Dear all! [Adding Karl Berry, upstream of texinfo, and bug-texinfo]
[For Karl and texinfo people: title says it all ...] On Don, 18 Mai 2006, Nicolas FRANCOIS wrote: > Hello, > Reimplementing this missing feature in dpkg's install-info would > be a waste of time. Thus, the idea is to use the GNU's install-info. To be honest, that would be a perfect idea. I have had quite some discussions with Karl Berry about merging the two install-info, as he really often get bug reports from Debian users about the different syntax. At that time I wrote a merge document which compares the two command line syntax, but ... > [2] Comparison of dpkg's and GNU's install-info options: > http://lists.debian.org/debian-dpkg/2006/04/msg00026.html this one is better. > A solution could be [1] to move the currently packaged ginstall-info > program into a separate package generated from the texinfo source > package (a symlink could be kept in case in case any package depends on > ginstall-info). This new package would have to be essential (or maybe a > Pre-Depends in dpkg is sufficient). No problem with me. > The transition I'm thinking about is: > * First, make a package with the GNU's install-info. The GNU's > install-info will probably have to be modified in order to be > compatible with the current dpkg's install-info (see [2]). > This package will have to "Replaces: dpkg" > If this package is made Essential, it will have to be discussed on > debian-devel. > * Then a new dpkg depending (Pre-Depends) on this package will have to > be uploaded, without install-info. > * Then the Replaces field of the install-info package could be replaced > by a versionned dependency on dpkg. > > The transition must be finished before the essential freeze (Mon 30 Jul > 2006). If we decide on this I would appreciate some support/review of the packages of one of the real gurus, as as a NM (Marc is writing the DAM report) I don't want to mess up everything ;-) > This will have to be coordinated on debian-devel-announce. (I also > added debhelper in copy of this mail because we may require some changes > in dh_installinfo). Or, as said, merge the command line arguments from Debian install-info missing in GNU install-info, I guess it will not be too hard, and if one of you want to give Karl a hand in fixing this up, it would even go faster. > Norbert (texinfo maintainer), can you comment on this? Do you agree on > making a new package from the texinfo source? Of course! How do we come to a conclusion on this topic? I think it is up to the dpkg developer to decide. Best wishes Norbert ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Norbert Preining <preining AT logic DOT at> Università di Siena gpg DSA: 0x09C5B094 fp: 14DF 2E6C 0307 BE6D AD76 A9C0 D2BF 4AA3 09C5 B094 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MALIBU (n.) The height by which the top of a wave exceeds the height to which you have rolled up your trousers. --- Douglas Adams, The Meaning of Liff -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
