[Ubuntu] GeoServer and GeoTools Debian/Ubuntu Packaging

[Andreas Tille]

Hi Ben,

thanks for the clarification.

Andreas.

On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 04:48:21PM +0800, Ben Caradoc-Davies wrote:
> Andreas,
> 
> unsupported in the GeoTools context means bugs will not be fixed. It
> does not mean that the module will FTBFS or that test failure is
> permitted.
> 
> Some unsupported modules have enough users that they are included in
> the build by popular demand. The main GeoTools continuous
> integration build includes those modules activated by -Dall.
> http://docs.geotools.org/latest/userguide/build/maven/tips.html
> 
> Unsupported modules are those that have not yet qualified for
> supported status or have been demoted because they have no
> maintainer.
> http://docs.geotools.org/latest/developer/procedures/supported.html
> 
> While an unsupported module's unit tests continue to pass, it can
> continue in the build until it is superseded or its unit tests do
> not survive refactoring or maintenance.
> 
> For a module to be included in a release, even an unsupported
> module, it must build from source and its tests must pass.
> 
> Kind regards,
> Ben.
> 
> On 16/07/14 14:14, Andreas Tille wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 10:03:53AM +0800, Ben Caradoc-Davies wrote:
> >>Some GeoTools unsupported jars are included in standard releases.
> >
> >As I told before I'm not a GIS expert - so please take my advise which
> >basically comes from a Debian packaging point of view with a grain of
> >salt.  Perhaps the name "unsupported" is badly choosen?  But can you
> >please be more verbose about what should be considered as "standard
> >releases".
> >
> >>I
> >>recommend that Ubuntu include those jars; they are those included in
> >>the build with the -Dall property. The the unsupported/pom.xml for
> >>details.
> >
> >I could imagine a split into different binary packages, say for instance
> >
> >    geotools and geotools-unsupported
> >
> >I guess there is some reason why upstream makes this distinction and I'm
> >personally hesitating to support something (on our own?) in
> >Debian/Ubuntu if upstream does not.
> >
> >Kind regards
> >
> >       Andreas.
> >
> 
> -- 
> Ben Caradoc-Davies <Ben.Caradoc-Davies at csiro.au>
> Software Engineer
> CSIRO Mineral Resources Flagship
> Australian Resources Research Centre
> 

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