Re: RFS: dcraw (updated package)
On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 06:11, Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org> wrote:
> Le Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 03:56:30AM +0200, Cyril Brulebois a écrit :
>>
>> pkg-phototools
>
> Salut Cyril,
>
> team maintainance is definitely the way to go. dcraw is the kind of
> program that will always be obsolete in Debian stable anyway, so despite
> the time that has been lost, I agree that rushing for Lenny does not
> make sense. I would rather recommend a special care for easy
> backporting.
>
> So in conclusion, Carl, I recommend you to contact the pkg-phototools
> team while doublechecking that the current maintainer is MIA, and see
> how you can either join or help them for the takeover if necessary. In
> the long term, I am sure that it will benefit more to the Lenny users.
>
> Anyway, thanks a lot for raising the issue, dcraw is definitely the kind
> of package that will attract bitter complains if the only reason why
> people can not use their camera is that the pakcage has been neglected.
>
> PS: if the package is taken over, maybe you can consider using the
> upstream tarball complemented with other upstream files rather that
> assembling a debian-specific orig.tar.gz.
> http://www.cybercom.net/~dcoffin/dcraw/archive/
>
> Have a nice day,
>
> --
> Charles Plessy
> Debian-Med packaging team,
> Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Japan
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Hello,
I got reply from Steve on the bugreport, forwarding that message here:
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Steve King <debian@invux.com>
Date: Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 21:51
Subject: Re: Bug#489931: dcraw: New version available
To: Carl Fürstenberg <azatoth@gmail.com>, 489931@bugs.debian.org
Hi Carl,
Although I have not done for a while, I would like to maintain dcraw.
I tend to work in bursts! But I agree it is time I spent some time on
getting it up to scratch.
I am hoping to include the multi-language stuff for the next release,
but this will require a little bit more work than I have currently
needed for the previous versions.
If you are able, I would like any raw images you can provide
particularly from recent cameras. These will form part of my test suite
to ensure the quality of the debian package.
I don't intend to make these images available but if you are happy for
me to pass them on, that would be easier.
I am particularly interested in images with white, and clear colours
that can be identified by their context within the photo.
Thanks,
--
Steve King
--
/Carl Fürstenberg <azatoth@gmail.com>
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