[cmake-developers] maintainer model for CMake modules

Alexander Neundorf neundorf at kde.org
Mon Feb 12 14:42:02 EST 2007


Hi,

On Monday 12 February 2007 01:46, Bill Hoffman wrote:
> The bug tracker is full of good changes for modules, but they are often
> against older version of CMake.   They are also very hard to
> upload/test.  I would like to set up a maintainer model for the models.
> I will post something like this to the main cmake list:
>
> Subject:  CMake Module Maintainer Request
>
> In order to keep up with the bug fixes, and new module requests for
> CMake, we are moving to a maintainer model for the modules.  This means
> that each module will require a maintainer for it to be kept current.
> We will need volunteers to maintain existing modules, maintain modules
> that do not yet exist.
>
> To volunteer take the following steps:
>
> - For existing modules:
>    - if there is not yet a maintainer, (see the module source for the
> name of the current maintainer)
>      Send an email to cmake at cmake.org with the Subject " Request to
> maintain Foo.cmake", include your email contact information.
>    - If you can no longer be a maintainer, send an email to
> cmake at cmake.org with the subject "Request for new maintainer for Foo.cmake"
> - For new modules:
>    - Send an email to cmake at cmake.org with the subject "Proposed new
> CMake module Foo.cmake", include a web link to the new module.  At this
> point the module will need three votes to be included into CMake.  Once

I think not many modules will get three votes. Most people will just not care 
I'm afraid.

> you have the votes, send an email to cmake at cmake.org with the subject
> "New accepted module Foo.cmake".  Include a link to the new module, and
> I will download it and put it into CVS CMake.
>
> For module maintainers, when you want to update an existing module, send
> an email to cmake at cmake.org with the subject "New version of Foo.cmake
> ready for upload", include a link to the module, and I will upload it
> and put it into CVS.
>
> All module related bugs for CMake will be closed after this
> announcement.  Any bugs related to the modules should be sent the the
> maintainer.  The modules will include email contact information for the
> maintainer of the module.

Does that mean the bugs will no longer be in the cmake bug tracker ? That 
doesn't sound good. I don't want my inbox filled with bugreports without a 
bugracker backing them up.

Bye
Alex
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