Re: Speakup dkms package.
On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 04:16:21PM CEST, Samuel Thibault wrote: > Luke Yelavich, a écrit : > > Ok, I have pushed changes to speakup git to create the dkms package. > > Mmm, I don't see why you are defining ARCH. It is not > used in dkms.conf.in, and AIUI, it is optional for > /usr/lib/dkms/common.postinst, you can pass "" and it indeed just works. Oh ok. I just copied that code from another dkms package, so thought thats how it had to be done. > > The architecture field is only amd64 and i386 at the moment, because I > > am not sure whether architectures are supported by dkms > > Well, if they weren't, dkms wouldn't be Arch: all. It doesn't hurt to > make speakup Arch: all anyway, and will just let people test and report > any bug. Fair enough. > I have pushed fixes. Thanks. Luke -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-accessibility-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100722142228.ga11...@barbiton.yelavich.home
Re: Speakup dkms package.
Luke Yelavich, a écrit : > Ok, I have pushed changes to speakup git to create the dkms package. Mmm, I don't see why you are defining ARCH. It is not used in dkms.conf.in, and AIUI, it is optional for /usr/lib/dkms/common.postinst, you can pass "" and it indeed just works. > The architecture field is only amd64 and i386 at the moment, because I > am not sure whether architectures are supported by dkms Well, if they weren't, dkms wouldn't be Arch: all. It doesn't hurt to make speakup Arch: all anyway, and will just let people test and report any bug. I have pushed fixes. Samuel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-accessibility-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100722141621.gk5...@const.bordeaux.inria.fr
Re: Speakup dkms package.
On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 01:24:11PM CEST, Samuel Thibault wrote: > Hello, > > Luke Yelavich, le Fri 09 Jul 2010 13:24:42 +1000, a écrit : > > I am writing to see whether having such a package would be worthwhile in > > Debian. > > It seems to me like it's a good thing, yes. Ok, I have pushed changes to speakup git to create the dkms package. I won't be able to test this properly until I have set up a Debian install on a VM or hardware, but this was thoroughly tested on Ubuntu, so barring any major kernel changes between Ubuntu and Debian, things should work without issue. Feel free to edit the description of the speakup binary package as you see fit. The architecture field is only amd64 and i386 at the moment, because I am not sure whether architectures are supported by dkms, and I am not currently in a position to test any non-x86 architectures. I can test on powerpc when I return home next week however. Luke -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-accessibility-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100722130215.ga24...@barbiton.yelavich.home
Re: Speakup dkms package.
Hello, Luke Yelavich, le Fri 09 Jul 2010 13:24:42 +1000, a écrit : > I am writing to see whether having such a package would be worthwhile in > Debian. It seems to me like it's a good thing, yes. > The patch to the speakup package is trivial, and requires minimal > maintenance. I'll send a patch against speakup git through in another mail. > The only question is what the binary package should be called. I see the > speakup namespace is not taken, so perhaps that is appropriate. > Alternatively, the existing Debian convention can be followed, which is > suffixing the package name with -dkms or -source. The only questino with that > convention is whether users will likely be able to find the package should > they be interested in using it. I'd tend to agree that "speakup" could be more appropriate. Samuel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-accessibility-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100712112411.ga3...@const
Speakup dkms package.
Hi all I have recently created a dkms variant of the speakup-source package, which I intend to put into Ubuntu maverick. For those who are unaware, dkms is a system designed to automatically build external kernel modules at package install time. For more info, install dkms and read the manpage. I am writing to see whether having such a package would be worthwhile in Debian. Debian does have dkms, and many kernel module packages use it for module build/install in Debian, so all the necessary bits are present in Debian now. The biggest advantage for users, is that they can install the package, and have kernel modules ready to go once the install process has completed. Dkms also builds the modules for any newer kernel that is installed, as long as the kernel header packages are also installed. The patch to the speakup package is trivial, and requires minimal maintenance. I'll send a patch against speakup git through in another mail. The only question is what the binary package should be called. I see the speakup namespace is not taken, so perhaps that is appropriate. Alternatively, the existing Debian convention can be followed, which is suffixing the package name with -dkms or -source. The only questino with that convention is whether users will likely be able to find the package should they be interested in using it. Thoughts welcome. Luke -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-accessibility-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100709032442.gd24...@strigy.yelavich.home
