Thanks Liz. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Liz Rea <liz@catalyst.net.nz> Date: Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 12:37 PM Subject: Re: [Koha-devel] Packing needs - status to add to bugzilla and the dashboard? To: Brendan Gallagher <info@bywatersolutions.com> Robin wrote a couple of quite good wiki pages on this subject: https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Building_Debian_Dependencies https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Building_Debian_Dependencies/Dependency... On 09/03/16 06:50, Brendan Gallagher wrote: Yup all good points. Not to put it all on the PM - but I think a way to track this in BZ is needed. A better workflow - perhaps based on Chris's point - a "failed QA - needs package" status (or some worded status)? Do we have a defined role description of responsibility of the Packaging Manager? (I've only read Robin's posts to the mailing list before - is that it?) On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 9:37 AM, Galen Charlton <gmc@esilibrary.com> <gmc@esilibrary.com> wrote: Hi, On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 12:30 PM, Chris Cormack <chrisc@catalyst.net.nz> <chrisc@catalyst.net.nz> wrote: I don't think it's fair to push this all on the package manager. If a dev introduces new dependencies that need packaging, it should be their responsibility to make sure this is done. Indeed. I am willing to build *some* packages (and submit them to Debian), but that willingness is decidedly not infinite. The first question that somebody who proposes to add a new dependency should ask themselves is this: is there a way to accomplish the task at hand without adding a new dependency? If not, can the task at hand be accomplished using packages that are already in Debian stable? If not, does the dependency at least have an active third-party ITP (intent to package) in the Debian bug tracker? Regards, Galen -- Galen Charlton Infrastructure and Added Services Manager Equinox Software, Inc. / Open Your Library email: gmc@esilibrary.com direct: +1 770-709-5581 cell: +1 404-984-4366 skype: gmcharlt web: http://www.esilibrary.com/ Supporting Koha and Evergreen: http://koha-community.org &http://evergreen-ils.org _______________________________________________ Koha-devel mailing listKoha-devel@lists.koha-community.orghttp://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-devel website : http://www.koha-community.org/ git : http://git.koha-community.org/ bugs : http://bugs.koha-community.org/ -- -- Liz Rea Catalyst.Net Limited Level 6, Catalyst House, 150 Willis Street, Wellington. P.O Box 11053, Manners Street, Wellington 6142 GPG: B149 A443 6B01 7386 C2C7 F481 B6c2 A49D 3726 38B7 -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brendan A. Gallagher ByWater Solutions CEO Support and Consulting for Open Source Software Installation, Data Migration, Training, Customization, Hosting and Complete Support Packages Headquarters: Santa Barbara, CA - Office: Redding, CT Phone # (888) 900-8944 http://bywatersolutions.com info@bywatersolutions.com