Re: Request for backports of xserver-xorg-{input-vmmouse,video-geode}
2011/11/30 Martin-Éric Racine <martin-eric.racine@iki.fi>:
> 2011/11/30 Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>:
>> intrigeri <intrigeri@boum.org> (30/11/2011):
>>> While most of what Tails need is already in squeeze-backports, we also
>>> ship two packages that are currently missing; namely:
>>> xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse and xserver-xorg-video-geode. The former is
>>> at least useful when run under VirtualBox and the later is needed to
>>> support some older "thin clients" and netbooks.
>>>
>>> Would anyone be kind enough to help Tails by backporting those two
>>> packages?
>>
>> backporting the former should be easy. I almost never touched Geode, you
>> may want to talk to its maintainer (not us, added to Cc). If packaging
>> is standard(ish), I could also backport it if its maintainer doesn't
>> want to do it.
>
> The Geode package can be backported as-is since its debian/rules and
> build-depends are backward-compatible with previous Debian releases. I
> can use the exact same Debian source (tar.gz, diff.gz, dsc) to build
> packages even down to oldstable if needed.
I have prepared the requested backport for Geode. It has been built
and validated on a Geode host running Debian/Stable using a variety of
applications (Chromium, Gnash, Totem). The result can be found at:
http://q-funk.iki.fi/debian/pool/x/xserver-xorg-video-geode/xserver-xorg-video-geode_2.11.12-3~bpo60+1.dsc
Since I am neither a DM or a DD, I would need a sponsor to upload it.
Best Regards,
Martin-Éric
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