Bug#950686: ITP: partman-cros -- Add partman support for ChromeOS kernel partitions

[Alper Nebi Yasak <alpernebiyasak@gmail.com>]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Alper Nebi Yasak <alpernebiyasak@gmail.com>
X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-devel@lists.debian.org

* Package name    : partman-cros
  Version         : 1
  Upstream Author : Alper Nebi Yasak <alpernebiyasak@gmail.com>
* URL             : http://salsa.debian.org/alpernebbi-guest/partman-cros
* License         : GPL-2.0+
  Programming Lang: sh
  Description     : Add partman support for ChromeOS kernel partitions

  This package provides a 'cros' partition method for partman. The 
  firmware and bootloader used on ChromeOS systems require a special 
  ChromeOS kernel partition created by this method.

Creating partitions of this ChromeOS kernel type is one part of what's 
necessary for Debian installer to install a successfully bootable system 
on ChromeOS machines. This package is essentially a partman-prep fork 
for this partition type.

It's probably already possible to create these partitions manually using 
e.g. parted-udeb and fdisk-udeb. But, this package does some checks to 
ensure the partition is in the right disk and offers a warning if the 
partition is not created (when that could lead to an unbootable system).

It makes most sense to maintain this package under the installer team if 
they accept. I need a sponsor and will file an RFS soon.