[gentoo-dev] Re: [gentoo-dev-announce] Packages up for grabs
On Tue, 25 Dec 2007, Christian Heim wrote: - app-shells/zsh-completion If no one else wants this, Ill take it. -- Saleem Abdulrasool compnerd (at) gentoo (dot) org pgp7WQMyDxPzR.pgp Description: PGP signature
[gentoo-dev] Last rites: app-admin/grubconf
# Saleem Abdulrasool [EMAIL PROTECTED] (13 Dec 2007) # Retired by upstream in favor of gnome-system-tools since 2005 # Masked for removal in 30 days app-admin/grubconf -- Saleem Abdulrasool compnerd (at) gentoo (dot) org pgppIvv64j9ZU.pgp Description: PGP signature
[gentoo-dev] GNOME 1.x and GNOME 1.x dependent package masking
Description: GNOME 1.x is no longer supported by upstream GNOME developers. Maintaining GNOME 1.x adds unnecessary complexity to the Gentoo GNOME developers' workload. Some of the contributing factors are security vulnerabilities, as-needed fixes, and general breakages over time due to lower level package changes. Resolution: The GNOME herd has decided to remove GNOME 1.x and its dependent packages from the tree. GTK+-1 and glib-1 will not be removed at this time however. Effective a week from this message (15/11/2006), the attached package list will be masked for 30 days and then the packages will be removed from the tree on (15/12/2006). How to dispute the resolution: 1) You can comment on bug #154102, OR 2) Contact the GNOME herd on freenode in #gentoo-desktop, OR 3) Email the herd lead, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do NOT reply to this message with a reason why package X should not be masked. If you feel strongly about a package, please port it to GTK+-2 and submit patches on a new bug. We apologize for any inconvenience. Sincerely, The Gentoo GNOME Herd app-admin/fpm app-admin/gpsui app-admin/procman app-admin/xsu app-editors/gmanedit app-emulation/xwine app-i18n/ami app-misc/gtktalog app-misc/gtktrain app-misc/sjog app-mobilephone/gscmxx app-office/gbib app-office/lahelper dev-cpp/gnomemm dev-db/gmyclient dev-lang/lazurus dev-perl/CORBA-ORBit dev-perl/gtk-perl dev-perl/glade-perl dev-perl/gtk-perl-glade dev-perl/HTTP-GHTTP dev-php4/php-gtk dev-python/bonobo-python dev-python/orbit-python dev-ruby/ruby-gnome dev-ruby/ruby-libglade dev-ruby/ruby-panel-applet dev-util/glimmer dev-util/pharmacy dev-util/sashxb games-action/bombermaze games-board/daemonshogi games-board/gnono games-emulation/grustibus games-emulation/gsnes9x games-emulation/goosnes games-emulation/snes9express games-misc/groach games-strategy/xarchon gnome-base/bonobo gnome-base/bonobo-activation gnome-base/gnome-core gnome-base/gnome-libs gnome-base/gnome-print gnome-base/libghttp gnome-base/oaf gnome-extra/battstat gnome-extra/bonobo-conf gnome-extra/glibwww gnome-extra/gnome-pim gnome-extra/gtop gnome-extra/guppi gnome-extra/merlin-cpufire gnome-extra/users-guide media-gfc/danpei media-gfx/ee media-gfx/gnome-iconedit media-libs/gdk-pixbuf media-plugins/gst-plugins-swfdec media-radio/gmfsk media-sound/digitaldj media-sound/gnusound media-sound/grip media-sound/orpheus media-sound/psindustrializer media-video/gsubedit media-video/nvoption media-video/ldvd media-video/piave net-analyzer/cheops-ng net-analyzer/netleds_applet net-analyzer/nomad net-analyzer/xtraceroute net-dialup/pptpconfig net-fs/intersync net-ftp/deadftp net-im/ayttm net-im/gnophone net-im/ymessenger net-misc/gnomba net-misc/pxes net-nds/directoryadministrator net-nntp/glitter net-nntp/gnewspost net-p2p/fidelio net-wireless/gkismet net-wireless/wavelan-applet sci-calculators/snac sci-misc/oww www-client/ochusha x11-libs/gtk-canvas x11-libs/rep-gtk x11-misc/xalf x11-misc/gtkdiff x11-misc/whitebox x11-plugins/gkrellm-gnome x11-plugins/wmalbum x11-plugins/wmappkill x11-plugins/wmdeskguide x11-terms/multi-gnome-terminal x11-themes/nautilus-themes x11-wm/sawfish app-crypt/tinyca-2 app-editors/ghex-2 app-misc/gpsdrive-2 app-office/gnucash-2 app-pda/gnome-pilot-2 app-pda/gnome-pilot-condiuts-2 app-text/gtranslator-1 dev-util/glade-2 dev-util/glademm-2 dev-util/memprof-0.5.1 dev-ml/lablgtk-2 dev-python/gnome-python-2 gnome-base/control-center-2 gnome-base/eel-2 gnome-base/gconf-2 gnome-base/gnome-2 gnome-base/gnome-applets-2 gnome-base/gnome-common-2 gnome-base/gnome-panel-2 gnome-base/gnome-vfs-2 gnome-base/libglade-2 gnome-base/libgtop-2 gnome-base/librsvg-2 gnome-base/nautilus-2 gnome-base/orbit-2 gnome-extra/gal-2 gnome-extra/gnome-games-2 gnome-extra/gnome-media-2 gnome-extra/gnome-utils-2 gnome-extra/gtkhtml-2 mail-client/balsa-2 mail-client/sylpheed-claws-2 media-gfx/eog-2 media-sound/galan-0.3 media-sound/gqmpeg-0.91.1 media-sound/gqradio-1.9.2 media-video/coriander-2 media-video/dvdrip-0.98.1 media-video/lives-0.9.1 media-video/ogle-gui-0.9.2 net-im/gabber-1 =net-p2p/mldonkey-2.5.16-r9 sci-chemistry/ghemical-2 sci-electronics/gerbv-1 sci-mathematics/scilab-3 =media-libs/swfdec-0.2.2 # USE flag removals app-emulation/vice -gnome app-misc/gfontview -gnome dev-db/unixODBC -gnome dev-lang/entity -gnome app-misc/bins -gtk dev-perl/AxKit -gnome dev-perl/POE -gtk games-rougelike/nethack -gnome games-roguelike/slashem -gnome games-strategy/xscorch -gnome media-sound/glame -gnome media-sound/soundtracker -gnome media-video/xmps -gnome mail-client/spruce -gnome mail-client/gbuffy -gnome net-irc/bitchx -gnome net-misc/pavuk -gnome net-misc/unison -gtk net-p2p/gnapster -gtk -gnome sci-libs/plplot -gnome sci-visualizations/scigraphica -gnome x11-plugins/gkrellm-plugins -gnome x11-plugins/wmdrawer +gtk x11-plugins/wmmenu -gnome x11-plugins/wmspaceclock x11-themes/gtk-engines-smooth x11-themes/mandrake-artwork x11-themes/redhat-artwork
