1] https://ftp-master.debian.org/new/debugbreak_1.0-1.html
> > [2] https://ftp-master.debian.org/new/fast-float_3.5.1-1.html
> > [3] https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-tools/2020/12/msg00012.html
>
>
OK, I'll keep biojppm/cmake embedded rather than creating a new package for
it.

Yes, c4core upstream provides a tarball combined with biojppm/cmake.
With the help of DDs, I'll try to upload the source code with cmake
included in it when it's ready.

Best,
Fukui

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