Re: RFS: opencpn
Hi,
(another) update on ITP progress for the OpenCPN software (opencpn.org),
Fixes noted in this email are in the new 2.4.620 release.
> the debian/ dir can be viewed here:
> http://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/pkg-grass/packages/opencpn/trunk/
>
> the .orig tarball can be found here:
> http://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/pkg-grass/packages/opencpn/tarballs/
sample data to test it with can be found here:
https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/browser/livedvd/gisvm/trunk/bin/install_opencpn.sh#L75
> On Feb 8, 2011, Paul Wise wrote:
> > > macsercomm.cpp looks slightly suspect. I'd like to know its lineage,
> > > copyright and license. Same for macutils.c
> [+]
> > > sercomm.cpp macsercomm.h macutils.h
> > > sercomm.h
>
> Hamish replied:
> > src/about.cpp lists seriallib as being GPL.
> > We can request better header comments.
Dave wrote:
> DONE...gpl for macutils, macsercomm is deprecated.
Hamish:
> ok, sid's lintian now reports:
> E: opencpn-data: helper-templates-in-copyright
> E: opencpn: embedded-library usr/bin/opencpn: tinyxml
> E: opencpn: helper-templates-in-copyright
> E: opencpn-doc: helper-templates-in-copyright
>
> tinyxml: not sure, exists to be embedded? suggestions to
> fix that welcome.
>
> helper-templates-in-copyright x3: I don't see what it's
> talking about, the debian/copyright files are custom crafted.
Advice welcome.
> compiler warnings:
> upstream supplied with latest sid build log, nearly almost
> all squashed.
ongoing; it's getting there.
> valgrind analysis:
> status unknown. (personal ignorance on my part of what's been done)
Volunteers welcome.
> > Your Standards-Version is out of date, please read the upgrading
> > checklist from the version of debian-policy in sid and do any required
> >
> changes: /usr/share/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.txt*
To do
> > The upstream README file contains information about building and
> > dependencies, which is not useful to people installing the binary
> > package. Please get upstream to split that out into README.install so
> > that it can be shipped in the source package but not the binary
> > package. Some of the path names may need tweaking for Debian too (/usr
> > vs /usr/local etc).
Install stuff now split off from README; INSTALL file not installed in
the binary packages (although perhaps the serial port setup stuff may
be useful to someone, somewhen).
> > plugins/grib_pi/CMakeLists.txt seems to include Windows line endings,
> > eww.
fixed.
> > When building the package I noticed that the gcc command-lines had
> > both -O2 and -O3.
fixed.
> > data/doc/images/print.html seems to be a 404 page, please remove it.
done.
> > data/doc/css/ can probably be used since nothing in the package uses
> > it.
> > Please remove data/doc/js/. Nothing in the package uses it and it is a
> > embedded code copy that is minified and therefore is missing the
> > source code.
removed.
> > A lot of the source code contains CVS $Id lines while the package is
> > in git, I would suggest to clean those up, especially the CPL_CVSID
> > ones.
>
> Filed upstream as FS#539.
still some remain.
> > The upstream README file (and many other files) has the executable bit
> > set, why is that?
fixed.
> > What is the license for src/bitmaps/paypal_donate.xpm?
PayPal pinged for an answer, awaiting reply.
see also `apt-file search paypal`
Hamish
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