Hi joey ... On Sat, Oct 06, 2001 at 03:45:34PM +0200, Martin Schulze wrote: >What are the plans for future development for OpenOffice packages for >Debian? I'm in doubt to take the whole source in debian ... just an overkill, but split the source into many packages will take much time! >Have you considered running a semi-public development CVS Repository >for the OpenOffice source already? You could request /cvs/openoffice >on cvs.debian.org and move the current source into it. Hmmm the idea is good, but two cvs are senseless, I think! But on the other hand, it would make impossible to make an initial mirror of OpenOffice 6.0 on a debian-cvs repository to work on it to get a debian package of it. >This way, more people can use the current code with all current >patches in order to improve the system and be able to build packages >earlier. The repository could be accessed though cvs/pserver so more >people can get involved. Who should be asked to initialize the cvs/debian-openoffice? >For packaging, I'd suggest using DBS and not the native Debian >packaging system. This way you'd benefit from collecting small >patches instead of building one huge patch against the native package >out of it. One problem though, documentation is not easy to >find... For an example, see Apache or XFree86 packages. I have to look at the docs of it! I will do it up to tomorrow! >I'm little concerned about the progress of this package... :) -- One time, you all will be emulated by linux! ---- Jan- Hendrik Palic Url:"http://www.billgotchy.de"; E-Mail: "palic@billgotchy.de" -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS d- s: a-- C++ UL++ P+++ L+++ E W++ N+ o+ K- w--- O- M- V- PS++ PE Y+ PGP++ t--- 5- X+++ R-- tv- b++ DI-- D+++ G+++ e+++ h+ r++ z+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
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