[request-tracker-maintainers] RFC: rt-extension packaging

[Dominic Hargreaves]

On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 08:55:02AM +0900, KURASHIKI Satoru wrote:
> I'm trying to packaging rt-extension-jsgantt and going to
> ITP after finishing this package.
> 
> http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=collab-maint/rt-extension-jsgantt.git;a=tree;f=debian;h=776010ea1af1ffe2eed15bc4b5a436b1b9036d12;hb=HEAD
> 
> I have some question about this, and would appreciate your comments!

Okay. I haven't had a full look through your repo, but from a quick
scan I note that you don't need to build rt3.8 packages any more (unless
you have a particular need in the short term) as rt3.8 will be removed
from wheezy at some point (#647126). (You definitely shouldn't build-dep
on request-tracker3.8).

I assume you will do things like complete the long description(s) in
debian/control, and update debian/copyright before release.

> - Are there any (unwritten) rule for rt extensions?

There haven't been any written rules yes, sadly. Probably something
that should be done.

>  - any naming convention?

You've picked the correct convention so far.

>  - how to treat config files, like numbering? (/etc/request-trackerN/RT_SiteConfig.d/*)

This is the first time that an extension has wanted to ship config so the
firs time it's come up. I don't think we need a formal naming scheme at
this stage. However you only install a config snippet containing
plugin-specific configuration variables - so don't try and override
@Plugins! Tell the user to manually enable the plugin in their
configuration.

You'll need to call update-rt-siteconfig-n in your postinst after dropping
config files in here.

>  - because jsgantt needs to replace html/Tickets/ShowSummary, postinst symlinks to it
>    from /usr/local/*. Is it right way to do so?

No, this is against Debian policy. This sounds like something which make
JSGannt unsuitable for packaging at this stage - what is the change in
the file? It is definitely not appropriate for a third party package to
change the behaviour of RT outside of the scope of the extension
mechanisms.

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