Josh Dukes skrev: > and this... > > Begin forwarded message: > > Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 00:45:29 -0700 > From: Josh Dukes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Henrik Sandklef <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Xnee-devel] Packaging xnee for debian > > >> If Ross suggested that, I suggest we do that. I have nada experience >> in Debian packaging. > > Now that I'm starting to understand pdebuild, it actually does seems > pretty easy the way Ross suggested it. There's a bit of oddness, but I > think I can have *something* tomorrow. > >> well, the Xnee version in Debian is 1.08 >> so it would be a huge update. > > Splitting out the packages the way we really should can be done in two > ways, the right way makes the deb-source more complex. This is why it > would be better just to do everything in one package for right now, > then split things out in the next package revision.
Fine with me >> For me, as an embedded software developer it would make a lot of sense >> to be able to install the cli version of Xnee (statically built) alone >> without having to install tons of gtk stuff that I am not going to >> use.... and will not have space for. >> >> .... and the KDE people will not fancy having to install gtk stuff >> just to have cnee (command line) on their machine. > > I'm not sure about the idea of xnee on an embedded system, especially > since it seems more likely that an embedded developer would be using > something other than i386 debs, but I see your point and sympathize. I > definitely agree with you on the kde issue. In fact I use Xmonad on my > desktops and (currently) use wmii on my laptop. I don't really like > having any gtk anything on my system if I can avoid it... That being > said, any package now and the right package later is still better > than no package now and the right package later. I think we should > continue to discuss potential package ideas as they would best serve > the community, I'll try to read the debian policy and see if it has any > pointers, and we'll plan on really doing things well in the first > revision of this package. Until then I'm going to try to get this > package to build. Cool? > >> will focus on delivering some (emb) software for a company today. > > sounds like a cool job. Have fun. > > > _______________________________________________ > Xnee-devel mailing list > Xnee-devel@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/xnee-devel > _______________________________________________ Xnee-devel mailing list Xnee-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/xnee-devel
