tag 252198 wontfix thanks * Ariel Shkedi <asdeb...@dsgml.com> [Die Jun 01, 2004 at 09:19:05 -0400]:
> Please include dd_rhelp in the package. (Or in a differreent package > with a suggests in dd_rescue.) > dd_rhelp is often the best way to run dd_rescue since it will do > everything automaticaly. > It's available from: > http://www.kalysto.ath.cx/utilities/dd_rhelp/index.en.html I just uploaded ddrescue 1.23, but I'm considering to drop ddrescue in the long run, see argumentation by Antonio in http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=252198#27 I do not intend to include or package dd_rhelp, as even upstream considers it deprecated: | For some times, dd_rhelp was the only tool (AFAIK) that did this | type of job, but since a few years, it is not true anymore : Antonio | Diaz did write a ideal replacement for my tool : GNU 'ddrescue'. | [...] | Nevertheless, I really encourage you to use this replacement tool if | it works for you (and it should be the case). | [...] | dd_rhelp was meant as a quick hack to implement what dd_rescue | didn't do, and what couldn't be done at that time (AFAIK). -- http://www.kalysto.org/utilities/dd_rhelp/index.en.html I'm therefore (finally) closing this bugreport with wontfix. Thanks. regards, -mika-
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