It took a while, but I have uploaded an updated version (with all the issues you raised fixed) of the package to mentors.d.n [1]. I have issued a new RFS bug [2], hopefully it will attract a sponsor. Perhaps someone from the debian perl group could review it and sponsor it?
[1] https://mentors.debian.net/package/mysql-sandbox [2] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=790761 2014-05-28 13:43 GMT+02:00 Daniel Lintott <dan...@serverb.co.uk>: > Hi Mateusz, > > I came across your package on mentors.d.o and was intrigued so decided > to give the package a review. > > NB: I'm not a DD, so can't actually sponsor you myself... But hopefully > this will help point you in the right direction. > > Currently there is a small FTBFS (that occurs only under sbuild, which > the buildd's use). The package fails to build at the test section as it > tries to create a directory in the users home directory (sbuild sets > $HOME = /sbuild-nonexistent). A small modification(taken from the > glib2.0 package) to your debian/rules fixes this: > > # Do not clutter $HOME with ~/sandboxes and avoid failure on the buildds > # where creating /home/buildd/sandboxes fails > export HOME=$(CURDIR)/debian > > With the package built we can cover the Lintian warnings: > > > W: mysql-sandbox: debian-changelog-line-too-long line 4 > > As mysql-sandbox has never been uploaded to Debian you can simply remove > this line, leaving just the single 'Initial Release' line. > > > W: mysql-sandbox: script-with-language-extension > usr/bin/deploy_to_remote_sandboxes.sh > > All files installed into a directory in PATH shouldn't have a language > extension. The easiest fix for this would be to rename the file in > debian/rules, see [0] for an example solution. > > > W: mysql-sandbox: binary-without-manpage > usr/bin/deploy_to_remote_sandboxes.sh > > This doesn't appear to have a manpage or any mention in any files... > Maybe ask upstream to see if they can supply a manpage for this (this > wouldn't block an upload though) > > > W: mysql-sandbox: binary-without-manpage usr/bin/msb > > msb is found the MySQL::Sandbox.3pm manpage, adding another symlink for > this is fine. > > > debian/copyright: > + Rather than duplicating the license twice, you can use a single > licence block, see [1]. > + Consider using metacpan.org as the source URL (see below) > > > debian/mysql-sandbox.docs > + No need to install the README, it's just a copy of the manpages > > > debian/copyright, debian/watch > + Consider using metacpan.org [2] for the watch URL as this will > allow the upstream to be tracked should it be taken over by a different > author on CPAN. > > It also be worth contacting the guys at the Debian Perl Group [3] > (cc'd), you may find someone there who is willing to sponsor your package. > > [0] http://sources.debian.net/src/libvm-ec2-perl/1.25-1/debian/rules#L11 > [1] http://sources.debian.net/src/gns3/0.8.6-3/debian/copyright > [2] https://metacpan.org/release/MySQL-Sandbox > [3] https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/DebianPerlGroup > > Regards, > -- > Daniel Lintott > GPG Key: 4096R/5D73EC6E > >
