Re: Packaging XMDS2 for Debian
On Fri, Jan 03, 2014 at 11:08:02PM +0100, Rafael Laboissiere wrote:
> The xmds package, which I used to maintain in the past, has been out
> of date for a long time (see Bug#597014).
>
> I hence created a Git repository at Alioth, which contains a
> preliminary packaging for xmds2. The 2.* series is a total overhaul
> of the 1.* series and the upstream authors renamed the binaries from
> xmds and xsil2graphics to xmds2 and xsil2graphics2, meaning that
> both versions can be installed together. For this reason, I started
> a fully new package from scratch.
>
> Well, almost. The upstream tarball for version 2.1.4 contains a
> debian directory and I started from there.
>
> Before I file a ITP for xmds2, I would like to know what the Debian
> Science team thinks about this. As regards the package currently in
> Git, there are still some things to be polished, but they are mostly
> related to upstream issues.
Yes, please got for it. I still have a year old message in my inbox asking
for xmds2. I guess the debian files you used are the same as this:
https://svn.code.sf.net/p/xmds/code/trunk/xpdeint/
I don't use xmds, but as I understand it xmds2 fully replaces xmds. So why
do you need an ITP, just let it replace the outdated xmds package? Otherwise
xmds should be removed from the archive as soon as xmds2 is available.
Christian
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