Bug#593587: ITP: libparallel-useragent-perl
Hi, I just saw a link [1] scroll by on #perl. It lists several alternatives to LWP::Parallel::UserAgent, including one that might be a drop-in solution (search for WWW::Curl::Simple). Maybe it's easier to try those than fixing LWP::Parallel. Regards, Ansgar [1] http://www.perlmonks.org/bare/?node_id=758739 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#593587: ITP: libparallel-useragent-perl
Dear Ansgar, On 09/01/2010 09:16 AM, Ansgar Burchardt wrote: I just saw a link [1] scroll by on #perl. It lists several alternatives to LWP::Parallel::UserAgent, including one that might be a drop-in solution (search for WWW::Curl::Simple). Maybe it's easier to try those than fixing LWP::Parallel. [1] http://www.perlmonks.org/bare/?node_id=758739 this is very kind of yours. This information will be forwarded to upstream, but I don't see an immediate change. The Ensembl (www.ensembl.org) package is complex. The value we want to add is on getting upstream's work installed locally, just like it is, basically. This all may mean that we need to let it reside in experimental for a while. Best, Steffen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#593587: ITP: libparallel-useragent-perl
On 08/30/2010 03:37 AM, Ansgar Burchardt wrote: Hi, Steffen Möller steffen_moel...@gmx.de writes: Hello, On 08/29/2010 05:59 PM, Ansgar Burchardt wrote: Some packages that use the distribution name instead, but that is not the case either here (there is an additional - in the package name). Please consider changing the package name to liblwp-parallel-perl before it is accepted into the archive. I just checked on http://search.cpan.org/~marclang/ParallelUserAgent-2.57/lib/LWP/Parallel/UserAgent.pm and you are right. It should be lwp-parallel, indeed. Cheers, Steffen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#593587: ITP: libparallel-useragent-perl
Hi, the module name does not comply to a should requirement of the Perl Policy: 4.2 Module Package Names Perl module packages should be named for the primary module provided. The naming convention is to lowercase the Perl module name, prepend, lib, change all occurrences of :: to -, and append -perl. Some packages that use the distribution name instead, but that is not the case either here (there is an additional - in the package name). Please consider changing the package name to liblwp-parallel-perl before it is accepted into the archive. Another related question: Are there other modules that need the older version libwww-perl5.808-perl of libwww-perl besides this one? At least bioperl1.2.3 in NEW lists the regular libwww-perl as an alternative as well so it seems not required there. Regards, Ansgar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#593587: ITP: libparallel-useragent-perl
Hello, On 08/29/2010 05:59 PM, Ansgar Burchardt wrote: the module name does not comply to a should requirement of the Perl Policy: 4.2 Module Package Names Perl module packages should be named for the primary module provided. The naming convention is to lowercase the Perl module name, prepend, lib, change all occurrences of :: to -, and append -perl. Some packages that use the distribution name instead, but that is not the case either here (there is an additional - in the package name). Please consider changing the package name to liblwp-parallel-perl before it is accepted into the archive. well spotted. As you may guess, we followed the file name. Since others will have the same difficulty, I suggest to leave the source name as it is name the package just like you say. I'd also want to add a Provides to the libparallel-useragent-perl since people are really looking for this ... Maybe the notion in the description would be sufficient. But, an explicit provides probably helps. Another related question: Are there other modules that need the older version libwww-perl5.808-perl of libwww-perl besides this one? At least bioperl1.2.3 in NEW lists the regular libwww-perl as an alternative as well so it seems not required there. Sigh. Well. That old version of bioperl is the culprit of it all, and that in turn is dragged in by Ensembl, which is just on the brink of being uploaded. In an Ensembl production environment you would not use the bioperl 1.2.3 . And bioperl1.2.3 needs the liblwp-parallel-perl. When you know what you are using, you may possibly have something sufficiently working without the need to uninstall the current libwww-perl with the many reverse dependencies. But this should not be the default. The real audience for this package though are dedicated machines, real or virtual, that don't have much more than Ensembl installed. The |libwww-perl took a very pragmatic stance. What should happen over the next couple of months/years though is to have the need for those older packages to disappear. But this needs more time than we should allow Ensembl to remain outside of our distro. Many thanks and regards Steffen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#593587: ITP: libparallel-useragent-perl
Hi, Steffen Möller steffen_moel...@gmx.de writes: Hello, On 08/29/2010 05:59 PM, Ansgar Burchardt wrote: Some packages that use the distribution name instead, but that is not the case either here (there is an additional - in the package name). Please consider changing the package name to liblwp-parallel-perl before it is accepted into the archive. well spotted. As you may guess, we followed the file name. Since others will have the same difficulty, I suggest to leave the source name as it is name the package just like you say. I'd also want to add a Provides to the libparallel-useragent-perl since people are really looking for this ... Maybe the notion in the description would be sufficient. But, an explicit provides probably helps. Note that this would be libparalleluseragent-perl (there is no dash in the upstream distribution name). Another related question: Are there other modules that need the older version libwww-perl5.808-perl of libwww-perl besides this one? At least bioperl1.2.3 in NEW lists the regular libwww-perl as an alternative as well so it seems not required there. Sigh. Well. That old version of bioperl is the culprit of it all, and that in turn is dragged in by Ensembl, which is just on the brink of being uploaded. In an Ensembl production environment you would not use the bioperl 1.2.3 . And bioperl1.2.3 needs the liblwp-parallel-perl. When you know what you are using, you may possibly have something sufficiently working without the need to uninstall the current libwww-perl with the many reverse dependencies. But this should not be the default. The real audience for this package though are dedicated machines, real or virtual, that don't have much more than Ensembl installed. The |libwww-perl took a very pragmatic stance. So I guess this means that bioperl1.2.3 uses libwww-perl directly as well? Or is it always handled via this module? A report on CPAN [1] suggests that it might be easy to fix this module, but I haven't tested this. If this turns out to be true and other parts of bioperl1.2.3 don't require the old version, we could at least save us from packaging the old version of libwww-perl. Regards, Ansgar [1] https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=40261#txn-772404 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#593587: ITP: libparallel-useragent-perl
Ansgar Burchardt ans...@43-1.org writes: A report on CPAN [1] suggests that it might be easy to fix this module, but I haven't tested this. If this turns out to be true and other parts of bioperl1.2.3 don't require the old version, we could at least save us from packaging the old version of libwww-perl. [1] https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=40261#txn-772404 Just one more thing I forgot to mention: ParallelUserAgent also does not work with perl 5.12 (see the report above). perl 5.12 was already under consideration for Squeeze, but has not been included to not delay the release any further. However, I suppose perl 5.12 (or later) will be introduced soon after Squeeze has been release. It would be nice if modules already support this. I already mentioned this problem before as well [2]. Regards, Ansgar [2] http://lists.debian.org/debian-perl/2010/08/msg00078.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#593587: ITP: libparallel-useragent-perl -- Extension for LWP to allow parallel HTTP and FTP access
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Steffen Moeller steffen_moel...@gmx.de * Package name: libparallel-useragent-perl * URL : http://search.cpan.org/dist/ParallelUserAgent/ * License : Artistic Programming Lang: Perl Description : Extension for LWP to allow parallel HTTP and FTP access -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
