Hi, On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 12:30 PM, Chris Cormack <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