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This page collects ideas for tasks within the [:Teams/DebianPerlGroup:DebianPerlGroup]. These tasks can be worked on at DebCamp or might be tackled by volunteers "at home".
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== Packages ==
List of tasks that need to be performed on all/many of our packages.
This page collects ideas for tasks within the [[Teams/DebianPerlGroup]]. These tasks can be worked on at DebCamp or might be tackled by volunteers "at home".
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 * dpkg-shlibdeps: warnings about linking to unused libs It should have an up to date list of open tasks, please remove completed tasks; for documentation please add links to the History section below (instead of adding them in between the tasks here).
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== Policy ==
List of
issues that affect of work mode and need discussion.
== Policy / issues for discussion (DebConf BoF) ==
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 * build systems ("one debian/rules fits them all"?)
 * patch systems (quilt vs. just using a RCS)
 * RCS (svn vs. git)
 * -

== Release-critical bugs ==

 * http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?maint=pkg-perl-maintainers%40lists.alioth.debian.org;include=tags%3Awheezy;severity=serious;severity=grave;severity=critical;exclude=tags%3Awheezy-ignore

=== Leaf package with RC Bugs ===

Status from Jan 2014

Ping upstream means tell them we are going to remove it from Debian unstable in $n weeks if no action

||Package||popcon||notes||next steps||
||libnet-irc-perl||386||Not obviously RC - but unmaintained|| ||
||libscalar-number-perl||107|| || ||
||libhtml-wikiconverter-moinmoin-perl||100||Fix ready to upload|| Upload fix ||
||libembperl-perl||92||Active upstream|| ||
||||||||'''popcon-based cutoff point (n=50)'''||
||libregexp-grammars-perl||38||Being worked on upstream|| ||
||libmodule-packaged-perl||32|| ||Ping upstream||
||libtext-mediawikiformat-perl||31|| ||Ping upstream||
||libgraph-writer-graphviz-perl||30||Maybe downgrade-worthy||Check for downgrade||
||libmath-algebra-symbols-perl||27|| ||Ping upstream||
||libscriptalicious-perl||26||Maybe downgrade-worthy||Check for downgrade||
||libthread-queue-any-perl||25|| ||Ping upstream||
||libhtml-template-dumper-perl||16||Maybe downgrade-worthy||Check for downgrade||
||libimdb-film-perl||13||Maybe not valid - a bug "in case the remote API changes"||Consensus on closing bug||
||libgearman-client-async-perl||12|| ||Ping upstream||
||libnet-dri-perl||10||Upstream engaged?|| ||
||librdf-helper-perl||9|| ||Ping upgstream||
||libjifty-plugin-comment-perl||5|| ||Ping upstream||
||libjifty-plugin-wikitoolbar-perl||5|| ||Ping upstream||
||libdevel-bt-perl||4|| ||Ping upstream||
||libjifty-plugin-chart-perl||3||Should be forwarded upstream||Forward upstream||
||libjifty-plugin-oauth-perl||3|| ||Ping upstream||


== Transitions ==

 * perl 5.18 transition: for Jessie, fix [[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=712615|blocking bugs]], and other [[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?tag=perl-5.18-transition;users=debian-perl@lists.debian.org|bugs]], or [[https://wiki.debian.org/Perl518TransitionBugs|remove]] packages

== Packages/tools ==

List of tasks that need to be performed on all/many of our packages; or maintenance tools ...

 * Finish uploading packages where the version in the archive doesn't have the group as the maintainer (i.e. adopted packages etc.):
   * build the list of such packages: compare the packages in Git with Sources.gz and check if any of the packages in our repo still has a version in the archive which has the old maintainer [[http://lists.debian.org/debian-perl/2012/07/msg00015.html]]
   * subscribe our -maintainers ML to the PTS of these packages so that we get their bug reports [done]
   * after Wheezy is released: upload these packages, eventually
     * remaining packages, with this and other TODO items: google-apps, libnet-inet6glue-perl, libnet-traceroute-pureperl-perl.
 * bundle packages: just do it, and see what happens (notes: [[http://packages.qa.debian.org/p/pkg-components.html|pkg-components]], [[http://bugs.debian.org/606411|ftp-master clarification]])
 * QA: cast to pointer from integer of different size: file bugs/fix (http://lists.debian.org/debian-perl/2012/02/msg00029.html)
 * Package an awesome Moo development environment, push to remove software that use the (deprecated) Mouse or Any::Moose towards moving to Moo, and remove Mouse and Any::Moose in Jessie.
 * Sort out the future of DateTime::TimeZone respectively its successors. (work in progress, ''intri'').
 * Unify our ''debian/watch'' files, esp. all the variants how ''uversionmangle'' is used.
 * Switch repackaging framework from repack.{stub,local,sh} to uscan's ''Files-Excluded''.

