But for now it is still very much part of util-linux and must be dealt with in this context. Once it is closer to being dropped and a new upstream maintainer adopts the code base, then we can start talking about separate packages.
On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 5:28 PM, Josh <[email protected]> wrote: > @Patola, I agree that my solution is a hack, and that's why I called it > a workaround. Your solution is only a short-term fix, however. The > maintainer for util-linux has stated that he plans to drop ddate from > util-linux altogether in the future, making it so that compiling with > --enable-ddate will no longer work. > > I suppose the real solution would be to create a deb package based on > the code in that git-hub repository and have it added to the Ubuntu > repository, but I don't know how to do that myself. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/988925 > > Title: > util-linux no longer provides ddate > > Status in “util-linux” package in Ubuntu: > Confirmed > > Bug description: > Having just upgraded to 12.04, I was dismayed to discover that ddate > is longer present on my system. In previous releases it was provided > by util-linux, and according to the online man page > (http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/precise/man1/ddate.1.html) it is > still supposed to be provided. However: > > lesslie@hal:~> ddate > No command 'ddate' found, did you mean: > Command 'hdate' from package 'libhdate1' (main) > Command 'sdate' from package 'sdate' (universe) > Command 'rdate' from package 'rdate' (main) > Command 'idate' from package 'itools' (universe) > Command 'date' from package 'coreutils' (main) > ddate: command not found > > System information below. > > lesslie@hal:~> lsb_release -rd > Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS > Release: 12.04 > > lesslie@hal:~> apt-cache policy util-linux > util-linux: > Installed: 2.20.1-1ubuntu3 > Candidate: 2.20.1-1ubuntu3 > Version table: > *** 2.20.1-1ubuntu3 0 > 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > > What I expected: ddate to be available on my system > What happened instead: ddate is not available on my system > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/util-linux/+bug/988925/+subscriptions -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/988925 Title: util-linux no longer provides ddate To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/util-linux/+bug/988925/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
