[Pkg-giraffe-discuss] Z-push 2.5.0

[Carsten Schoenert]

Hi again,

Am 11.07.19 um 10:28 schrieb Roel van Meer:
> Carsten Schoenert writes:
> 
>> While running lintian on your preparation I noticed a warning about a
>> possible problem on PHP file.
> 
> I've pushed 2.5.0-2, where this is fixed.

yes, but ... :-)
I was using Lintian from testing, the version from unstable has found
new warnings. :(

> root at i5:/tmp/buildd/z-push-2.5.0# lintian -IE
> warning: the authors of lintian do not recommend running it with root privileges!
> I: z-push source: testsuite-autopkgtest-missing
> W: z-push-kopano-gabsync: command-in-sbin-has-manpage-in-incorrect-section usr/sbin/z-push-gabsync
> W: z-push-common: command-in-sbin-has-manpage-in-incorrect-section usr/sbin/z-push-admin
> W: z-push-common: command-in-sbin-has-manpage-in-incorrect-section usr/sbin/z-push-top
> W: z-push-kopano-gab2contacts: command-in-sbin-has-manpage-in-incorrect-section usr/sbin/z-push-gab2contacts
> N: 3 tags overridden (2 warnings, 1 info)

I think there is a reason why the tools are installed into /u/sbin/. If
yes we should also fix these warnings too.
This will probably need to get upstream also I guess.

> By the way, I'm about to start packaging some additional webapp plugins (for  
> our own use). Because you have already packaged the files plugin, I can do  
> this in the proper Debian way, on a monkey see monkey do basis, by using  
> your work as a starting point. Are we interested in having these plugins  
> added to the official repository?

In principle yes, I have stopped on further working on this because the
old fashion style from upstream building a rather small additional web
package by the help of a huge load of Java, which I don't really
understand, is a bit to much for me as I'm really not familiar with the
Java build systems.

Jelle has done some work in the past on getting rid of the Java stuff as
building the plugins are always just installing some files somewhere, no
classical compilation. So far I know this was only happen for
kopano-webapp itself.
Maybe Jelle has still some stuff you can use if you want to dive into
such an task. I think a Makefile would in principle be always the same
for all plugins.

@Jelle
Can you say something to the status here?

> First on my list are the desktopnotifications, mdm and spelling plugins.
> 
> If there is interest, I'll file the ITP bugs and start the work.

A ITP is always a good idea, not that it will happen here but it would
prevent doubled work in case someone else has the same idea at some
time. And if you don't want to work further on it you can modify the
type of the issue to a RFP later.

-- 
Regards
Carsten Schoenert