Bug#457473: ITP: extended_threading -- Extension of the python threading api

2007-12-22 Thread Steve Greenland
On 22-Dec-07, 11:48 (CST), Sandro Tosi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is what I feel about it: ITP should be filled the moment you'd > like to package a piece of software, so you're not supposed to know it > in deep; thus, the long description (that describes what the package > does) can be rew

Bug#457473: ITP: extended_threading -- Extension of the python threading api

2007-12-22 Thread Adeodato Simó
* Julien Cristau [Sat, 22 Dec 2007 18:41:37 +0100]: > Why not use the same name for both? I think it'd be clearer, and > has no drawbacks afaics. +1. I personally dislike so many python modules "suffering" from this. Cheers, -- Adeodato Simó dato at net.com

Bug#457473: ITP: extended_threading -- Extension of the python threading api

2007-12-22 Thread Simon Huggins
On Sat, Dec 22, 2007 at 05:42:20PM +0100, Sandro Tosi wrote: > * Package name: extended_threading > Description : Extension of the python threading api Shouldn't the package name be something like python-extendable-threading then? i.e. have python- in it? Also you're not allowed _s. S

Bug#457473: ITP: extended_threading -- Extension of the python threading api

2007-12-22 Thread Sandro Tosi
> > the binary package will have the python- prefix, but that is the > > intended source package name > > > Why not use the same name for both? I think it'd be clearer, and > has no drawbacks afaics. On Debian Python Modules Team requested me not to change source package name from upstream name i

Bug#457473: ITP: extended_threading -- Extension of the python threading api

2007-12-22 Thread Sandro Tosi
Hi Steve, > I've seen this a several times lately (both explicitly, as here, and > in response to suggestions), and I'd like to speak against it: One of > key points of the ITP is to allow others to correct and/or improve the > descriptions before initial package upload and before others waste tim

Bug#457473: ITP: extended_threading -- Extension of the python threading api

2007-12-22 Thread Steve Greenland
On 22-Dec-07, 10:42 (CST), Sandro Tosi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Description : Extension of the python threading api > > (will be rewritten in the real package) I've seen this a several times lately (both explicitly, as here, and in response to suggestions), and I'd like to speak agains

Bug#457473: ITP: extended_threading -- Extension of the python threading api

2007-12-22 Thread Julien Cristau
On Sat, Dec 22, 2007 at 18:36:16 +0100, Sandro Tosi wrote: > > Shouldn't the package name be something like python-extendable-threading > > then? i.e. have python- in it? > > the binary package will have the python- prefix, but that is the > intended source package name > Why not use the same n

Bug#457473: ITP: extended_threading -- Extension of the python threading api

2007-12-22 Thread Sandro Tosi
> Shouldn't the package name be something like python-extendable-threading > then? i.e. have python- in it? the binary package will have the python- prefix, but that is the intended source package name > Also you're not allowed _s. good catch, I'll call it extended-threading (source) and pytho

Bug#457473: ITP: extended_threading -- Extension of the python threading api

2007-12-22 Thread Sandro Tosi
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Sandro Tosi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Package name: extended_threading Version : 0.1 Upstream Author : S James S Stapleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : * http://www.var-dev.net/programming/python/extended_threading * License :