Ian Campbell <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Wed, 2011-03-30 at 06:45 -0400, Andy Walls wrote:
>> Hans Verkuil <[email protected]> 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?
>> >
>> >Regards,
>> >
>> >    Hans
>> >
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>> 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.
>
>-- 
>Ian Campbell
>
>BOFH excuse #112:
>
>The monitor is plugged into the serial port
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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.

Regards,
Andy

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