[Python-modules-team] Team maintaining python-igraph (Was: Status of igraph packaging for Debian)

[TANIGUCHI Takaki]

Hi,

>>>>> On Tue, 19 Aug 2014 12:32:47 +0200
>>>>> andreas at an3as.eu(Andreas Tille)  said:
> 
> Hi Tamás,
> 
> On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 02:29:27PM +0200, Tamás Nepusz wrote:
> > Hello Andreas,
> > 
> > > Fine. As written above: If you might prefer Git I'd volunteer to
> > > migrate the package.
> > Git is indeed better for me -- please migrate igraph to the Git repo if possible.
> 
> The migration went not totally smoothly since we lost the tags for
> reasons I do not understand.  Considering that we have
> snapshot.debian.org and it might be possible to recreate the tags
> I do not consider this as a real drawback.  Feel free to clone
> 
>    ssh://git.debian.org/git/debian-med/igraph.git
> 
> and change whatever you think should be changed.  I added your ID in
> Uploaders.  If you think the package is ready according to your more
> educated view than mine.  What I would like you to check:
> 
>   1. Is dh_auto_test really running the unit tests?
>   2. We should create autopkgtest[1]
> 
> > > Maintainers are in CC. As far as I know there is no strong reason for
> > > this split - just historical. We should do whatever makes sense in your
> > > opinion.
> > For me it makes more sense to keep python-igraph in Debian-med unless there is a policy to keep all Python modules under the control of the Python modules team, especially because python-igraph is pretty useless without libigraph0 anyway. But I don't mind if I have to join both groups.
> 
> There is no such policy since we also have Python modules in Debian Med
> VCS.  Ping Takaki, could you please raise your opinion what to do with
> python-igraph?

I think there is no special reason to migrate. I prefer binding
libraries are managed by language team. Then if a policy change is
happened, the team can apply the change easily.

> 
> Kind regards
> 
>      Andreas.
> 
> [1] https://packages.debian.org/sid/autopkgtest
> 
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