Hello,
I'm interested in adopting the Devel-NYTProf distribution. If you can
grant me the privilege I will release the next version.
Devel::NYTProf is currently classified as ADOPTME in the PAUSE
permissions file 06perms.txt.gz.
Devel::NYTProf,ADOPTME,f
Hence it is available for adoption.
A change in Perl 5 blead has caused Devel-NYTProf distribution to fail
its test suite.
BBC ticket: https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/18215
D-N ticket: https://github.com/timbunce/devel-nytprof/issues/143
I have diagnosed this problem and provided a pull request which
addresses it:
Pull request: https://github.com/timbunce/devel-nytprof/pull/147
I've had some correspondence with Tim Bunce about this. On March 28 he
wrote me and said, "I'd be delighted if you'd consider becoming a
co-maintainer, or even owner."
Now, I'll admit that the possibility of becoming the *owner* of
Devel-NYTProf was at first intimidating. NYTProf relies upon XS code
and Javascript, neither of which are in my current skill set. I would
have been fine with Tim's applying the pull request. So I wrote Tim
back indicating my limitations in this respect. Tim did give me write
access to his github repository (though I have not yet exercised this
access).
I have not received any comments from Tim about my pull request cited
above, but I have continued to do work on NYTProf and have filed 3 other
pull requests mainly focused on extending its test suite's coverage of
the source code.
I therefore believe that I am competent to become a co-maintainer of
this distribution on CPAN. I note that in 06perms.txt.gz there does not
actually exist a status of "owner" -- "first-come" is the closest there
is to that -- but there does exist the status of "co-maint". So I would
like to formally apply for co-maint status on Devel-NYTProf (or at least
on those modules that are part of the current version on CPAN).
My maintenance plan for Devel-NYTProf is:
* Review existing pull requests at
https://github.com/timbunce/devel-nytprof/pulls. For example, I
anticipate applying:
** https://github.com/timbunce/devel-nytprof/pull/126
** https://github.com/timbunce/devel-nytprof/pull/129
** https://github.com/timbunce/devel-nytprof/pull/142
... as these tickets are "housekeeping".
* Given that I would be the active co-maintainer, I would change the
metadata to point to my github repository rather than Tim Bunce's.
* Apply my pull request
https://github.com/timbunce/devel-nytprof/pull/147 for the BBC failures.
Do a CPAN release and, after examination of CPANtesters results, close
the related bug tickets in Perl 5 blead and in Tim's Issue queue.
* Apply my additional p.r.s shortly thereafter and do an additional CPAN
release.
* Post on module-authors@ to the effect that I have become co-maint for
this distribution and would appreciate feedback from active users and
from people who can do XS.
Please review.
Thank you very much.
Jim Keenan
CPANID: JKEENAN
