[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: removal of opie-*-fb?



On Mon, Sep 06, 2004 at 11:05:55PM -0600, Ivan E. Moore II wrote:
> Yes.  I've actually been working on this recently (finally got to a point
> where I could do so) and have taken care of qt-embedded however I
> previously authorized the removal of qt-x11 only to find out that OPIE is
> sitll dependent on pieces of it which qt-embedded does not have and that
> it cannot get from qt3 (or is incompatable with).

> So it's come down to the choice of qt-x11 going back in (IMO in a stripped
> down fashion only providing the pieces needed...ie minimal library with
> moc & uic) or just removing OPIE until it get's ported to qt-embedded-free
> & qt3.  The problem with the later is that who knows when that will
> happen.

> I'm not sure even how much the op-* packages are being used right now.

> So:  1)  Remove OPIE until it get's ported to qt-embedded-free (ie qte3)
> or   2)  Re-Add qt-x11

> Suggestions/comments/concerns?

Given the contents of <http://bjorn.haxx.se/debian/stalls.html>, I think
it would be nice if OPIE were removed until it was in a more releasable
state, whether that's by porting it to qt-embedded-free or by preparing
new packages of qt-x11.

Thanks,
-- 
Steve Langasek
postmodern programmer

Attachment: signature.asc
Description: Digital signature


Reply to: