Re: Intent to package cygnus-stylesheets
Adam Di Carlo <adam@onshore.com> writes:
> In message <[🔎] 87hftn3fm2.fsf@fleming.jimpick.com> you wrote:
> >Soon, I'm going to upload a "cygnus-stylesheets" package. It's
> >basically the same thing as the docbook-stylesheets package, but it
> >has some modifications and additional hacks that Mark Galassi has
> >added.
> >
> >This package is based on the same source as what the Red Hat people
> >are using. The Gnome project documentation uses this package - that
> >is why I had to make it.
>
> I thought they needed this db2* scriptage. The db2* scripts kinda
> suck if you ask me (and not comment from upstream on my specific
> technical arguments why they suck) but I'm happy to include them.
> Please just patch!
The Cygnus stylesheets differ by much more than just db2* scripts.
On the Norm Walsh portion of the tree (only about half the package),
diffstat says:
376 files changed, 50652 insertions, 735 deletions
Essentially, Cygnus has forked the code.
> >As soon as I upload it, I'd like to put it up for adoption.
>
> Ick. Slash-n-burn?
I don't have time to maintain it.
> >Perhaps it can be merged with docbook-stylesheets? Right now, it's
> >set up to conflict with that package. The packaging is relatively
> >crude in comparison, because I needed to get it out in a hurry.
>
> I'd rather if you just sent me patches. That would seem easier for all
> than creating a package then abandoning it. Obsolete pacakges tend
> to pile up on users' boxes.
>
> Please patch from the potato docbook-stylesheets if you could.
You are asking me to merge two upstream packages which have forked.
That's a big job. People have been jumping up and down on me for
weeks to get Gnome out.
Cheers,
- Jim
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