On Tue, May 07, 2024 at 08:59:26AM GMT, José Relvas via devel wrote: > Hey folks, > > `libtsm` was retired because it was orphaned. `kmscon` was retired because it > relied on this package. > > I'm currently not in the "packagers" group, but I'm interested in taking > ownership of these packages and re-adding them to Fedora if I get sponsored. > > Upstream has ceased development for both `libtsm` and `kmscon`, however, > they've been forked and continue to be well maintained: > > - `libtsm`: https://github.com/Aetf/libtsm > - `kmscon`: https://github.com/Aetf/kmscon > > Among other improvements, the build system has been modernized (meson instead > of GNU autotools!) and dependencies have been cleaned up. Packaging these > forks should be significantly easier compared to the abandoned upstream. > > I've done some testing locally and ran into no major issues, so I believe I'm > capable of handling packaging. I've experimented with sending a few PRs to > Fedora packages and I feel comfortable with RPM packaging now. > > Please let me know if this is possible :)
I'd suggest submitting them for review. Since they are using a different upstream and the buildsystem and other things have changed anyhow, a review is probibly a good idea. Then, as part of that you can find a sponsor... https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/package-maintainers/Joining_the_Package_Maintainers/ kevin
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