* Package name    : async
  Version         : 109.35.00
  Upstream Author : Jane Street Capital LLC <opensource@janestreet.com>
* URL             : https://github.com/janestreet/async
* License         : Apache-2.0
  Programming Lang: OCaml
  Description     : a library for OCaml asynchronous programming

Async uses non-preemptive user-level threads and first-class blocking
operations with blocking expressed in the type system to implement
asynchronous programming. The benefits of the approach are:

* Non-preemptive threading is simpler to reason about than pre-emptive
  threading. For the bulk of one's program, one doesn't have to think
  about race conditions, mutexes, etc. One can also use existing
  non-thread-safe code without worries.

* User level threads are much cheaper than threads provided by the
  operating system, both in creation and context switching.

* We control the scheduler for our threads, which makes it possible
  for us to do a better job for the application at hand.

* Writing low latency applications is easier -- it's harder to have an
  application block indefinitely by mistake.

retitle 718237 RFP: async -- a library for OCaml asynchronous programming
noowner 718237
tag 718237 - pending
thanks

Hi,

A long time ago, you expressed interest in packaging async. Unfortunately,
it seems that it did not happen. In Debian, we try not to keep ITP bugs open
for a too long time, as it might cause other prospective maintainers to
refrain from packaging the software.

This is an automatic email to change the status of async from ITP
(Intent to Package) to RFP (Request for Package), because this bug hasn't seen
any activity during the last 12 months.

If you are still interested in packaging async, please send a mail to
<control@bugs.debian.org> with:

 retitle 718237 ITP: async -- a library for OCaml asynchronous programming
 owner 718237 !
 thanks

It is also a good idea to document your progress on this ITP from time to
time, by mailing <718237@bugs.debian.org>.  If you need guidance on how to
package this software, please reply to this email, and/or contact the
debian-mentors@lists.debian.org mailing list.

Thank you for your interest in Debian,