Re: RFS[2]: cpufrequtils (comments on packaging also welcome)
On Wed, Jan 12, 2005 at 12:59:38AM +0100, Achim Bohnet wrote:
> On Friday 07 January 2005 22:03, Mattia Dongili wrote:
[...]
> > Hopefully many of the existing cpufreq related daemons will soon use
> > the provided library (cpufreqd is migrating at least).
>
> Any comment from the cpudyn upstream yet?
No, I've seen a patch to migrate cpuspeed but that tool is not in Debian
(yet?)
[...]
> > Last but not least comments on packaging are welcome. :)
>
> o why not libcpufreq0-dev as suggested at
> http://www.netfort.gr.jp/~dancer/column/libpkg-guide/libpkg-guide.html
> At least with libcpufreq1 you will need something like libcpufreq1-dev
> otherwise one can't build pkg depending on libcpufreq0 interface anymore
Actually reading one ot the latest topics on d-devel[1] I'm pretty
convinced that having only one -dev package is better. Also, I'm
upstream for cpufreqd so I can keep it up-to-date and I like coding:
patches for outdated pkgs will floooow :)
[1]: http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2005/01/msg00623.html
or better
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2005/01/msg00695.html
> o AUTHOR, NEWS file isn't included. Btw. AUTHOR file and upstream in
> debian/copyright do not match. You are too humble ;)
uh :) right (/me turning red)
> o -dev pkg should depend on the libcpufreq0 (= ${Source-Version})
>
> o just wondering: tarball comes precompiled .mo files. Are they
> cpu architecture independent?
Hummm, I documented myself a (very) little and I'd say they are... but I
may be plainly wrong, so I'll continue my self documentation on the
subject
> o cpufreq.h is GPL 'V2 or later' no only GPL V2. Is just
> 'Licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL License version 2' in .c
> files enough?
I'll ping upstream on this issue.
Thanks for your comments, I'll keep your suggestion for the next pkg
revision
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mattia
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