Debian Bug report logs - #798500
O: drush -- command line shell and Unix scripting interface for Drupal

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Antoine Beaupré <anarcat@debian.org>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: O: drush -- command line shell and Unix scripting interface for Drupal

Date: Wed, 09 Sep 2015 21:03:45 -0400

Package: wnpp
Severity: normal

I intend to orphan the drush package.

The package description is:
 drush is a command line shell and Unix scripting interface for
 Drupal, a veritable Swiss Army knife designed to make life easier for
 Drupal power users who spend a lot of time hacking away at the
 command prompt.
 .
 Drush core ships with lots of useful commands for interacting with code
 like modules/themes/profiles. Similarly, it runs update.php, executes
 sql queries and DB migrations, and misc utilities like run cron or clear
 cache.

I am using Drupal less and less unfortunately, and Drush development
has changed radically since I built this package. I am not sure how to
package this thing anymore, given all the composer stuff that was
thrown in.

Message #10 received at 798500@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Antoine Beaupré <anarcat@debian.org>

To: Jan Pobořil <honza@poboril.cz>, drush@packages.debian.org

Cc: 798500@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Drush version in Debian package

Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2015 16:46:02 -0400

On 2015-10-24 05:40:44, Jan Pobořil wrote:
> Hello,
> I would be likely to use Debian package for Drush, but it seems there are
> too old version. Even in testing is old version 5.x, but currently actively
> developed version is 8 and version is 5 is unsupported.
>
> see: http://docs.drush.org/en/master/install/
>
> What is cause for this situation? Is package dead?

Pretty much. Upstream has basically rewrote the whole distribution
mechanism to depend on Composer, which made it very hard to package new
versions, as composer isn't itself packaged in Debian (or wasn't, last i
checked):

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=714118

I have therefore orphaned the package:

https://bugs.debian.org/798500

I do not use drush anymore, either. You are welcome, of course, to take
over the package! :)

A.

-- 
If builders built houses the way programmers built programs,
The first woodpecker to come along would destroy civilization.
                        - Gerald Weinberg

Message #15 received at 798500@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Jan Pobořil <honza@poboril.cz>

To: Antoine Beaupré <anarcat@debian.org>

Cc: drush@packages.debian.org, 798500@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Drush version in Debian package

Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2015 18:49:05 -0500

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> Pretty much. Upstream has basically rewrote the whole distribution
> mechanism to depend on Composer, which made it very hard to package new
> versions, as composer isn't itself packaged in Debian (or wasn't, last i
> checked):
>
> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=714118
>
> I have therefore orphaned the package:
>
> https://bugs.debian.org/798500


So am I understand correctly that Composer package will be in repository
soon?


> I do not use drush anymore, either. You are welcome, of course, to take
> over the package! :)


I am just blind user of apt-get.

But it will be much more possible to find somebody if there will be some
guide how to pack Composer packages to deb clearly.

Including solution for other dependencies what are only in Composer’s
repository and how to make packages „system-global” not „user-global” (most
„global” option Composer knows).

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Message #20 received at 798500@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Antoine Beaupré <anarcat@debian.org>

To: Rafal W <kenorb@gmail.com>

Cc: 798500@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: drush package upgrade

Date: Sun, 01 Nov 2015 11:17:57 -0500

[snipped original message, but see also
https://github.com/drush-ops/drush/issues/1628 ]

Hi,

as i have mentionned previously in this bug:

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=798500

I have "orphaned" the Debian package, which means I no longer maintain
it.

The homepage for the package is here:

https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/drush

There you can find the git repository for the Debian package:

http://git.debian.org/git/collab-maint/drush.git

The first step to update the package will be to fix the issues with the
new Composer deployment that Drush uses. It looks like Composer is now
in Debian, but I am not sure how to package composer tools in Debian
now.

Maybe the Debian PHP team could help:

https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/DebianPHPGroup

Once there's a package to be uploaded (or even before, actually), the
package adoption procedure should be followed here:

https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/ch05.en.html#adopting

I'd be glad to see other people take up Drush packaging! It's a bit of a
challenge because web apps move so fast, but there is certainly demand
for it, as I regularly get requests for the package to be updated. :)

Good luck!

