(As i only got the digest, not the mail itself?)
> On Mon, Sep 16, 2024 at 12:11:25PM +0000, Wim Bertels wrote:
> > there are packages to use in debian for this purpose; ie project
> > management (eg tickets, wiki, ..) and version control (eg git).
> > Ideally, these packages should be dist-upgradable, as Debian is
> > known for it's stability (eg Debian 11 > Debian 12)
> >
> > but it seems this is not so straightforward? (unless i miss
> > something clear in the landscape):
>
> You haven;t missed anything, but it is not related to these being
> project management solutions ("forges"). It's related to them being
> large and complicated web applications with many dependencies.
>
> For software like this which either isn't packaged in Debian or the
> packaging is limited, I tend to make use of virtual machines or
> containers and just go with upstream's install instructions. It's
> not great but it is often the easiest way.
that is the installation part,
my bigger concern is the maintenance part over the years,
as many projects and git repos might depend on it,
what is your experience/suggestion with that?
thanks for the feedback,
Wim
>
> Thanks,
> Andy