=== PET ===

(not exclusively a pkg-perl topic but still)

We more or less decided to focus on PET, among our tools that need love, during the DebConf12-DebConf13 year.

To be done:

 * list (and possibly implement -- in Python) features we need in PET:
   * track patches
   * show all versions in archive / all suites
   * others?

Resources:

 * Alioth project: https://alioth.debian.org/projects/pet/
 * pet-devel mailing-list: https://alioth.debian.org/mail/?group_id=100210
 * PET project's repo: `git+ssh://git.debian.org/git/pet/pet3.git`
 * web: http://pet.debian.net/pkg-perl/pet.cgi
 * bugs: http://bugs.debian.org/pet.debian.net

=== dh-make-perl ===

 * find a co-maintainer for dh-make-perl
 * continue breaking it into isolated modules
 * improve POD coverage
 * [[http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=pkg-perl/packages/dh-make-perl.git;a=blob_plain;f=TODO|TODO]]
 * [[http://bugs.debian.org/src:dh-make-perl|bugs]]
 * combine dh-make-perl's "refresh" with cme's update functionality

=== packagecheck{,.pl} ===

 * Rewrite packagecheck (in Perl, modular, maybe not only for pkg-perl)
   * ''packagecheck provides some function of "cme check dpkg". It may be better to improve dpkg model taking into account our needs'' (dod)

=== lintian profile ===

 * a lintian vendor profile exists now in plg-perl-tools; list of things we could want to add there:
   * uploading d/changelog with unresolved TODO / WAITS-FOR / IGNORE-VERSION / etc.
   * boilerplate README
   * metacpan URLs
   * watchfile regexp
   * unversioned ''perl'' in Depends:

=== forward-patch/-bug ===

 * [[http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=pkg-perl/scripts.git;a=blob;f=forward-patch|forward-patch]] uses email but [[https://metacpan.org/module/RT::Client::REST::Ticket|RT::Client::REST::Ticket]]'s docs sound like it should be able to handle attachments.
 * It would be nice if [[http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=pkg-perl/scripts.git;a=blob;f=forward-patch|forward-patch]]/[[http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=pkg-perl/scripts.git;a=blob;f=forward-bug|forward-bug]] could also handle updates of existing tickets (and not only creation of new ones).
 * Upstream authors are increasingly using github issues instead of CPAN RT; maybe [[http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=pkg-perl/scripts.git;a=blob;f=forward-patch|forward-patch]]/[[http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=pkg-perl/scripts.git;a=blob;f=forward-bug|forward-bug]] could optionally use it (via [[https://metacpan.org/pod/Net::GitHub::V3::Issues|Net::GitHub::V3::Issues]] or [[https://metacpan.org/pod/Pithub::Issues|Pithub::Issues]]maybe).

== Recurring tasks ==

 * Check [[http://pkg-perl.alioth.debian.org/qa/wnpp.html|RFP/ITP packages]]
 * Yearly cleanup (remove packages from Git that were injected but never finished for upload)
   * retrieve the list is taken from [[http://pet.debian.net/pkg-perl/pet.cgi|PET]] ("New packages" section)
   * send the list to our mailing-list, with some deadline ([[https://lists.debian.org/debian-perl/2012/07/msg00001.html|example email]])
   * wait until the deadline expires
   * delete the Git repositories using the [[http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=pkg-perl/meta.git;a=blob;f=remove-repository|remove-repository script]]
     [Last cleanup: August 2013, gregoa]
 * Next alioth project member ping: send a "ping" ("Do you still want to be a member?") to those who haven't done something for $time, and remove those who reply with "No" or who don't reply. In order to get a more realistic picture, and maybe also to remove unnecessary permissions. Ansgar has run such a "ping" once (only for non-DD group members, IIRC), and this is a reminder to do it again.
 * Run 'dpt get-ubuntu-packages | sort -u | dpt lp-mass-subscribe' (scripts located in scripts/ directory in pkg-perl git repository) to subscribe our Launchpad team, [[https://launchpad.net/~pkg-perl-maintainers|~pkg-perl-maintainers]] to all bugs concerning packages we maintain. This script must be run by a Launchpad team administrator.
   [Last run: 2013-11-08, gregoa]

=== When a new Perl hits unstable ===

 * Change some (build) dependencies ("libFOO-perl (>= x.y) | perl (>= 5.1x)"
 * Fix all the [[http://lintian.debian.org/tags/versioned-dependency-satisfied-by-perl.html|"versioned-dependency-satisfied-by-perl" Lintian warnings]].
 * Then fix all the [[http://lintian.debian.org/tags/package-superseded-by-perl.html|"package-superseded-by-perl.html" Lintian warnings]].
 * ''cme fix dpkg -from control -filter Depends'', with ''mass-commit'' in our script repo

=== When oldstable is archived ===

 * Update (build) dependencies. E.g. once Lenny is archived, there's no need for "perl (>= 5.10.1) | libFOO-perl ()" anymore, or to depend on versions of packages that are already satisfied in current stable.
 * ''cme fix dpkg -from control -filter Depends'', with ''mass-commit'' in our script repo
 * Review/remove Breaks/Replaces against package versions that are not even in oldstable. (Not (yet?) in ''cme fix''.)

