Re: Including Xfree4.0 in potato/ppc (Was : Re: deb-ppc: X server debian packages ?)
On Tue, May 02, 2000 at 10:01:12AM -0400, Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
> On Tue, May 02, 2000 at 11:38:30AM +0200, Sven LUTHER wrote:
> > About Xfree 4.
> >
> > We could/should make an debian package containing only the server binary and
> > modules stuff, installeable into /usr/X11R6.4 so as not to break the normal X,
> > and configured to use /etc/X11/XF86Config.4. Maybe also include an example
> > XF86Config.4.
> >
> > Flag it beta/untested or whatever, and include it as ppc onbly binary in
> > potato before it is released.
> >
> > I would do it, i can do the source package, but cannot build for ppc right
> > now.
> >
> > Any comments ?
>
> No way.
>
> First of all, you'd never clear it past Branden, and it's rude to
> ignore the maintainer's wishes.
>
> Much more importantly, you'd never make it past Richard Braakman.
> You're late - the Test Cycle started a few hours ago. Potato's not
> going anywhere it hasn't already gone.
Well, I will just put it on an unofficial site somewhere then, ...
BTW, what happened to the backported rage 128 patch for 3.3.6 that was
supposed to chip with the potato xfree packages ?
Friendly,
Sven LUTHER
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