Work-needing packages report for May 9, 2008
The following is a listing of packages for which help has been requested
through the WNPP (Work-Needing and Prospective Packages) system in the
last week.
Total number of orphaned packages: 437 (new: 4)
Total number of packages offered up for adoption: 100 (new: 7)
Total number of packages requested help for: 46 (new: 2)
Please refer to http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/ for more information.
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The following packages have been orphaned:
belocs-locales-bin (#480162), orphaned today
Description: tools for compiling locale data files
Reverse Depends: belocs-locales-data
Installations reported by Popcon: 162
belocs-locales-data (#480163), orphaned today
Description: base files for localization
Reverse Depends: belocs-locales-bin localization-config
openoffice.org-l10n-af openoffice.org-l10n-ar
openoffice.org-l10n-be-by openoffice.org-l10n-bg
openoffice.org-l10n-bn openoffice.org-l10n-br openoffice.org-l10n-bs
openoffice.org-l10n-ca (67 more omitted)
Installations reported by Popcon: 140
gsynaptics (#479216), orphaned 5 days ago
Description: configuration tool for Synaptics touchpad driver of X
server
Installations reported by Popcon: 812
tpconfig (#479218), orphaned 5 days ago
Description: configure touchpad devices
Installations reported by Popcon: 433
433 older packages have been omitted from this listing, see
http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/orphaned for a complete list.
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The following packages have been given up for adoption:
gutenprint (#479397), offered 4 days ago
Description: printer drivers for CUPS
Reverse Depends: brdesktop-common cupsys-driver-gutenprint escputil
foomatic-db-gutenprint gimp-gutenprint ijsgutenprint
libgutenprint-dev libgutenprintui2-1 libgutenprintui2-dev photoprint
(1 more omitted)
Installations reported by Popcon: 46784
ijs (#479400), offered 4 days ago
Description: IJS raster image transport protocol: shared library
Reverse Depends: ijsgutenprint libijs-dev
Installations reported by Popcon: 43609
libb-size-perl (#479123), offered 6 days ago
Description: Measure size of Perl OPs and SVs
Installations reported by Popcon: 30
libpqxx (#479399), offered 4 days ago
Description: C++ library to connect to PostgreSQL
Reverse Depends: kexi kpogre libpqxx-dev
Installations reported by Popcon: 1577
midori (#480026), offered yesterday
Description: Fast and lightweight web browser
Installations reported by Popcon: 120
numlockx (#479157), offered 5 days ago
Description: enable NumLock in X11 sessions
Installations reported by Popcon: 897
utf8-migration-tool (#479159), offered 5 days ago
Description: Debian UTF-8 migration wizard
Installations reported by Popcon: 333
93 older packages have been omitted from this listing, see
http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/rfa_bypackage for a complete list.
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For the following packages help is requested:
[NEW] kvm (#479951), requested yesterday
Description: Full virtualization on x86 hardware
Reverse Depends: kvm
Installations reported by Popcon: 1073
[NEW] wine (#479659), requested 3 days ago
Description: Windows API implementation
Reverse Depends: libwine-alsa libwine-capi libwine-cms libwine-dbg
libwine-dev libwine-esd libwine-gl libwine-gphoto2 libwine-jack
libwine-ldap (10 more omitted)
Installations reported by Popcon: 12021
apache2 (#470795), requested 56 days ago
Description: Co-maintainer wanted
Reverse Depends: adzapper ampache apache2 apache2-dbg
apache2-mpm-event apache2-mpm-itk apache2-mpm-perchild
apache2-mpm-prefork apache2-mpm-worker apache2-prefork-dev (150 more
omitted)
Installations reported by Popcon: 38556
apt-build (#365427), requested 740 days ago
Description: Need new developer(s)
Installations reported by Popcon: 1026
ara (#450876), requested 179 days ago
Description: utility for searching the Debian package database
Installations reported by Popcon: 133
athcool (#278442), requested 1290 days ago
Description: Enable powersaving mode for Athlon/Duron processors
Installations reported by Popcon: 260
