On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 11:54 AM, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > On Oct 17 10:17, Balaji wrote: >> Hi - since ping appears to be currently orphaned, I wanted to see if I >> can help out. It being a fairly simple package, definitely aided my >> decision. >> >> I downloaded the source for ping (Cygwin32). While I can't seem to get >> the provided shell script to run right, I was able to apply the >> included patch file and build the 32bit version. I tried building the >> 64bit version which did build and run fine on (Cygwin64 1.7.25). There >> were a bunch of warnings (even without -Wall) in the 64bit build and I >> patched them - mostly minor fixes like casts etc. and re-built/tested >> both versions. >> >> So, finally getting to my question - are the rudimentary ping tests >> that I did, good enough to make this package worthy of release? > > I think so, yes. Just keep in mind that Windows disallows using raw > sockets for non-admin users, which means that this ping implementation > will neither work for non-admins, nor for admins running a UAC-crippled > shell. This shows up as questions on the Cygwin mailing list once in a > while, which, as a maintainer, you should be prepared to answer.
Thanks for the reply and the information/guidelines above. >> This being my first attempt at trying to possibly maintain a Cygwin >> package, I want make sure I'm doing the right thing. One odd thing is >> that all of the source code and Makefile are in the patch file. Also, >> am I free to convert the package to cygport/ditch the shell script >> etc. - I understand all that may typically be the maintainer's choice? >> Advance thanks for any advice from you seasoned veterans. > > Porting a package to cygport is highly appreciated, no worries. And of > course you are free to pack it in a cleaner fashion than the existing > package. One other question - I remember there was some discussion about noarch packages a while ago. Are there any rules for/against making something a noarch package. And the associated pros/cons - both from a maintainer and user perspective? Thanks, Balaji