Create a Debian package?

[olebole]

Hi,

I am a Debian Developer and involved in the Debian Astro Team. Our goal is to package the relevant software to make Debian a perfect base for astrophysical investigations. We work on the "Debian Astro Pure Blend", a subsystem designated to collect and categorize astronomy related packages.

I think that GaiaXPy would perfectly fit here, and it would benefit from an automated and wide distribution within Debian, from where it would automatically migrate to Ubuntu, Mint, and other dependent distributions. I could also be included in the Python 3 task of Debian Astro, so that is can be automatically installed with tasksel.

Therefore my question is if you would have the interest to create a Debian package for GaiaXPy? If you would package it, we would be glad to help you when you run into problems. Once the package is ready, we could upload it to the Debian archive. We have a mailing list, which I would recommend to subscribe, since this is our main information exchange.

Please feel free to contact me on any questions or comments.

Best regards

Ole

[druzm]

Hi @olebole,

Thanks for the invitation, it sounds like a good idea to me. I'll prepare the deb package and will let you know when it's ready.

[olebole]

That is great news!
Some years ago, I have written a few Debian-WIki pages on how to build a package from scratch. I will go through it and update; the first page (preparation) is however still actual.