Re: ROOT 5.32/00 for Debian Squeeze
> Hi Ricardo
>
>> I see no problem in that. Distributing the packages for stable in a
>> more
>> centralized way would make more sense than having separate
>> repositories.
>> This is a really good idea. I would be willing to maintain the
>> packages
>> and the upload them to the CERN repository.
>
> Yes, make sense also to me :)
>
>> No, it's not disabled. I solved this by using the script
>> installXrootd.sh in debian/rules to download, build and then package
>> xrootd.
>
> Ah, ok. I need to update debian/rules for unstable packages. If you
> didn't
> change nothing else in the rules (Are you using your own rules or using
> ones
> provided in root?) i can easily recompile using yours. This because, in
> the
> same repo it's better to use the same rules.
I do patches in two stages; first to files in build/, then generate a
new debian/ with makedebdir.sh, basically a fresh debian/ with working
rules, etc. The second stage patches files that need patches after the
first pass.
You are welcome to use any of my patches to the upstream version
Ricardo
>
> Antonio
>
>>
>> Ricardo
>>
>> > Cheers,
>> >
>> > Antonio
>> >
>> > On Wednesday 11 January 2012 15:39:22 Ricardo Yanez wrote:
>> >> > On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 8:14 PM, Ricardo Yanez
>> >>
>> >> <ricardo.yanez@calel.org>
>> >>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >>> On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 09:02:31AM -0800, Ricardo Yanez wrote:
>> >> >>>> >> No, I cannot commit the time to be an active maintainer. At
>> >>
>> >> most
>> >>
>> >> >>>> I
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> >> could
>> >> >>>> >> commit to maintain a version for Debian stable.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> I wonder from where you obtained the experience that unstable
>> is
>> >>
>> >> to
>> >>
>> >> >>> dynamic and the maintenance effort would be to large for your
>> time
>> >> >>> limit. Â Every package in Debian goes to unstable first (or
>> >> >>> experimental)
>> >> >>> as an exception. Â That's the usual way any package comes to
>> >>
>> >> Debian.
>> >>
>> >> >>> Whether a package needs maintenance effort or not depends more
>> >>
>> >> from
>> >>
>> >> >>> the
>> >> >>> package itself rather than a frequently changing unstable. Â
>> What
>> >> >>> exact
>> >> >>> changes do you expect which would influence your packages.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I do maintain packages on the side. It does depend to a large
>> >>
>> >> extend
>> >>
>> >> >> on
>> >> >> the software itself. So, fair enough, I could give it a try,
>> >>
>> >> unstable,
>> >>
>> >> >> and work from there. How should I proceed?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Ricardo
>> >> >
>> >> > Do you have a git repro or something like this ?
>> >> >
>> >> > I could help if you want, first step I think will be to get
>> clhep2
>> >> > compile and working on all arch
>> >>
>> >> Sorry folks. It's piling up pretty quickly as I suspected. I pass.
>> >>
>> >> Ricardo
>> >>
>> >> > Bastien
>> >> >
>> >> >>>> In that case the packages are fine where they are (in my
>> >>
>> >> repository)
>> >>
>> >> >>>> and
>> >> >>>> anybody is welcome to use them.
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> I could accept uploads of other architectures if someone has
>> the
>> >> >>>> machine
>> >> >>>> and is willing to compile.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> If you ask me this plan is more time consuming than doing a
>> proper
>> >> >>> upload and enable the Debian Science team to provide help if
>> >>
>> >> needed.
>> >>
>> >> >>> Kind regards
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Â Â Â Â Andreas.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> --
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>> >> >>>
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