RFS: libenglab

[Harry Serenis]

Dear mentors,

I am looking for a sponsor for my package "libenglab".

* Package name    : libenglab
   Version         : 0.2.2-1
   Upstream Author : BugFest Team  <chserenis@...>
* URL             : http://englab.sf.net
* License         : GPLv2
   Section         : libs

It builds these binary packages:
libenglab  - A cross compile mathematical platform with a C like syntax
libenglab-dev - A cross compile mathematical platform with a C like syntax

The package appears to be lintian clean.

The upload would fix these bugs: 491710

The package can be found on mentors.debian.net:
- URL: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/l/libenglab
- Source repository: deb-src http://mentors.debian.net/debian unstable  
main contrib non-free
- dget  
http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/l/libenglab/libenglab_0.2.2-1.dsc

EngLab is a cross-compile mathematical platform with a C like syntax  
intended to be used both by engineers and users with little  
programming knowledge. It supports programming through small script  
files but also enables users to easily compile their own functions as  
shared objects and use them through the program's main interface.

This package contains header files and a static library needed for  
compiling EngLab user interfaces and toolboxes.

Is EngLab a MATLAB clone?

No, unlike other similar projects, e.g. Octave, EngLab is NOT intended  
to be a MATLAB clone. On the contrary, EngLab seeks to provide an  
alternative approach to the mathematical/calculation problems  
engineers and scientists face in their field of expertise. Using  
C-like syntax, multiple type variables and a continuously extensible  
set of toolboxes, EngLab lays out an easy-to-use and powerful  
environment for engineers and scientists with experience or not.

EngLab is about creating a new fast and scalable mathematical platform  
that is closer to a programming language than other programs, but  
still retains features such as on-demand toolbox loading and data  
processing though a script programming language.

EngLab current version is at alpha stage. That means that new features  
are constantly being added, but the reliability is still an issue to  
be addressed.

EngLab is starting to draw attention from the open source community:

An author's interview, program review and advanced tutorial is  
currently pending by Linux Format, Greece.

During it's release in June it reached a rank of 98 (smaller is  
better) at sourceforge, the last recorded rank is 118.

The program is rated 4 out of 5 stars at linux.softpedia.com
http://linux.softpedia.com/get/Science-and-Engineering/Mathematics/Englab-console-37081.shtml

Flattering comments exist such as:
http://www.computerworlduk.com/COMMUNITY/BLOGS/index.cfm?entryid=1020&blogid=14

The project was started by a group of engineers in Greece.

I would be glad if someone uploaded this package for me.

Kind regards
  Harry Serenis



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[Ben Finney-5]

Harry Serenis <chserenis@...> writes:

> libenglab  - A cross compile mathematical platform with a C like syntax
> libenglab-dev - A cross compile mathematical platform with a C like syntax

Please follow the Best Packaging PRactices for the package synopsis
<URL:http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/ch-best-pkging-practices#s-bpp-pkg-synopsis>.

Also, please ensure the synopsis shows why one package is different
from another; the above two synopses are identical.

Better synopses for these packages might be:

> libenglab  - A cross compile mathematical platform with a C like syntax

    cross-compiling mathematical platform with C-like syntax - run-time library

> libenglab-dev - A cross compile mathematical platform with a C like syntax

    cross-compiling mathematical platform with C-like syntax - development files

There may be other improvements as well.

The synopsis should fit sensibly into the hypothetical sentence
template:

    <packagename> is {a,an,the} <synopsis>

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[Harry Serenis]

Quoting Ben Finney <ben+debian@...>:

> Harry Serenis <chserenis@...> writes:
>
>> libenglab  - A cross compile mathematical platform with a C like syntax
>> libenglab-dev - A cross compile mathematical platform with a C like syntax
>
> Please follow the Best Packaging PRactices for the package synopsis
> <URL:http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/ch-best-pkging-practices#s-bpp-pkg-synopsis>.
>
> Also, please ensure the synopsis shows why one package is different
> from another; the above two synopses are identical.
>

The synopsis has been changed.
The grammar is now compliant with debian best packaging practices.

The synopsis are now different from another

The updated packages can be found:
- URL: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/l/libenglab
- Source repository: deb-src http://mentors.debian.net/debian unstable  
main contrib non-free
- dget  
http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/l/libenglab/libenglab_0.2.2-2.dsc





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[Vincent Bernat-3]

OoO En cette nuit striée d'éclairs du mardi 22 juillet 2008, vers 02:33,
Harry Serenis <chserenis@...> disait :

> I am looking for a sponsor for my package "libenglab".

Hi Harry!

I don't find your GPG key. Did you put it on some public key server?

On  clean,  you  should  remove  Makefile,  config.guess,  config.h  and
config.sub so that they are not included in diff.gz.

In debian/rules, remove commented calls to dh_* programs.

The    Standards-Version   that   you    use   in    debian/control   is
outdated.  Upgrade to Standards-Version  3.8.0. You  should also  add an
Homepage field (in the first section) and a debian/watch file.

You should add  some blank lines in long  descriptions. At least between
the common description and the "what is the purpose of this package".

Your debian/copyright  is incomplete/inaccurate. Looking  at some random
files, I find that most of them are copyrighted by yourself.

In  libenglab-dev.install,  you  say "debian/tmp/usr/lib/*".  This  will
include  the shared library  as well.  You should  say "*.so"  and "*.a"
instead. "*.so.*" should be included in libenglab.install instead.

libenglab package should be libenglab2 if the major version is 2.

I am not able to compile your package:

englab-update.cpp: In function 'int main(int, char**)':
englab-update.cpp:70: error: 'getenv' was not declared in this scope
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