----- Original Message ----- > From: "Martin Bukatovic" <martin.bukato...@gmail.com> > To: python-devel@lists.fedoraproject.org > Sent: Tuesday, February 9, 2016 2:13:59 AM > Subject: visibility of pyp2rpm tool > > Dear fedora-python-devel, > > I noticed a problem with pyp2rpm tool: it's a great tool, but it's > hardly visible and new python packager can easily miss it. The fact that > both Packaging:Python and SIGs/Python wikipages doesn't properly mention > it doesn't really help as well. No fried of mine who recently started > working on packaging his project is aware of this tool and I find out > about it only because I had weird newcomer's kind of questions on this > mailing list and people here were kind enough to point out that I should > check it first. > > Initially I tried to kind of fix this issue by adding a line > about this tool into SIGs/Python page some time ago: > > https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=SIGs%2FPython&diff=418064&oldid=417278 > > The problem is that this doesn't really solve anything. Now I rather > feel that more changes are required. > > My current idea how to maintain rpm packages for my own python project > is summed up here: > > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Marbu/PythonPackaging > > Note that this is not a suggestion how the better description should > look like. I link it here so that you can point out which part you > disagree with (I'm not even a python sig member after all), so that > we can catch possible disagreements as soon as possible. My suggestions > below assumes that this makes sense. Keep in mind that I have hardly > any real experience with python rpm packaging. > > So what exactly I have in mind? Compare this page: > > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Python > > with: > > https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Packaging_Python > > The difference includes: > > * fedora Packaging:Python page is a packaging policy, which doesn't > mention pyp2rpm at all > * openSUSE:Packaging_Python page is more like a step by step intro, > which includes a clean example how to use SUSE's py2pack tool > > See also: > > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Haskell > > which clearly points out to cabal-rpm tool right in the beginning. > > So my suggestions are: > > 1) Since the Packaging:Python page is the most visible, I would include > quick intro about pyp2rpm as the first section here. > 2) Mention Python SIG page here as well. > 3) A beginner friendly howto with more details could be maintained > separately linked from (or included in) revamped Python SIG page's > "Packaging Quickstart" section. > > Moreover: I think that it would make sense to link older versions of the > guidelines which are valid for epel 6 and 7 like ruby does here: > > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Ruby > > I could help me with this feature request: > > https://github.com/fedora-python/pyp2rpm/issues/25 > > Thanks for the feedback.
Hi Martin, I like your ideas, the best way to move this forward is to open a ticket for fpc[0]. [0]https://fedorahosted.org/fpc/ > > -- > Martin Bukatovic > _______________________________________________ > python-devel mailing list > python-devel@lists.fedoraproject.org > http://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/python-devel@lists.fedoraproject.org > -- Robert Kuska {rkuska} _______________________________________________ python-devel mailing list python-devel@lists.fedoraproject.org http://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/python-devel@lists.fedoraproject.org
