Wilfred/difftastic

Package for Debian

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#560 opened on Aug 21, 2023

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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.

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Research direction
Refer to the Debian bug report link, study Debian packaging guidelines for Rust projects, consider using cargo deb or dh cargo, and test the package in a Debian environment. Automate the process with GitHub Actions.
Tech stack
rust
Domain
devopsinfrastructure
Issue type
Chore
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
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.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
Debian packagingGit
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
50