Wilfred/difftastic

Package for Debian

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#560 opened on Aug 21, 2023

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help wanted

Description

Does anyone here have experience to package for Debian? https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1009230

Packaging for Debian would also get difftastic into downstream distributions such as Ubuntu.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
rustshell
Domain
devopsrelease
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
needs maintainer response
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Debian packagingRust builddpkg tools
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30
Research direction
The issue links to a Debian bug report (https://bugs.debian.org/1009230) and asks for help packaging difftastic for Debian. The maintainer should first confirm whether they want to include Debian packaging in the repository. If yes, the contributor should create a 'debian/' directory with control, rules, changelog, and copyright files, following Debian policy. They can reference existing Rust packages in Debian for guidance. The diff tool 'difftastic' is written in Rust, so the packaging should use cargo deb or manual dpkg buildpackage.