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[Johan Hake <johan.hake@xxxxxxxxx>]

We should take a look at:

  https://launchpad.net/launchpadlib

with ubuntu package

  python-launchpadlib

Maybe we can script everythin!

Johan

On Wednesday December 7 2011 17:03:50 Anders Logg wrote:
> As part of the ongoing work with releasing 1.0 (only DOLFIN remaining
> now...) I have added series (0.x, 1.0, trunk) and branches (1.0.x,
> trunk) on Launchpad for most of our projects (Martin fixed UFL and I
> fixed DOLFIN, FFC, FIAT, UFC, Instant, Viper, FErari). We have also
> retargeted all existing milestones to the proper series and updated
> the graphics on Launchpad.
> 
> So everyone need to get familiar with the new branches and make sure
> they know where to push.
> 
> I'm feeling the Launchpad and release administration is becoming quite
> tedious and my finger actually hurts from all the clicking on
> Launchpad buttons. Since we have 10 or so different projects to worry
> about, there's an extra factor 10 to everything we do. Not only will
> my (or someone else's) finger hurt every time we make a new release,
> but there's a greater chance something will go wrong (clicking the
> wrong button).
> 
> So I wonder if there's any chance we could simplify the source code
> management for all our packages. One crazy idea would be to just throw
> everything into one single package (maybe with the exception of
> DOLFIN), let every package have its own subdirectory, but keep a
> common Launchpad page and a common tarball.
> 
> I know there are tons of reasons we shouldn't do this (I can think of
> quite a few myself) but there seem to be some arguments in favor, the
> main one being that we have x packages and y << x very active package
> maintainers.
> 
> --
> Anders
> 
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