[Debian-med-packaging] RFS: pbbam (NEW)

[Andreas Tille]

Hi Afif,

On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 01:29:03AM -0700, Afif Elghraoui wrote:
> Hi, all,
> I've completed packaging of pbbam, my first shared library package.
> Would someone please sponsor?

I'm not sure if the package is really finished since there is a
debian/TODO file with open items.  I think package names and sections
looks OK but I wonder about the versioning (second item in TODO file).
 
> The source is viewable at
> http://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/debian-med/pbbam.git

I have built the package and I noticed that the libpbbam-dev does not
contain a static library in addition to the *.so link.  This is what
usually is provided in lib*-dev packages (if the build system can be
tweaked to provide dynamic *and* static libraries).  I do not think
that this is a strong requirement but wanted to mention this in case
you might not be aware of it.

I also noticed that the library package name is laking a soname version.
I usually use dh-shlibs (have a look for instance in libmems, snp-sites
or other packages with libraries).  This is not mandatory but saves you
from some mistakes (like forgetting a soname).  You might like to check
out these examples if you want to use d-shlibs as well (which I would
recommend).  Its a small learning effort that pays off in the end.

Kind regards

       Andreas.

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