[OSM-dev] osm2pgsql development PPA

[sebastic]

On 2015-09-22 10:53, Paul Norman wrote:
> I intend to package osm2pgsql releases, but need to set up scripts for
> that. I don't have an ETA, as it's all unpaid volunteer work.

Why package osm2pgsql releases separately when the distribution 
packagers already do that?

Is it just to service the Ubuntu userbase that isn't well served by the 
UbuntuGIS PPA anymore?

As a Debian Developer maintaining most of GIS & OSM packages in the 
Debian GIS team, osm2pgsql included, I strongly discourage 3rd party 
packages, the quality tends not to be as good as the official packages 
and not well integrated with the distribution (especially rebuilds for 
transitions of library dependencies).

Having easy access to development snapshots is added value that the PPA 
can provide, but to duplicate the release builds is an unnecessary waste 
of time.

Kind Regards,

Bas