Chuck, Charles Wilson wrote:
> So, I propose to > a) add a libiconv dependency (*) > b) add a libexpat dependency -- yes, 0.11.2 can use expat if it is > there. > > (*) Yes, I'll provide/maintain libiconv-1.8.0 -- but I would > appreciate if someone who has been whining about the lack of libiconv > would take over maintainership of my zip and unzip packages > (Gerrit??). They are low maintainance, but I would like to reduce the > total number of packages I'm responsible for. I still feel that, as a > non-multilingual, latin-alphabet user, I'm not the best person to > answer questions about using libiconv -- but as long as the package > passes its own built-in selftests...and heck, I've been "maintaining" > the gettext package for years. So, consider this an "ITP: libiconv" Sounds good to me. I'm sorry if you feel like you have too many packages :-(. Let me be one of the many to say thanks for your effort :-). > > Packaging: > Bruno included some "packaging hints" in the latest distro. > However, they don't really seem to address the issue of two-part > libintl shared libs, and having multiple versions coexist, or 3rd > party packages depending on specific versions of the shared lib... He > suggests: > gettext: > bin/gettext.exe > bin/ngettext.exe Is xgettext.exe included or has that been phased out? [SNIP] It sounds reasonable to me... Cheers, Nicholas
