* Package name : papershaper * URL : https://github.com/pkcarlislellc/git-papershaper * License : LGPL-3+ Programming Lang: Python Description : automagic wallpaper swapper Papershaper automatically changes wallpaper from either locally stored images,from webcams, or both. User chooses how often Papershaper updates wallpaper. Originally written in Python 2, now updated to default to Python 3 (Python 2 code is still included for those who want it). Available for download at https://github.com/pkcarlislellc/git-papershaper Available as a tar.gz from https://sourceforge.net/projects/papershaper/ Fully documented at both of these sources.
You created an itp so an intent to package. If not willing to propose a apckage should be an rfp request for package. Ideally you package your app and propose it for review and upload. Requirements are an open source license and package install should not download anything. Only its execution can download remote stuff. Olivier
Thanks for responding. If I understand the definitions correctly, I should resubmit this as an RFP since it has never been included in a Debian (or other Linux) release? Being kind of careful about the definition of a package here... The software is here as a git https://github.com/pkcarlislellc/git-papershaper here as a tarball: https://sourceforge.net/projects/papershaper/ It is open source licensed, and does not download anything as part of the install process. It has two dependencies: Python and the lynx browser. Python 2 and 3 versions are included in the tarball but it is presumed that the preferred Python version is now Python 3, so that is the default. It does optionally download images, but only on execution.
Thanks for responding. This is the first software I have ever submitted for Debian, so please forgive any amateur misunderstandings regarding the process. - The email (below) which retitles the software notes "stopping processing here". Should I attempt to repackage papershaper as a .deb or is the .git sufficient? I have never compiled a .deb before. - The entire install "process" is to * place the contents into a folder called ~/com.pkcarlisle/papershaper in the user home directory. There are no additions to or changes to system level files * check for and/or resolve dependencies for Python 3 and lynx * (optionally) add a start up command as python3 ~/com.pkcarlisle/papershaper/papershaper.py If the wishlist is waiting for me to compile papershaper into a .deb I can give it a try, but I do not want the wishlist to be waiting for something and for me not to know about the next steps. from 'ITP:papershaper--automagic wallpaper swapper'.
Le mer. 23 déc. 2020 à 10:37, Devops PK Carlisle LLC <devops@pkcarlisle.com> a écrit : There are plenty of tutorials but also debian policies file to read ;-) If pure python, as a first step if not already done, you could package for python and upload to pypi. Deb packages do not install anything in user home (you may be on a multi user system), but place files in usr, var, etc etc.... * check for and/or resolve dependencies for Python 3 and lynx Dependencies must all resolve on debian side with debian packages. So script must not install any dep by itself (defined in control file of deb package) * (optionally) add a start up command as Would be placed in usr/bin If you create an ITP then people are waiting for you to do the job. Then you only need a sponsor to upload final reviewed package If you create an RFP then you ask "someone" to package it for you. But all depends on volunteers.....