Re: [Tracker] Patch for debian package build system

["Samuel Cormier-Iijima" <sciyoshi gmail com>]

On 8/7/06, Laurent Aguerreche <laurent aguerreche free fr> wrote:
> Le lundi 07 août 2006 à 11:35 -0500, Samuel Cormier-Iijima a écrit :
> > 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...

Maybe 'tracker-tools' for tracker-search, tracker-query, etc.,
'libmetatracker' for the libs so that packages like Nautilus can
depend just on that, and then 'libmetatracker-dev' for the headers?

> > > 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.  :-)

Ahhhhh sorry, GMail is screwing me over again :-) My bad.

Cheers,
Samuel