Re: live-* packages

[Daniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org>]

On 09/07/2010 10:22 PM, Mehdi Dogguy wrote:
> I'm noticed several unblock requests for some live-* tools even soem of
> them have been already unblocked lately

i haven't seen any unblocks granted yet for any one of
live-{boot,build,config,manual}, which is why the bugs are still open, no?

please correct me if i'm wrong on that, because i wouldn't have wanted
to upload new packages otherwise to not interfere with a granted unblock.

> can you please explain to
> us what's your plans for the packages listed in [1]?

reducing the list below to source packages rather than binary packages,
and adding two more related packages.

> In case you're still wondering, Squeeze is frozen and freeze exceptions
> became more strict. And no, "freeze caught me by surprise" is not an
> argument according to the repo's commit log.

as said earlier, due to it's nature, the development cycle for
debian-live stuff ends quite late before the release. for lenny,
packages have been unblocked continuesly from time to time. let me know
if you intend to change this for squeeze.

> [1]
> live-boot

  at least one more upload to fix #591330. possibly more if more bugs
  get discovered.

> live-build

  some more uploads, to fix remaining bugs in the bts, plus changes to
  use syslinux-themes-debian, and more if more bugs get discovered
  (which is quite likely, given that squeeze still changes and l-b
  needs adjustments for that).

> live-config

  no upload planned, however, possibly some if more bugs get discovered.

> live-magic

  needs only one more upload to fix #595985, otherwise no upload
  planned.

> live-manual

  on top of 2.0~a5-1, one or two uploads to update the content from
  etch/lenny to squeeze. possibly more if people contribute more
  documentation.

syslinux-themes-debian

  needs one more upload for new squeeze entries.

syslinux

  needs one more upload for os-proper and extlinux.d support.

-- 
Address:        Daniel Baumann, Burgunderstrasse 3, CH-4562 Biberist
Email:          daniel.baumann@panthera-systems.net
Internet:       http://people.panthera-systems.net/~daniel-baumann/