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Id: 46841
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  Wed Jun 10 20:14:44 2009 hdp [...] cpan.org - Ticket created
Subject: Note caveats vs. Debian perl modules/dh-make-perl
CPANPLUS::Dist::Deb's documentation should make it clear how the debs it generates will interact with Debian's perl module packages: what conflicts may arise, what the caveats are, etc.
  Wed Jun 10 20:16:09 2009 hdp [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added
This is especially true of the mention of debian.pkgs.cpan.org.
  Wed Jun 10 20:16:11 2009 hdp [...] cpan.org - Status changed from 'new' to 'open'
  Wed Jun 10 20:16:52 2009 hdp [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added
The TODO mentions the assumptions made about the packaged code's license, but maybe this should be made more prominent.
  Thu Jun 11 20:13:36 2009 jeremiah [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added
On Wed Jun 10 20:14:44 2009, HDP wrote: Show quoted text
> CPANPLUS::Dist::Deb's documentation should make it clear how the debs it > generates will interact with Debian's perl module packages: what > conflicts may arise, what the caveats are, etc.
One of the most important relationships a deb has is with aptitude (obviously.) If one could devise an automated set of tests for C::D::D to make sure it fits into aptitude and dpkg's database and can easily install and uninstall I think the module would be well on its way to providing a valuable service to users.
  Fri Jun 12 06:18:16 2009 jos [...] dwim.org - Correspondence added
Subject: Re: [rt.cpan.org #46841] Note caveats vs. Debian perl modules/dh-make-perl
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:17:45 +0200
To: bug-CPANPLUS-Dist-Deb [...] rt.cpan.org
From: "Jos I. Boumans" <jos [...] dwim.org>
On Jun 12, 2009, at 2:13 AM, Jeremiah Foster via RT wrote: Show quoted text
> Queue: CPANPLUS-Dist-Deb > Ticket <URL: https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=46841 > > > On Wed Jun 10 20:14:44 2009, HDP wrote:
>> CPANPLUS::Dist::Deb's documentation should make it clear how the >> debs it >> generates will interact with Debian's perl module packages: what >> conflicts may arise, what the caveats are, etc.
> > One of the most important relationships a deb has is with aptitude > (obviously.) If one could devise an automated set of tests for C::D::D > to make sure it fits into aptitude and dpkg's database and can easily > install and uninstall I think the module would be well on its way to > providing a valuable service to users.
Tell me how and we'll make it happen. Even better, jeremiah, you probably want a commit-bit ;) -- Jos Boumans 'Real programmers use "cat > a.out"'
  Fri Jun 12 16:43:00 2009 hdp [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added
On Thu Jun 11 20:13:36 2009, jeremiah wrote: Show quoted text
> One of the most important relationships a deb has is with aptitude > (obviously.) If one could devise an automated set of tests for C::D::D > to make sure it fits into aptitude and dpkg's database and can easily > install and uninstall I think the module would be well on its way to > providing a valuable service to users.
I don't really understand this -- have you looked at the tests that C::D::D already has? It tests install/uninstall, and it uses dpkg-buildpackage. Are there more tests you'd like to see? I was originally referring more to more abstract policy or convention violations, not straightforward package breakages (though of course those would be good to fix too; I just don't know of any).