bash-completion (#472468), requested 45 days ago
Description: programmable completion for the bash shell
Installations reported by Popcon: 5534
cfs (#458061), requested 132 days ago
Description: Cryptographic Filesystem
Installations reported by Popcon: 114
cvs (#354176), requested 805 days ago
Description: Concurrent Versions System
Reverse Depends: crossvc cvs-autoreleasedeb cvs-buildpackage cvs2cl
cvs2html cvschangelogbuilder cvsconnect cvsd cvsdelta cvsps (12 more
omitted)
Installations reported by Popcon: 24048
dctrl-tools (#448284), requested 194 days ago
Description: Command-line tools to process Debian package
information
Reverse Depends: aptfs debian-goodies dlocate feta
haskell-devscripts hg-buildpackage mlmmj sbuild simple-cdd
Installations reported by Popcon: 7935
dpkg (#282283), requested 1265 days ago
Description: dselect: a user tool to manage Debian packages
Reverse Depends: alien alsa-source apt-build apt-cross apt-src
backuppc build-essential bzr-builddeb clamsmtp crosshurd (102 more
omitted)
Installations reported by Popcon: 79120
drscheme (#402589), requested 514 days ago
Description: PLT scheme programming environment
Reverse Depends: drscheme minlog proofgeneral-minlog
Installations reported by Popcon: 409
elvis (#432298), requested 304 days ago
Description: powerful clone of the vi/ex text editor (with X11
support)
Reverse Depends: elvis elvis-console elvis-tools
Installations reported by Popcon: 298
fglrx-driver (#454993), requested 152 days ago (non-free)
Description: non-free AMD/ATI r5xx, r6xx display driver
Reverse Depends: fglrx-amdcccle fglrx-control fglrx-driver fglrx-glx
fglrx-glx-ia32
Installations reported by Popcon: 2421
gentoo (#422498), requested 368 days ago
Description: a fully GUI-configurable, two-pane X file manager
Installations reported by Popcon: 290
gnat-4.1 (#475369), requested 28 days ago
Description: help needed with bug triaging
Reverse Depends: adabrowse gnade-bin gnat-4.1 gnat-gps
libadasockets-dev libaunit-dev libaunit1.03 libaws-bin libaws-dev
libaws2.2 (33 more omitted)
Installations reported by Popcon: 897
gnat-4.3 (#475374), requested 28 days ago
Description: help needed to execute test cases
Reverse Depends: adacontrol asis-programs gnat gnat-4.3 gnat-glade
libahven11 libasis-dev libasis2007 libgarlic-dev libgnat-4.3 (14
more omitted)
Installations reported by Popcon: 96
grub (#248397), requested 1459 days ago
Description: GRand Unified Bootloader
Reverse Depends: dfsbuild grub-choose-default grub-doc replicator
startupmanager
Installations reported by Popcon: 72827
imagemagick (#452314), requested 169 days ago
Description: Image manipulation programs
Reverse Depends: advi-examples afterstep album ale ascd asymptote
bins cimg-dev dblatex docbook2odf (80 more omitted)
Installations reported by Popcon: 24271
ispell-et (#391105), requested 582 days ago
Description: Estonian dictionary for Aspell/Ispell/MySpell
Installations reported by Popcon: 57
jove (#470185), requested 60 days ago
Description: Jonathan's Own Version of Emacs - a compact, powerful
editor
Reverse Depends: xjove
Installations reported by Popcon: 159
loop-aes-utils (#385614), requested 616 days ago
Description: Tools for mounting and manipulating filesystems
Reverse Depends: partman-crypto-loop
Installations reported by Popcon: 773
mantis (#471094), requested 54 days ago
Description: web-based bug tracking system
Installations reported by Popcon: 58
milter-greylist (#470188), requested 60 days ago
Description: GreyList milter for sendmail
Installations reported by Popcon: 25
mol (#436450), requested 275 days ago
Description: The Mac-on-Linux emulator
Reverse Depends: mol-drivers-linux mol-drivers-macos
mol-drivers-macosx mol-modules-source
Installations reported by Popcon: 72
mwavem (#313369), requested 1060 days ago (non-free)
Description: Mwave/ACP modem support software
Installations reported by Popcon: 15
nas (#354174), requested 805 days ago
Description: The Network Audio System
Reverse Depends: acm acm4 alsaplayer-nas amarok amor apollon ark
atlantik attal audiooss (296 more omitted)
Installations reported by Popcon: 54896
nn (#470187), requested 60 days ago
Description: Heavy-duty USENET news reader (curses-based client)
