[Bug 394998] Re: [needs-packaging] ecere-sdk -- cross-platform developer toolkit

[Dmitrijs Ledkovs]

* it should be a non-native package (format 3.0 (quilt))
* should use a released upstream version for easier support and maintainance, not a daily code snapshot
* it fails to build from source in current development release (quantal)
* the packages are marked for i386 architecture only, this is a mistake. They should either target any (C / C++ compiled programs) or all (architecture independant files e.g. documentation / shell scripts / python etc.)
* source package alone has many lintian warnings:
W: ecere source: native-package-with-dash-version
W: ecere source: debhelper-but-no-misc-depends ecere-doc
W: ecere source: debhelper-but-no-misc-depends libecere
W: ecere source: debhelper-but-no-misc-depends ecere-sdk
W: ecere source: debhelper-but-no-misc-depends ecere-samples
W: ecere source: debhelper-but-no-misc-depends ecere-extras
W: ecere source: ancient-standards-version 3.8.0 (current is 3.9.3)

* source package includes many, many source copies of libraries, these
should be stripped and software *must* linked against system wide
libpng, zlib and etc.

* debian/copyright looks incomplete. It should list the copyright and license of every single source file. Please see:
http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/

I couldn't review binaries.

This is just the beginning, but the PPA package is not ready for
inclusion in Ubuntu or Debian. At least I will not sponsor this.

Regards,

Dmitrijs.

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Title:
  [needs-packaging] ecere-sdk -- cross-platform developer toolkit

Status in Ecere cross-platform SDK:
  In Progress
Status in Ubuntu:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  The Ecere software technologies form a cross-platform development
  toolkit, to build applications running at maximum native performance
  satisfying the most demanding markets.

  The solution allows the developers to write software in an intuitive
  and efficient way. It is well integrated, and a complete software
  development solution.

  URL: http://ecere.com
  License: modified BSD

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