Hello, Thanks for your reply and your comments.
Was there a > particular reason you put this into bzr? (If you were following some > Ubuntu > documentation, for example, I would like to know which documentation, so we > can improve it.) > > Actually, I followed the ubuntu documentation for packaging new software which is found here in PDF: https://packaging.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-packaging-guide.pdf It is the same as the documentation in HTML: https://packaging.ubuntu.com/html/packaging-new-software.html In the documentation, bzr is used. Would you please let me know if there is any updated documentation for packaging fonts? > Your package uses what's referred to as a "non-native" version number, > where > there is an upstream part ("4.0") and a Debian revision ("1"). Three > points > on this: > > Ok, thank you. I will fix this next time. > - This means the package should include an upstream tarball. Is an > upstream > tarball available somewhere for these fonts? I've checked > https://gitlab.flossir.org/farsi-fonts/yas/-/releases and don't see any. > I have made a new repository with the correct tarball. Is this ok? https://gitlab.flossir.org/farsi-fonts/fonts-yas/-/releases We are trying with the help of the Information Technology Organization of Iran and the Open Source Community of Iran to maintain repositories of open source fonts here: https://gitlab.flossir.org/farsi-fonts Thanks for other comments. I will try to fix them next time. در تاریخ شنبه ۲۰ اوت ۲۰۲۲، ۵:۰۷ Steve Langasek <steve.langa...@ubuntu.com> نوشت: > Hi, > > Thanks for your interest in contributing to Ubuntu and improving Persian > support for our users! > > I notice the branch in question is a bzr branch. Most Ubuntu code nowadays > is maintained in git, or does not use a version control system. > Was there a > particular reason you put this into bzr? (If you were following some > Ubuntu > documentation, for example, I would like to know which documentation, so we > can improve it.) > > > Your package uses what's referred to as a "non-native" version number, > where > there is an upstream part ("4.0") and a Debian revision ("1"). Three > points > on this: > > > - This means the package should include an upstream tarball. Is an > upstream > tarball available somewhere for these fonts? I've checked > https://gitlab.flossir.org/farsi-fonts/yas/-/releases and don't see any. > > There are references to 'irmug.org' in the source but this doesn't > appear > to be a current domain for anything related. > > - If there is an upstream tarball, then debian/watch should exist and tell > where to find it. > > - The Debian revision for an Ubuntu package should be -0ubuntu1, rather > than > 1. > > > I could give other feedback about the packaging, but these are probably the > points to address first. > > Also, if you don't have a specific reason to use bzr, it is probably going > to be easier to review a package if you build it and upload it to a PPA: > https://help.launchpad.net/Packaging/PPA > > On Fri, Aug 19, 2022 at 11:35:56PM +0430, A. Shafiei wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > > > There are a number of fonts for Persian language which I am trying to > > package. The first one is the Yas font. > > > > I would like to know if anyone could please review this package: > > https://code.launchpad.net/~r-shf/+junk/fonts-yas > > > > Thanks in advance. > > A. Shafiei > > > -- > Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS > Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. > Ubuntu Developer https://www.debian.org/ > slanga...@ubuntu.com vor...@debian.org >
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