On Sun, 2011-04-03 at 10:46 -0400, Andy Walls wrote: > Ian Campbell <i...@hellion.org.uk> wrote: > > >On Wed, 2011-03-30 at 06:45 -0400, Andy Walls wrote: > >> Hans Verkuil <hverk...@xs4all.nl> wrote: > >> > >> >On Wednesday, March 30, 2011 09:24:56 Ian Campbell wrote: > >> >> Are the ivtv-utils still maintained and/or useful or did > >everything > >> >> worthwhile make it into v4l-utils already? > >> >> > >> >> I've just noticed that v4l-utils conflicts with ivtv-utils in > >Debian > >> >> (with no attempt to coordinate with me :^() and I'm trying to > >decide > >> >if > >> >> it is worth uploading an updated ivtv-utils which drops the tools > >> >which > >> >> overlap or if I should request that ivtv-utils is removed from > >> >Debian. > >> >> > >> >> Ian. > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> >In my opinion ivtv-utils can be removed from Debian. The duplicate > >> >utilities > >> >should definitely be removed from the ivtv repository as well. The > >only > >> >remaining utility that I think has some merit is ivtv-radio. All the > >> >others > >> >are more for debugging/testing/developing. > >> > > >> >What do you think, Andy? [...] > >> Hans, > >> > >> Ivtv-utils does need some attention, to at least remove any duplicate > >tools. > > > >I found the duplicates were limited to v4l2-ctl and ivtv-ctl at the > >moment. FWIW applied the attached to the Debian package for the time > >being (and added a dependency on v4l-utils). > > > >> I only consider ivtv-radio and ivtv-tune useful for the common user. > >> If v4l2-ctl had channel tables, then ivtv-tune could go away. > > > >With the above mentioned patch applied the ivtv-utils .deb now > >contains: > > > >/usr/bin/ivtv-mpegindex > >/usr/bin/cx25840ctl > >/usr/bin/ivtvplay > >/usr/bin/ivtvfwextract > >/usr/bin/ptune-ui > >/usr/bin/ivtv-tune > >/usr/bin/ivtv-radio > >/usr/bin/ptune > > > >Ian. [...] > > I'm going to be neglecting ivtv stuff for the next week or two: family > stuff that needs prompt attention. Please send a reminder to me or > the list in a few weeks if nothing has happened on my end.
I think it's been a few weeks, so as requested... ping? Ian. -- Ian Campbell I am currently transitioning to a new OpenPGP key, please see: http://www.hellion.org.uk/key-transition-2011-04-27-2F6BCD59-to-79074FA8.txt She ran the gamut of emotions from 'A' to 'B'. -- Dorothy Parker, on a Kate Hepburn performance
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