Re: Perl packages in XML/SGML group

Daniel,
	I have prepared a new version of libxml-encoding-perl. As this is the 
package you care about, you can review it first before anyone uplaods 
it: http://svn.debian.org/viewsvn/pkg-perl/trunk/libxml-encoding-perl/ 
Points worth drawing attention to:

1.) I had to change the repository browser to ViewVC. Although WebSVN 
looks nicer, it does not scale well and ViewVC has a richer more 
functional click semantics.

2.) By convention perl man pages are supposed to end in "p". The current 
package seems to depart from this though I am not sure how intentionally.

3.) I was most puzzled by the maps directory. As far as I can see these 
are examples and I have installed them as such.

4.) I was also surprised by the DM-Upload-Allowed flag as I have not 
seen one before. It is howeve supported and there is no technical reason 
to remove. I wonder what your thoughts are with the package hopefully 
moving to a bigger team.


Nicholas
	

On 22/04/11 14:24, Nicholas Bamber wrote:
> Daniel,
> Gregor just added you to the group. So I guess a welcome is in order.
> Also you can check out the #debian-perl irc channel.
> Nicholas
>
> On 22/04/11 11:51, Nicholas Bamber wrote:
>> Daniel,
>> Yes you can be retained as Uploader for all three packages. The Debian
>> Perl team uses subversion (though with a different layout). I find the
>> Debian perl layout easier to use. You can apply to join at
>> http://alioth.debian.org/projects/pkg-perl/. I am not sure it makes much
>> sense to have a team as an uploader though. I don't think we need to do
>> anything special with SVN. We just do "apt-get source; make changes and
>> then svn-inject and purge the old repository".
>>
>> Nicholas
>>
>> On 22/04/11 11:34, Daniel Leidert wrote:
>>> Am Donnerstag, den 21.04.2011, 19:56 +0100 schrieb Nicholas Bamber:
>>>> Daniel,
>>>> I propose moving the three perl packages
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> libsgmls-perl
>>>> libxml-parser-perl
>>>> libxml-encoding-perl
>>>>
>>>> to the Debian Perl Group. Two of the three are out of date.
>>>
>>> Yes, the result of lacking manpower. libsgmls-perl and
>>> libxml-parser-perl are orphaned. I just care about libxml-encoding-perl
>>> and I already saw, that there is a new release.
>>>
>>>> libxml-parser-perl has dependencies that can be reduced now that
>>>> libwww-perl is split. All are out of date with regard to standards. The
>>>> bugs look easily addressable. Of course I could just update them in
>>>> situ
>>>> but the Perl group seems a more natural home and is very active.
>>>
>>> I agree to a move to the pkg-perl. All I request is, that the
>>> debian-xml-sgml maintainer address is put into Uploaders and that the
>>> packages are moved into a subversion tree. I would like to be added to
>>> the pkg-perl team (dleidert-guest).
>>>
>>> Do you need the full SVN dump of libxml-encoding-perl (or can you create
>>> it yourself?)? The others are still in CVS IIRC.
>>>
>>> Regards, Daniel
>>>
>>
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