A release of python-debian now won't end up in Ubuntu 22.04. It will take several weeks for a release of python-debian in Debian to make its way to Ubuntu.
Cheers, Jelmer On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 12:37:15PM +0000, Quirin Pamp wrote: > Thanks for the quick reply, and see my argument for releasing the zstd > support soonish below. :wink: > > ________________________________________ > From: Jelmer Vernoo�� <[email protected]> > Sent: 18 April 2022 15:19 > To: Quirin Pamp > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: zstd support in python-debian > > Hi Quirin, > > On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 02:02:42PM +0000, Quirin Pamp wrote: > > I am the primary maintainer of the pulp_deb plugin > > (https://github.com/pulp/pulp_deb/) of the pulp project > > (https://pulpproject.org/). > > The plugin uses python-debian as its primary dependency. > > > > Since Ubuntu has started using zstd compression for their deb packages > > starting with Ubuntu impish, we have not been able to upload such packages > > to our software: https://github.com/pulp/pulp_deb/issues/459 > > > > I have now successfully tested the following MR from your source repo, > > which appears to fix the problem (so long as the zstd program is > > independently available): > > https://salsa.debian.org/python-debian-team/python-debian/-/merge_requests/79 > > I also tried registering an account on your GitLab instance, so I might > > comment directly on the MR, which is pending administrator approval. > > The MR looks reasonable to me at a first glance (it'd be nice to use > python-zstd rather than the zstd command-line tool, but that's not a blocker > for landing it I think). > > > My question is if there are any plans to release a version of python-debian > > that includes the above MR? > I'm not sure how I would describe our philosophy here - I think generally > we're pretty open to doing a new release if there's something that warrants > it. > > In that case I present the following argument in favor of releasing the zstd > support feature soon: > Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) is due for release tomorrow, and my > understanding is that they will be using zstd compressed packages for this > release. > > > I was also wondering if there is any way I can get more directly involved > > with python-debian development/maintenance, since this will likely not be > > the last time we have some need regarding this library? > Perhaps the best way to start is to either work on something that you need > yourself; the bug tracker is a good source of inspiration for this. > > In general, we're happy to help out with design advice here or on the MR. If > you fail to get a response - please do ping us. > > Cheers, > > Jelmer
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