Re: Bug#922643: ITP: build-alternative -- helper to build Debian package with diet libc
Dmitry Bogatov wrote: [2019-02-21 00:00] Guillem Jover On Mon, 2019-02-18 at 19:37:38 +, Dmitry Bogatov wrote: Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Dmitry Bogatov * Package name : build-alternative Version : 0.0.1 Upstream Author : Dmitry Bogatov * Url : https://salsa.debian.org/kaction/build-alternative * Licenses : GPL-3+ Programming Lang : shell Section : devel This package provide makefile snippet, that abstract away several issues, related to building package with diet libc. . * diet libc is not supported on every Debian architecture * code to check for build profiles is repetive . Regular users do not need to install this package, it is only useful to Debian Contributors. Hmm this package name looks extremely generic for what it is described to be used for. Could you name it something else that includes either dietlibc in its name or at least libc or similar? I do not exclude, that it may include support for musl for future. I am not sure, whether overly generic name now is worse then misleading source package name in future. Reading the description and the objections, maybe a name like "alternate-libc-build-helpers"? -kgd
Re: Bug#922643: ITP: build-alternative -- helper to build Debian package with diet libc
On 22.02.19 12:44, Dmitry Bogatov wrote: > > [2019-02-21 00:00] Guillem Jover >> On Mon, 2019-02-18 at 19:37:38 +, Dmitry Bogatov wrote: >>> Package: wnpp >>> Severity: wishlist >>> Owner: Dmitry Bogatov >>> >>> * Package name : build-alternative >>> Version : 0.0.1 >>> Upstream Author : Dmitry Bogatov >>> * Url : https://salsa.debian.org/kaction/build-alternative >>> * Licenses : GPL-3+ >>> Programming Lang : shell >>> Section : devel >>> >>> This package provide makefile snippet, that abstract away >>> several issues, related to building package with diet libc. >>> . >>> * diet libc is not supported on every Debian architecture >>> * code to check for build profiles is repetive >>> . >>> Regular users do not need to install this package, it is only >>> useful to Debian Contributors. >> >> Hmm this package name looks extremely generic for what it is described >> to be used for. Could you name it something else that includes either >> dietlibc in its name or at least libc or similar? > > I do not exclude, that it may include support for musl for future. I am > not sure, whether overly generic name now is worse then misleading > source package name in future. then it's maybe premature to upload that package at all? Anyway, build-alternative is way too generic.
Re: Bug#922643: ITP: build-alternative -- helper to build Debian package with diet libc
[2019-02-21 00:00] Guillem Jover > On Mon, 2019-02-18 at 19:37:38 +, Dmitry Bogatov wrote: > > Package: wnpp > > Severity: wishlist > > Owner: Dmitry Bogatov > > > > * Package name : build-alternative > > Version : 0.0.1 > > Upstream Author : Dmitry Bogatov > > * Url : https://salsa.debian.org/kaction/build-alternative > > * Licenses : GPL-3+ > > Programming Lang : shell > > Section : devel > > > > This package provide makefile snippet, that abstract away > > several issues, related to building package with diet libc. > > . > > * diet libc is not supported on every Debian architecture > > * code to check for build profiles is repetive > > . > > Regular users do not need to install this package, it is only > > useful to Debian Contributors. > > Hmm this package name looks extremely generic for what it is described > to be used for. Could you name it something else that includes either > dietlibc in its name or at least libc or similar? I do not exclude, that it may include support for musl for future. I am not sure, whether overly generic name now is worse then misleading source package name in future. -- Note, that I send and fetch email in batch, once every 24 hours. If matter is urgent, try https://t.me/kaction --
Re: Bug#922643: ITP: build-alternative -- helper to build Debian package with diet libc
Hi! On Mon, 2019-02-18 at 19:37:38 +, Dmitry Bogatov wrote: > Package: wnpp > Severity: wishlist > Owner: Dmitry Bogatov > > * Package name : build-alternative > Version : 0.0.1 > Upstream Author : Dmitry Bogatov > * Url : https://salsa.debian.org/kaction/build-alternative > * Licenses : GPL-3+ > Programming Lang : shell > Section : devel > > This package provide makefile snippet, that abstract away > several issues, related to building package with diet libc. > . > * diet libc is not supported on every Debian architecture > * code to check for build profiles is repetive > . > Regular users do not need to install this package, it is only > useful to Debian Contributors. Hmm this package name looks extremely generic for what it is described to be used for. Could you name it something else that includes either dietlibc in its name or at least libc or similar? Thanks, Guillem
Bug#922643: ITP: build-alternative -- helper to build Debian package with diet libc
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Dmitry Bogatov * Package name : build-alternative Version : 0.0.1 Upstream Author : Dmitry Bogatov * Url : https://salsa.debian.org/kaction/build-alternative * Licenses : GPL-3+ Programming Lang : shell Section : devel This package provide makefile snippet, that abstract away several issues, related to building package with diet libc. . * diet libc is not supported on every Debian architecture * code to check for build profiles is repetive . Regular users do not need to install this package, it is only useful to Debian Contributors. I plan to maintain this package myself, keeping debianization in following Git repository: https://salsa.debian.org/kaction/build-alternative.git -- Note, that I send and fetch email in batch, once every 24 hours. If matter is urgent, try https://t.me/kaction --
