{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/Project-OSRM/osrm-backend/issues/1744","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/Project-OSRM/osrm-backend/issues/1744/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/Project-OSRM/osrm-backend/issues/1744/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/Project-OSRM/osrm-backend/issues/1744/events","html_url":"https://github.com/Project-OSRM/osrm-backend/issues/1744","id":112111845,"number":1744,"title":"Fix osrm shipped with Debian GIS","user":{"login":"freenerd","id":25713,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/25713?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/freenerd","html_url":"https://github.com/freenerd","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/freenerd/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/freenerd/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/freenerd/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/freenerd/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/freenerd/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/freenerd/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/freenerd/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/freenerd/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/freenerd/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":2,"created_at":"2015-10-19T09:51:57Z","updated_at":"2015-10-19T19:52:38Z","closed_at":null,"body":"Breaking out from https://github.com/Project-OSRM/osrm-backend/issues/1738#issuecomment-149019046\r\n\r\n> https://wiki.debian.org/DebianGis includes  OSRM 4.7 version and seem to have all the [outdated cpack information](https://github.com/Project-OSRM/osrm-backend/blob/develop/cmake/CPackDebianConfig.cmake) in it\r\n\r\n@daniel-j-h can you open a ticket with them with some instructions to fixing? let's not spend much time on this though, let the Debian GIS people fix it ..."},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/Project-OSRM/osrm-backend/issues/comments/149327348","html_url":"https://github.com/Project-OSRM/osrm-backend/issues/1744#issuecomment-149327348","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/Project-OSRM/osrm-backend/issues/1744","id":149327348,"user":{"login":"joto","id":113756,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/113756?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/joto","html_url":"https://github.com/joto","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/joto/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/joto/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/joto/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/joto/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/joto/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/joto/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/joto/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/joto/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/joto/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-10-19T19:52:38Z","updated_at":"2015-10-19T19:52:38Z","body":"You don't have to support older versions of your software for Debian. Of course it is nice if you do, but it is Debian's responsibility and they will hopefully do backports if there are larger problems. If you have a clear release policy, they can't complain if you don't fix old versions.\r\n\r\nI think having Debian packages is great. It gives many more people access to the software and helps with testing on strange architectures. And it is a good idea to work with them a bit by looking at the package, talk about which parts to include and which parts might not be ready for packaging, dependencies etc. Going through the packaging often surfaces issues around documentation, copyright and deployment. Fixing those issues also helps non-Debian users. On the other hand, if you ignore the Debian people, bad packages might create problems later. And of course, you could tell them you don't want your software packaged, but it is their decision. There were, obviously, some people interested in the package, otherwise it wouldn't exist.\r\n\r\nAfter my old Osmium library was packaged for Debian without any input from me, I have now established a working relationship with the Debian guys for my new Osmium library and related software, recommended which parts made sense to package and which software isn't stable enough (yet) etc. This has resulted in useful packages which I use myself. So I can only recommend spending a bit of time on these packaging issues, most of the work will be done by the Debian people for you.\r\n"}}