Hi, the Xprint (xprint.mozdev.org) package is nearly ready. It compiles on ia64, so hopefully most architectures should compile fine. I want to check I've got packaging in order before uploading. Let me know if there are objections to naming. Source package: xprint-xprintorg Binary package: xprt-xprintorg With regards to the binary file, the special case of X11 actually makes it a little easier to deal with. X11 files (ones based on imake) are allowed by policy (I can't find the reference but I remember reading it) to reside in /usr/bin/X11, and that's where the binary from xprt (XFree86) goes. So if I put my Xprt into /usr/bin, then there is no conflict to deal with. The two binaries can live side by side. It may seem somewhat confusing to have the two of them, but I figure if you're installing either package, then you'll know what you're doing. Hence, binary: /usr/bin/Xprt In that vein, may I suggest the current xprt package Recommends: xprt-xprintorg. A change in the description of xprt to explain the difference between the two may also be appropriate. Xprt (either version) requires a set of config files in order to run. xprt-xprintorg contains these config files. In the future it will no doubt be appropriate to package them separately (xprt-common), but since Xprt from xprt doesn't work anyway, there seems to be no hurry to do this. Finally, I've got a lintian warning I'd like some help with. lintian says: W: xprt-xprintorg: binary-or-shlib-defines-rpath ./usr/bin/Xprt /usr/lib N: N: The binary or shared library defines the RPATH'. Usually this is a N: bad thing. Most likely you will find a Makefile with a line like: N: gcc test.o -o test -Wl,--rpath N: or N: gcc test.o -o test -R/usr/local/lib What does this mean, and what can I do about it? -rpath is in fact found in the Makefile in xc/programs/Xserver, in variable EXTRA_LOAD_FLAGS, but it's not in the Imakefile. Do you get the same problem in the XFree86 packages? Thanks, Drew -- PGP public key available at http://people.debian.org/~dparsons/drewskey.txt Fingerprint: A110 EAE1 D7D2 8076 5FE0 EC0A B6CE 7041 6412 4E4A
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