== Background tasks ==

Things that would be nice to do, often repetitive. Can be done globally, or every time you work on a specific package.

 * Forward all (non Debian specific) patches upstream and add the CPAN RT ids to the patch headers [tools: forward-bug/forward-patch exists (ghedo++), patchedit exists (jozef++)]
 * Fix common [[http://lintian.debian.org/maintainer/pkg-perl-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org.html|lintian-errors]] repo-wide (e.g. errors from pod2man, missing patch descriptions, ...) - some stuff fixed, other is more easily fixed by "dh-make-perl --refresh" on the next upgrade ...

== Nice to have, some day ==

 * Write team-specific questions for NM templates ([[http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2011/03/msg00416.html|Enrico's mail]]).
   Random ideas: fix a Perl bug, update a Perl package to the group standards, adopt a package into the Perl group.
 * [[http://wiki.debian.org/FrontDesk/Tasks|NM tasks for teams]] -- found in an even older mail from Enrico :)

== Subpages ==

 * [[Teams/DebianPerlGroup/OpenTasks/Applications]]
 * [[Teams/DebianPerlGroup/OpenTasks/ChangelogHeaders]]
 * [[Teams/DebianPerlGroup/OpenTasks/Transitions/Perl4CoreLibs]]

== Links ==

 * [[http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Perl|Fedora Perl Packaging Policy]]
 * [[http://www.dagolden.com/index.php/2098/the-annotated-lancaster-consensus/|The Lancaster Consensus]]

== History ==

 * [[https://lists.debian.org/debian-perl/2013/08/msg00057.html|Minutes]] from the meeting at DebConf in August 2013.
 * [[http://lists.debian.org/debian-perl/2012/07/msg00086.html|Minutes]] from the meeting at DebConf in July 2012.
 * [[http://lists.debian.org/debian-perl/2011/07/msg00122.html|Minutes]] from the meeting at DebConf in July 2011.
 * [[http://lists.debian.org/debian-perl/2010/08/msg00038.html|Minutes]] from the meeting at DebConf in August 2010.
 * [[http://lists.debian.org/debian-perl/2009/07/msg00104.html|Minutes]] from the meeting at DebConf in July 2009.
 * [[http://lists.debian.org/debian-perl/2009/07/msg00037.html|Minutes]] from the meeting at DebCamp in July 2009.
 * [[http://lists.debian.org/debian-perl/2008/08/msg00029.html|Minutes]] from the meeting at DebCamp in August 2008.
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##See also:  ##See also:

Debian Perl Group - Open tasks

This page collects ideas for tasks within the Teams/DebianPerlGroup. These tasks can be worked on at DebCamp or might be tackled by volunteers "at home".

It should have an up to date list of open tasks, please remove completed tasks; for documentation please add links to the History section below (instead of adding them in between the tasks here).

Policy / issues for discussion (DebConf BoF)

  • -

Release-critical bugs

Leaf package with RC Bugs

Status from Jan 2014

Ping upstream means tell them we are going to remove it from Debian unstable in $n weeks if no action

Package

popcon

notes

next steps

libnet-irc-perl

386

Not obviously RC - but unmaintained

libscalar-number-perl

107

libhtml-wikiconverter-moinmoin-perl

100

Fix ready to upload

Upload fix

libembperl-perl

92

Active upstream

popcon-based cutoff point (n=50)

libregexp-grammars-perl

38

Being worked on upstream

libmodule-packaged-perl

32

Ping upstream

libtext-mediawikiformat-perl

31

Ping upstream

libgraph-writer-graphviz-perl

30

Maybe downgrade-worthy

Check for downgrade

libmath-algebra-symbols-perl

27

Ping upstream

libscriptalicious-perl

26

Maybe downgrade-worthy

Check for downgrade

libthread-queue-any-perl

25

Ping upstream

libhtml-template-dumper-perl

16

Maybe downgrade-worthy

Check for downgrade

libimdb-film-perl

13

Maybe not valid - a bug "in case the remote API changes"

Consensus on closing bug

libgearman-client-async-perl

12

Ping upstream

libnet-dri-perl

10

Upstream engaged?

librdf-helper-perl

9

Ping upgstream

libjifty-plugin-comment-perl

5

Ping upstream

libjifty-plugin-wikitoolbar-perl

5

Ping upstream

libdevel-bt-perl

4

Ping upstream

libjifty-plugin-chart-perl

3

Should be forwarded upstream

Forward upstream

libjifty-plugin-oauth-perl

3

Ping upstream

Transitions

Packages/tools

List of tasks that need to be performed on all/many of our packages; or maintenance tools ...

