Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-packaging (249 mails)

[Pascal Bleser <pascal.bleser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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On 11/10/2010 02:11 PM, Petr Uzel wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 09, 2010 at 06:59:33PM +0100, Pascal Bleser wrote:
> > Marcus was so kind to create a new top-level project: utilities
> >
> > I requested (*) such a project because there wasn't any appropriate
> > place to maintain packages of command-line utilities, such as cpipe,
> > mlocate, lockrun, likwid, pfm, pv, ttyrec, ack, calcurse, cdu, clpbar,
> > cpuid, di, dtach, gcp, jobqueue, ts, mguesser, ncdu, nkmkpassword,
> > pipemeter, progress, rand, rlwrap, tmux, xjobs, waitfor, .....
> > (just throwing a few I have in the queue for that project).
>
> I would like to move following packages from Base:System there (then
> changedevelrequest)
> - less
> - pinfo
> - lsof

Really? Why not keep them in Base:System? (at least less and lsof)

Hm.. we might have a need to clarify the difference between Base:System
and utilities then, because I'm still a bit confused -- but maybe that's
just me :)))

> Next, these package from Contrib
> - ack [*]
> - calcurse [**]
> - devtodo
> - remind
> - urlview
> - vifm
> - wyrd

Keep'em coming :)

Anyhow, if anyone wants to help maintaining utilities, please poke.
I don't want to be the bottleneck here :)

> Afterwards, I would submit these to Factory and delete from Contrib.
>
> Objections?
>
> [*] ack is also in your list. I checked the differences between
> Contrib/ack and your version - the Contrib (originally based on your
> package) is newer (git snapshot) and has a patch to ignore .osc files.
> If it goes to Factory, I think it should be stable version (1.92), so I
> suggest you to submit your package and will add stuff from Contrib/ack
> later.

Ok, I already moved ack from my home to utilities, and I'll merge the
patch from Contrib myself later tonight.

> Oh, and ack depends on perl-File-Next, which is not in Factory. I will
> update the package in devel:languages:perl and submit to Factory.

I made a _link from devel:languages:perl to utilities as well.

> [**] Your calcurse package looks better, so let's just submit your
> version to Factory (FWIW I could be (co)maintainer if needed) and
> delete the one from Contrib.

Ok, I moved it from my home to utilities, and added you as a maintainer.

> Does it make sense?

Totally :)

cheers
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  -o) Pascal Bleser <pascal.bleser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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