On Wed, 2009-08-12 at 19:40 +0200, Christian Bayle wrote: > Hi, > > A long time ago I submitted some code in CS svn repository to package > deb for CS. > I was not very active on this task, and I'm happy to announce that the > packaging will > be handled by the Debian Games Team (http://wiki.debian.org/Games) in > coordination > with Ubuntu on Alioth pkg-games project > (https://alioth.debian.org/projects/pkg-games/ ) > thanks to Goneri Le Bouder that made alioth setup and Devid Antonio > Filony that > reworked the package for Ubuntu. > > Devid packages are available for Ubuntu Karmic on his PPA at > https://edge.launchpad.net/~d.filoni/+archive/ppa > > The packaging code will be committed soon in his last improvement in the > debian git repository: > http://git.debian.org/?p=pkg-games/crystalspace.git;a=summary > This page explain how packaging with git works: > http://wiki.debian.org/Games/VCS > > As far as it's done I plan to remove the code from CS svn tree and put a > README > with proper references. > > I've just two remarks about the current CS code, that would ease the > packaging. > > 1-CS make use of nvidia CG library that is not Debian/Ubuntu compliant > to be included in main > Debian or Ubuntu, this make that this part is not included in the packaging. > It should be packaged in a separate package for contrib in Debian, > multiverse in Ubuntu. > It would be of great help to separate this code from the rest, I mean in > a different directory, > with a separate build that make use of installed CS library like CEL > does I assume. > This remark is also available for any other piece of code that depends > on non-free/multiverse code, > usually because there are license restrictions on the redistribution of > the code. > > 2-Debian/Ubuntu Packaging requires to make man pages for each binary > installed in /usr/bin > It is convenient to build these man pages with help2man, it would be > convenient that CS output > works well with help2man. > > If you have got a Game depending on CS you would like to see packaged, > or you would like to help for packaging, I assume the Games Team will be > happy > to collaborate with you. Devid told me he plans to work on CEL package. > > Cheers > > Christian > Hi all, Christian - Long time mate. ;-) This movement to the games team is good and if the current packagers want help from me as a Ubuntu user and long standing CS dev I will only be too happy to. If the packagers wish assistance or discussion they can freely contact the CS developers on crystal-develop@lists.sourceforge.net Regards Phil
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