Let's start to collect examples of package which we might should rather not be native. This might make the discussion easier.
- maven-repo-helper, maven-debian-helper both packages contain a lot of logic that would also be usefull for other distributions, e.g. fedora. However the code needs a lot of cleanup. I hope the following is a useful command to search native packages: aptitude search "?source-version(^[^-]+$)" -F "%p %V %d" of to narrow the search to installed packages aptitude search "?installed ?source-version(^[^-]+$)" -F "%p %V %d" Even the narrowed search to installed packages reveals a few packages which makes me wonder why they're native: awesome-extra 2012061101 additional modules for awesome dvcs-autosync 0.5 Automatically synchronize ... emacs-goodies-el 35.3 Miscellaneous add-ons for Emacs fdpowermon 1.7 simple battery power monitor git-annex 3.20130124 manage files with git github-backup 1.20120627 backs up data from GitHub hardlink 0.3.0~rc1 Hardlinks multiple copies ... ikiwiki 3.20121212 a wiki compiler jarwrapper 0.43 Run executable Java .jar files laptop-detect 0.13.7 attempt to detect a laptop maven-ant-helper 7.7 helper scripts for building ... metainit 0.0.5 Generates init scripts mr 1.13 Multiple Repository management tool netmask 2.3.12 helps determine network masks os-prober 1.57 utility to detect other OSes ... pristine-tar 1.26 regenerate pristine tarballs ssft 0.9.13 Shell Scripts Frontend Tool whois 5.0.20 intelligent WHOIS client xtrlock 2.2 Minimal X display lock program This list makes me wonder whether it's really worth the effort that Joey separates upstream and debian version of his packages? Regards, Thomas Koch, http://www.koch.ro -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201301281342.54927.tho...@koch.ro