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Re: Website page to track packaging progress
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sirgazil |
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Re: Website page to track packaging progress |
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Sun, 15 Mar 2020 11:27:24 -0500 |
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Hi,
---- On Sun, 15 Mar 2020 06:31:29 -0500 Alexandru-Sergiu Marton
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>
> >
> > so you want an extended version of
> > https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Guix/Wishlist, or am I
> > misunderstanding?
I recently used that page to include a package, but, personally, I didn't like
that I had to create an account (I don't have other uses for that account).
> I didn't know that existed, thanks for bringing it into my attention.
>
> I would prefer, indeed, a version with more details such as the progress
> and who is working on it. Also, it would be nice to have this in a more
> visible place. Maybe on the Contribute page, in the Packages section or
> on the Packages page itself?
I think the issue tracker has the information you are looking for, and it
should be advertised as the tool for package requests. Some advantages:
* People don't have to create an account to send package requests.
* It has search functionality.
* You can see who's working on a package and find patches with work in progress.
If the issue tracker were used for package requests, I guess these requests
could be tagged (like easy issues http://issues.guix.gnu.org/easy). That way
you could also point people to the current list of requested packages before
they send a new request.
As Alexandru-Sergiu, suggests, relevant pages in the website could be updated
to make this information more visible.
I could send a patch for this.