MOTU tools: let's do some team-work

On 10/24/05, Lucas Nussbaum <lucas at lucas-nussbaum.net> wrote:
> I've been thinking about how things work inside MOTU teams, and I think we
> really need some common tools. I know some of us already have our own tools.
> Maybe it's time to merge them in a "motu-tools" package ?
>
> Scripts I can think of :
>
> - script to generate a list of packages based on recursive-depends or
>   reverse-recursive-depends, on Debian's 'Packages' file and Ubuntu's
>   'Packages' file (so we can easily see new packages of interest in Debian)
>
> - compare versions of packages in Ubuntu and Debian, stating :
>   - which ones are in Debian and not in Ubuntu
>   - which ones are newer in Debian than in Ubuntu
>   - which ones are in Ubuntu and not in Debian
>   - which ones are newer in Ubuntu than in Debian
>   - etc
>
> - extract popcon data for all packages in a list
>
> - get a status summary for each package in a list :
>   - version in Debian/Ubuntu
>   - bugs in Debian's BTS/Malone/Bugzilla
>   - useful links (Debian's PTS, etc)
>
> I'm willing to maintain this 'motu-tools' package if nobody else steps forward.

I also think such scripts would be excellent to have. Some of them
will be needed for revu. I see 2 approaches: extending the devscripts
package (where I think most of them should go to) or creating a new
package, like motu-tools as you suggest.

--
regards,
    Reinhard