Installations reported by Popcon: 126
openoffice.org (#419523), requested 388 days ago
Description: OpenOffice.org Office suite
Reverse Depends: brdesktop-common brdesktop-gnome broffice.org
dmaths libuno-cil mozilla-openoffice.org openoffice.org
openoffice.org-base openoffice.org-calc openoffice.org-common (82
more omitted)
Installations reported by Popcon: 48729
openscenegraph (#392266), requested 576 days ago
Description: 3d scenegraph
Reverse Depends: libopenscenegraph-dev libopenscenegraph7
libopenthreads-dev openscenegraph
Installations reported by Popcon: 197
openssl (#332498), requested 945 days ago
Description: Secure Socket Layer (SSL) binary and related
cryptographic tools
Reverse Depends: 3270-common afbackup afbackup-client aircrack-ng
alpine anon-proxy aolserver4-nsimap aolserver4-nsopenssl
apache2-prefork-dev apache2-threaded-dev (565 more omitted)
Installations reported by Popcon: 78024
poppler (#423334), requested 363 days ago
Description: PDF rendering library and utilities
Reverse Depends: abiword-plugins claws-mail-pdf-viewer cupsys
epdfview evince evince-gtk gambas2-gb-pdf gimp inkscape
kdegraphics-kfile-plugins (22 more omitted)
Installations reported by Popcon: 43973
request-tracker3.6 (#469353), requested 65 days ago
Description: Extensible trouble-ticket tracking system
Reverse Depends: request-tracker3.6 rt3.6-rtfm
Installations reported by Popcon: 211
resolvconf (#477723), requested 14 days ago
Description: name server information handler
Installations reported by Popcon: 5714
rt2400 (#411791), requested 443 days ago
Description: RT2400 wireless network drivers
Installations reported by Popcon: 155
rt2570 (#411790), requested 443 days ago
Description: RT2570 wireless network drivers
Installations reported by Popcon: 251
rus-ispell (#391104), requested 582 days ago
Description: Russian dictionary for Aspell/Ispell/MySpell
Installations reported by Popcon: 1468
sgml-data (#358521), requested 778 days ago
Description: common SGML and XML data
Reverse Depends: debiandoc-sgml debiandoc2dbxml docbook
docbook-simple docbook-xml epiphany-extensions linuxdoc-tools psgml
stardict-common w3c-dtd-xhtml (3 more omitted)
Installations reported by Popcon: 51389
smlnj (#428273), requested 333 days ago
Description: Standard ML of New Jersey interactive compiler
Reverse Depends: libckit-smlnj libcml-smlnj libcmlutil-smlnj
libexene-smlnj libmlnlffi-smlnj libmlrisctools-smlnj
libpgraphutil-smlnj libsmlnj-smlnj ml-burg ml-lex (5 more omitted)
Installations reported by Popcon: 100
spamassassin (#469124), requested 66 days ago
Description: Perl-based spam filter using text analysis
Reverse Depends: claws-mail-spamassassin dtc-common fuzzyocr
mailscanner sa-exim sa-learn-cyrus spamass-milter spampd
Installations reported by Popcon: 13071
stlport4.6 (#263052), requested 1375 days ago
Description: STLport C++ class library
Reverse Depends: libstlport4.6-dev libuno-cil mozilla-openoffice.org
openoffice.org-base openoffice.org-base-core openoffice.org-calc
openoffice.org-core openoffice.org-dev openoffice.org-draw
openoffice.org-evolution (14 more omitted)
Installations reported by Popcon: 8663
svn-buildpackage (#377467), requested 669 days ago
Description: helper programs to maintain Debian packages with
Subversion
Reverse Depends: svn-autoreleasedeb
Installations reported by Popcon: 1313
torrus (#433223), requested 298 days ago
Description: Universal front-end for Round-Robin Databases
Reverse Depends: torrus-apache torrus-apache2
Installations reported by Popcon: 22
unicorn (#345547), requested 858 days ago (non-free)
Description: comaintainer with x86 hardware searched.
Installations reported by Popcon: 69
update-inetd (#472470), requested 45 days ago
Description: inetd.conf updater
Reverse Depends: amanda-common bootp cupsys-bsd cvs ebhttpd ebnetd
ebnetd-common efingerd fam fingerd (27 more omitted)
Installations reported by Popcon: 77216
wxwidgets2.8 (#463807), requested 95 days ago
Description: help for wxwidgets2.8 is appreciated
Installations reported by Popcon: 7364
See http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/help_requested for more information.
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