Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Antonio Ospite <osp...@studenti.unina.it>
Dear Maintainer, * Package name : kboot-utils Version : 0.1 Upstream Author : Antonio Ospite <osp...@studenti.unina.it> * URL : http://git.ao2.it/kboot-utils.git/ * License : GPLv3 Programming Lang: Posix shell Description : Helper tools to generate a kboot.conf file Helper tools to automatically generate a kboot.conf from entries in /boot . The kboot.conf file can be read by the petitboot bootloader which is used for instance on the Sony Playstation 3 in OtherOS mode in order to list kernels to boot. Hi, on PS3 there is the need to have a kboot.conf inside the rootfs so that the petitboot bootloader knows which kernels can be booted and list them. kboot-utils automatically creates this file by looking at kernels in /boot. This functionality is especially needed at install time, the debian-installer works on PS3 but in order to boot the machine the first time, some manual intervention is still needed, look at #619236 [1]. I am the upstream author and the packager, please take a look at the debian/ dir in the upstream source for the packaging stuff, and to the script itself if you like. I am looking at a better way to handle debian packages directly from git, but for the time being, for such a simple package, having the debian/ dir in the upstream code didn't look too horrible. I built the package with "dpkg-buildpackage -b -us -uc -tc" and verified it is lintian-clean (except the ITP related warnings which I'll fix soon) and even piuparts-clean. I am no DD, so I guess a sponsor would be needed when the package is in shape and ready to be uploaded. Thanks, Antonio Ospite http://ao2.it [1] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=619236 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-wnpp-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110913152448.29247.36581.reportbug@jcn