[gentoo-dev] Last rites for gnome-extra/medusa
Hi. The last commit for medusa was in 2004, and upstream does not seem to be actively developing the application. For those in the dark, medusa is an indexed search application, similar to the idea of slocate and beagle. All features that it provides are better implemented with Beagle. I am planning on moving medusa to package.mask in a week if no one complains, and removing from portage a week thereafter. Thanks. Saleem Abdulrasool compnerd (at) gentoo (dot) org pgpfaf0NLzyIK.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-dev] Textrels in packages policy
On Tue, 13 Dec 2005, Mark Loeser wrote: Basically what I'm looking for here is an easy to understand explanation of what textrels are, why they are bad, and why they should hold back marking a package stable. The only information I've been able to find states that they could cause a performance hit, but this doesn't seem to warrant banning them completely in my eyes. Given my limited knowledge on this, this is my understanding. TEXTRELS are basically text relocations. What this is, is relocation within the text segment of the process image. This brings up the question of what a relocation is. A relocation is simply the replacement of some text with a memory location. The big issue with this is that the text segment is usually suppose to be read only for security reasons. But because the text segment needs a relocation, it needs to be read-write since the relocation happens at runtime dynamically. The constant need to look up the address is what causes the performance degredation. The performance degredation however is of no worry to us. The issue is that since the text segment is now read-write, the image of the process is no longer guaranteed to remain the same as it can be overwritten (allowing code modifications at runtime which can happen other ways as well). Because of this, the application is far more vurnerable to arbitrary code execution as if an exploit manages to overwrite the text segment properly, it can execute code that it wants. I am not sure how correct this explanation is or it is even what you were looking for. Getting a clear cut policy on exactly what issues should hold a package back from being marked stable is what I'm looking for. Issues like textrels, executable stacks, etc is what I'm looking for to be defined and explained why we are to always avoid them. This should be added to existing documentation policy so it is somewhere for new devs to know about, and existing devs to have for a reference. I agree, this would be very nice to have. It would make stabilization of packages a little bit easier. Thanks. Saleem Abdulrasool compnerd (at) gentoo (dot) org pgp64bkVZkTlP.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-dev] Question about java builds and the sandbox...
On Fri, 30 Sep 2005, Dave Nebinger wrote: If I have an ant build.xml file that creates and populates an /opt/dnebing directory but runs as part of an ebuild, will it actually create the /opt/dnebing directory or is it made as part of the image in /var/tmp/portage/dnebing/image directory? It is better to have a separate task for the install and the build. You can set the default task to the install, but call it with just the build task. On a related sidenote, please do not expect that the install/build is in /var/tmp/portage/dnebing/image. $ROOT can be something other than / in theory (not 100% sure that it is fully supported yet or not). Also, you can change the tmp dir (PORTAGE_TMPDIR in /etc/make.conf). You should be generic enough to handle any of those cases. If you are looking for a very generic build.xml check bug #92014. I hope that helps. Please feel free to ask any other questions that you may have. Saleem Abdulrasool compnerd (at) gentoo (dot) org pgpOLzhCMP2nU.pgp Description: PGP signature
[gentoo-dev] New Category Proposal: dev-eclipse
Hey folks. The Eclipse project has really matured and the number of ebuilds from this project are slowly and steadily growing. It seems to make sense to have a category for the ebuilds corresponding to this project. In the tree, currently, the following packages would fall under this new category: swt eclipse-cbg-editor eclipse-cdt eclipse-cdt-bin eclipse-emf-bin eclipse-gef-bin eclipse-pydev-bin eclipse-sdk eclipse-ve-bin Although, this list is not very large, there exist more packages which do not yet have ebuilds and will soon be added. Saleem Abdulrasool compnerd (at) gentoo (dot) org pgp5DuAiYJJMf.pgp Description: PGP signature
