[Debian-med-packaging] Bug#1110478: ITP: augustus -- Re-implementation of Caesar III with changes to gameplay

[Hefee]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Hefee <hefee at debian.org>
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User: pkg-games-devel at lists.alioth.debian.org
Usertags: wnpp

* Package name    : augustus
  Version         : 4.0.0
  Upstream Contact: Tomasz Drzewiecki <tomidd at wp.pl>
* URL             : https://github.com/Keriew/augustus
* License         : AGPL-3.0
  Programming Lang: C++
  Description     : Re-implementation of Caesar III with changes to gameplay

 Augustus is a fully working open-source version of Caesar III, with enhanced,
 customizable gameplay to Caesar III using project Julius UI enhancements.
 Gameplay enhancements include:
 .
 - Roadblocks
 - Market special orders
 - Global labour pool
 - Partial warehouse storage
 - Increased game limits
 - Zoom controls
 - And more!
 .
 Because of gameplay changes and additions, save files from Augustus are NOT
 compatible with Caesar III or Julius. Augustus is able to load Caesar 3 save
 files, but not the other way around. If you want vanilla experience with visual
 and UI improvements, or want to use save files in base Caesar III, check Julius.
 .
 Augustus requires the original assets (graphics, sounds, etc) from Caesar 3 to
 run. It optionally supports the high-quality MP3 files once provided on the
 Sierra website.

I intend to package it within the debian games team (currently not been part of this team).
Augustus is a fork of Julius (already pacakges), so it may makes sense to join forces
together with Antoine Le Gonidec.

A known problem:
There is a nameclash with augustus "gene prediction in eukaryotic
genomes" [https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/augustus] in the source name
and the executable according to the Debian Policy 10.1:
"packages must not install any newly conflicting programs to /usr/games"

Does anyone have good idea about a new name for source package and the
executable?


You can find a already buildable version on salsa:
https://salsa.debian.org/hefee/augustus

Regards,

hefee