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Re: Test suite in github but missing from pypi tarballs

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Subject Re: Test suite in github but missing from pypi tarballs
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On 2016-04-21 11:23:20 -0400 (-0400), Fred Drake wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 10:54 AM, Tristan Seligmann
[...]
> > For distribution packaging purposes, the GitHub tags are generally
> > preferrable. GitHub makes archives of tagged releases available as tarballs,
> > so this is generally a simple tweak to debian/watch.
> 
> I'd generally be worried if the source package doesn't closely match a
> tag in whatever VCS a project is using, but I don't think that's
> essential, release processes being what they are.
[...]

Agreed, as long as "closely" is interpreted in ways consistent with,
say, tarballs for C-based projects. Consider `setup.py sdist`
similar to `make dist` where the dist target of some projects may
still run additional commands to generate metadata or other files
not tracked in revision control prior to invoking tar/gzip.
-- 
Jeremy Stanley

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Test suite in github but missing from pypi tarballs Edward Betts <edward@4angle.com> - 2016-04-21 16:50 +0200
  Re: Test suite in github but missing from pypi tarballs Thomas Goirand <zigo@debian.org> - 2016-04-21 17:00 +0200
    Re: Test suite in github but missing from pypi tarballs Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org> - 2016-04-21 17:30 +0200
      Re: Test suite in github but missing from pypi tarballs Thomas Goirand <zigo@debian.org> - 2016-04-21 19:10 +0200
    Re: Test suite in github but missing from pypi tarballs Barry Warsaw <barry@debian.org> - 2016-04-21 19:40 +0200
  Re: Test suite in github but missing from pypi tarballs Tristan Seligmann <mithrandi@mithrandi.net> - 2016-04-21 17:20 +0200
    Re: Test suite in github but missing from pypi tarballs Fred Drake <fred@fdrake.net> - 2016-04-21 17:30 +0200
      Re: Test suite in github but missing from pypi tarballs Ian Cordasco <graffatcolmingov@gmail.com> - 2016-04-21 18:10 +0200
        Re: Test suite in github but missing from pypi tarballs Fred Drake <fred@fdrake.net> - 2016-04-21 18:20 +0200
          Source distribution is for building from source (was: Test suite in github but missing from pypi tarballs) Ben Finney <ben+debian@benfinney.id.au> - 2016-04-22 01:10 +0200
      Re: Test suite in github but missing from pypi tarballs Jeremy Stanley <fungi@yuggoth.org> - 2016-04-21 19:20 +0200
        Re: Test suite in github but missing from pypi tarballs Fred Drake <fdrake@gmail.com> - 2016-04-21 20:10 +0200
    Re: Test suite in github but missing from pypi tarballs Barry Warsaw <barry@debian.org> - 2016-04-21 19:40 +0200
      Re: Test suite in github but missing from pypi tarballs Tristan Seligmann <mithrandi@mithrandi.net> - 2016-04-22 07:20 +0200
    Re: Test suite in github but missing from pypi tarballs Brian May <bam@debian.org> - 2016-04-22 12:10 +0200
    Re: Test suite in github but missing from pypi tarballs Brian May <bam@debian.org> - 2016-04-22 12:10 +0200
  Re: Test suite in github but missing from pypi tarballs Edward Betts <edward@4angle.com> - 2016-04-22 12:50 +0200
    Re: Test suite in github but missing from pypi tarballs Edward Betts <edward@4angle.com> - 2016-04-23 12:40 +0200

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