A.
-- 
To be naive and easily deceived is impermissible, today more than
ever, when the prevailing untruths may lead to a catastrophe because
they blind people to real dangers and real possibilities.
                        - Erich Fromm

Message #25 received at 798500@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Ritesh Raj Sarraf <rrs@researchut.com>

To: 798500@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: drush package upgrade

Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2015 20:22:41 +0530

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Hello Antoine,


I use drush for my Drupal setups and have a dependency on it. I see
that the version in Debian is 5.x, where as on the upstream page, even
6.x is marked EOL. So I guess the Debian one has no support from anyone
other than Debian ?

On Sun, 01 Nov 2015 11:17:57 -0500 Antoine =?utf-8?Q?Beaupr=C3=A9?= <an
arcat@debian.org> wrote:
> [snipped original message, but see also
> https://github.com/drush-ops/drush/issues/1628 ]
> 
> Hi,
> 
> as i have mentionned previously in this bug:
> 
> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=798500
> 
> I have "orphaned" the Debian package, which means I no longer
maintain
> it.
> 
> The homepage for the package is here:
> 
> https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/drush
> 
> There you can find the git repository for the Debian package:
> 
> http://git.debian.org/git/collab-maint/drush.git
> 
> The first step to update the package will be to fix the issues with
the
> new Composer deployment that Drush uses. It looks like Composer is
now
> in Debian, but I am not sure how to package composer tools in Debian
> now.
> 
> Maybe the Debian PHP team could help:
> 
> https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/DebianPHPGroup
> 
> Once there's a package to be uploaded (or even before, actually), the
> package adoption procedure should be followed here:
> 

I'll see if I can pick it up. I've been just a mere user of drush so
far.

One question for you. Drush upstream seems to be well aligned with
Drupal releases. With the current 8.x release, does it work with older
drush/drupal versions ?

I mean Drush 5.x working with Drupal 8.x and vice versa ?
If it does, what are the usual complications.

> https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/ch05.en.html#
adopting
> 
> I'd be glad to see other people take up Drush packaging! It's a bit
of a
> challenge because web apps move so fast, but there is certainly
demand
> for it, as I regularly get requests for the package to be updated. :)
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> A.
> -- 
> To be naive and easily deceived is impermissible, today more than
> ever, when the prevailing untruths may lead to a catastrophe because
> they blind people to real dangers and real possibilities.
>                         - Erich Fromm
> 
> 
-- 
Ritesh Raj Sarraf
RESEARCHUT - http://www.researchut.com
"Necessity is the mother of invention."

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Message #30 received at 798500@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: anarcat <anarcat@debian.org>

To: 798500@bugs.debian.org, 823767@bugs.debian.org

Cc: Jan Pobořil <honza@poboril.cz>, drush@packages.debian.org, rrs@researchut.com, 821674@bugs.debian.org, 821483@bugs.debian.org, 1530219@bugs.launchpad.net, Rafal W <kenorb@gmail.com>

Subject: drush will be removed from Debian

Date: Sun, 8 May 2016 14:21:29 -0400

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Hi,

In #823767, I have requested from the FTP-masters that Drush be removed
from Debian. In the ~9 months since it was orphaned, no one stepped up
to start maintaining the Drush package, let alone update it to a current
version. There was some movement on the Ubuntu side of things (also in
CC), but it seems it didn't end up going anywhere.

It seems clear to me no one is available to do that task and having an
outdated version of Drush in Debian is hurting both projects for no good
reason. At least that is the constant feedback I receive, both privately
and through the above bug reports.

So unless someone steps up *now* to tell the FTP-masters to stop, it
will be removed as soon as they take a look at bug #823767.

Thanks for your attention, and sorry for the wide {B,}CC.

A.

-- 
Le pouvoir n'est pas à conquérir, il est à détruire
                        - Jean-François Brient, de la servitude moderne

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Message #35 received at 798500-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Debian FTP Masters <ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org>

To: 570459-done@bugs.debian.org,703706-done@bugs.debian.org,765081-done@bugs.debian.org,821483-done@bugs.debian.org,821674-done@bugs.debian.org,798500-done@bugs.debian.org,

Cc: drush@packages.debian.org, drush@packages.qa.debian.org

Subject: Bug#823767: Removed package(s) from unstable

Date: Mon, 09 May 2016 18:21:46 +0000

Version: 5.10.0-2+rm

Dear submitter,

as the package drush has just been removed from the Debian archive
unstable we hereby close the associated bug reports.  We are sorry
that we couldn't deal with your issue properly.

For details on the removal, please see https://bugs.debian.org/823767

The version of this package that was in Debian prior to this removal
can still be found using http://snapshot.debian.org/.

This message was generated automatically; if you believe that there is
a problem with it please contact the archive administrators by mailing
ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org.

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