Re: [libdbi-devel] libdbi in Debian

[Markus H. <mar...@mh...>]

Hi Thomas,

thanks for the heads up. I was not aware that libdbi is eligible for =20
being kicked out of Debian. I'm pretty sure the other maintainers =20
aren't either, so I've cc'ed the developers list too.

Unfortunately I'm not in a position to maintain the Debian packages =20
myself as I do not run Debian on any of my boxes currently. I'm afraid =20
that none of the other developers runs Debian either (if you do, =20
please speak up now!). I'd greatly appreciate if you could lend us a =20
hand in keeping libdbi in Debian.

I've checked the status of the package. It is badly outdated as we've =20
switched to 0.8.x eons ago. Moreover it lists David Parker as package =20
maintainer. He is one of the original developers of libdbi but he has =20
been inactive for several years now. I believe we need to find a =20
different maintainer for libdbi0 and the driver packages.

Let me know if you need further input from my end, or if I have to =20
actively do something from my end in order to update the packages and =20
keep them in Debian.

regards,
Markus


Quoting Thomas Goirand <th...@go...>:

> Hello,
>
> I am a Debian maintainer, and I did a Debian package for
> libapache-mod-log-sql, as you can see here:
>
> http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?log...@go...
>
> Unfortunately, it has been asked to me to remove the build of the
> libapache2-mod-log-sql-dbi as there are many unsolved problems in the
> current Debian libdbi package, and that maybe the libdbi package will be
> removed from Debian.
>
> First, are you aware of that? Are you willing to ask for an update, or
> take over the current maintainer in Debian? I think it would be silly if
> your package was removed if it's maintained.
>
> If you don't want to spend the time on building and maintaining the
> software so it's uploaded to Debian, let me know, I can spend that time
> for you.
>
> If you do have the time, I think you should send a mail to the
> deb...@li... so your package is updated in the
> unstable distribution, and then reaches the current testing. I can help
> you by letting you know the normal procedure on how to do it.
>
> In any case, let me know.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Thomas Goirand, GPLHost CEO
>



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