Re: [Tracker] Patch for debian package build system

[Laurent Aguerreche <laurent aguerreche free fr>]

Le lundi 07 aoÃt 2006 Ã 11:35 -0500, Samuel Cormier-Iijima a Ãcrit :
> On 8/7/06, Laurent Aguerreche <laurent aguerreche free fr> wrote:
> > I propose a patch that makes the debian package build system builds two
> > debian packages:
> >
> > 1/ tracker: it contains what a typical user needs to play with tracker:
> > trackerd, tracker-search, libmetatracker, etc.
> > I made it not depend on mysql since a nested version will be provided.
> >
> > 2/ tracker-dev: it contains development files.
>
> Do we really need a 'dev' package for development? Since Tracker has a
> DBus interface that applications can connect to without having to link
> to libmetatracker, I don't think its completely necessary (correct me
> if I'm wrong, though :-)

Perhaps another name could be found... It's just a way to not distribute
to simple users files like tracker.h and tracker-client.h that are not
useful for them. Distributions will do something like that.

Something like libmetatracker-dev is better? But so it should be strange
to not have a libmetatracker package...


> > Someday, manpage will have to be added... lintia proposes to do another
> > package for libmetatracker only. I think that provide a package for
> > normal use and another for development is enough. It lets the debian (or
> > alternative) mainteneurs to add raffinements.
> >
> > I also let someone to update the debian/changelog file!
>
> Good idea :-)
>
> Cheers,
> Samuel

PS1: I cc to tracker-list gnome org 
PS2: You don't have to send me directly an email, I have subscribed to
this ML.  :-)


Laurent.