  • Finish uploading packages where the version in the archive doesn't have the group as the maintainer (i.e. adopted packages etc.):
    • build the list of such packages: compare the packages in Git with Sources.gz and check if any of the packages in our repo still has a version in the archive which has the old maintainer http://lists.debian.org/debian-perl/2012/07/msg00015.html

    • subscribe our -maintainers ML to the PTS of these packages so that we get their bug reports [done]
    • after Wheezy is released: upload these packages, eventually
      • remaining packages, with this and other TODO items: google-apps, libnet-inet6glue-perl, libnet-traceroute-pureperl-perl.
  • bundle packages: just do it, and see what happens (notes: pkg-components, ftp-master clarification)

  • QA: cast to pointer from integer of different size: file bugs/fix (http://lists.debian.org/debian-perl/2012/02/msg00029.html)

  • Package an awesome Moo development environment, push to remove software that use the (deprecated) Mouse or Any::Moose towards moving to Moo, and remove Mouse and Any::Moose in Jessie.
  • Sort out the future of DateTime::?TimeZone respectively its successors. (work in progress, intri).

  • Unify our debian/watch files, esp. all the variants how uversionmangle is used.

  • Switch repackaging framework from repack.{stub,local,sh} to uscan's Files-Excluded.

PET

(not exclusively a pkg-perl topic but still)

We more or less decided to focus on PET, among our tools that need love, during the DebConf12-DebConf13 year.

To be done:

  • list (and possibly implement -- in Python) features we need in PET:
    • track patches
    • show all versions in archive / all suites
    • others?

Resources:

dh-make-perl

  • find a co-maintainer for dh-make-perl
  • continue breaking it into isolated modules
  • improve POD coverage
  • TODO

  • bugs

  • combine dh-make-perl's "refresh" with cme's update functionality

packagecheck{,.pl}

  • Rewrite packagecheck (in Perl, modular, maybe not only for pkg-perl)
    • packagecheck provides some function of "cme check dpkg". It may be better to improve dpkg model taking into account our needs (dod)

lintian profile

  • a lintian vendor profile exists now in plg-perl-tools; list of things we could want to add there:
    • uploading d/changelog with unresolved TODO / WAITS-FOR / IGNORE-VERSION / etc.
    • boilerplate README
    • metacpan URLs
    • watchfile regexp
    • unversioned perl in Depends:

forward-patch/-bug

Recurring tasks

  • Check RFP/ITP packages

  • Yearly cleanup (remove packages from Git that were injected but never finished for upload)
    • retrieve the list is taken from PET ("New packages" section)

    • send the list to our mailing-list, with some deadline (example email)

    • wait until the deadline expires
    • delete the Git repositories using the remove-repository script

      • [Last cleanup: August 2013, gregoa]
  • Next alioth project member ping: send a "ping" ("Do you still want to be a member?") to those who haven't done something for $time, and remove those who reply with "No" or who don't reply. In order to get a more realistic picture, and maybe also to remove unnecessary permissions. Ansgar has run such a "ping" once (only for non-DD group members, IIRC), and this is a reminder to do it again.
  • Run 'dpt get-ubuntu-packages | sort -u | dpt lp-mass-subscribe' (scripts located in scripts/ directory in pkg-perl git repository) to subscribe our Launchpad team, ~pkg-perl-maintainers to all bugs concerning packages we maintain. This script must be run by a Launchpad team administrator.

    • [Last run: 2013-11-08, gregoa]

When a new Perl hits unstable

When oldstable is archived

  • Update (build) dependencies. E.g. once Lenny is archived, there's no need for "perl (>= 5.10.1) | libFOO-perl ()" anymore, or to depend on versions of packages that are already satisfied in current stable.

  • cme fix dpkg -from control -filter Depends, with mass-commit in our script repo

  • Review/remove Breaks/Replaces against package versions that are not even in oldstable. (Not (yet?) in cme fix.)

Background tasks

Things that would be nice to do, often repetitive. Can be done globally, or every time you work on a specific package.

  • Forward all (non Debian specific) patches upstream and add the CPAN RT ids to the patch headers [tools: forward-bug/forward-patch exists (ghedo++), patchedit exists (jozef++)]
  • Fix common lintian-errors repo-wide (e.g. errors from pod2man, missing patch descriptions, ...) - some stuff fixed, other is more easily fixed by "dh-make-perl --refresh" on the next upgrade ...

Nice to have, some day

  • Write team-specific questions for NM templates (Enrico's mail).

    • Random ideas: fix a Perl bug, update a Perl package to the group standards, adopt a package into the Perl group.
  • NM tasks for teams -- found in an even older mail from Enrico :)

Subpages

History