Packing new CPAN modules and upgrading existing ones

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Hi Keith

On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 10:55:56AM -0400, Keith Lawson wrote:
> I'd like to work on building some new module packages and
> closing some of the "Newer upstream release" bugs and just have a couple
> of questions. For new packages (CPAN modules that don't currently exist)
> should I build them to work in unstable first or just build the stable
> version? 
> 
> For new CPAN releases would the process be to build brand new
> packages from the latest CPAN source for stable, testing and unstable?

Thank you for your offer to help out and update the packages of your
interests!

Well you cannot get new upstream version into a stable. Updates for
packages go always to unstable (or experimental) first, migrate to
testing, which then finally may be included into the upcoming new
stable release.

So short answer: yes, always prepare the packages for unstable
inclusion (and e.g. use pbuilder, cowbuilder, sbuild, to build in a
clean unstable chroot).

Bests and hth,
Salvatore
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