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Re: New perl packages uploaded to the SVN



Gunnar Wolf wrote:
> Damyan Ivanov dijo [Fri, Dec 07, 2007 at 10:50:55AM +0200]:
> > (...)
> > The only real[4] showstopper is the maintainer field. Because of it,
> > I am changing the distribution of all the packages to UNRELEASED in
> > SVN so we can easily track[5] them.
> >
> >     [4] The rest will make it unlikely for me to upload as I'll have
> > to do more changes, not just review. Discplaimer: not everyone in the
> > group shares these preferences.
> >     [5] http://pkg-perl.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/qareport.cgi
>
> Heh, not all, but by far, most of us. Yes, please stay away from CDBS
> for pkg-perl packages! And quilt/dpatch are great tools when you have
> to work in a group, where not everybody understands the scope and
> reasons of each of the patches you have applied.

Well, I don't think we should generally preclude CDBS from being used in 
pkg-perl packages (even though I personally don't like CDBS).  My one 
issue with CDBS, though, is that it's documented miserably. :-(

Julian.

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