Bug#1076243: tcpreplay: Build-Depends on GNU autogen

2024-07-15 Thread Fred Klassen
I will have a look at it, but it may not get done if it is a big effort. I put a call out for volunteers. https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/895 On Sat, Jul 13, 2024 at 2:51 AM Andreas Metzler wrote: > On 2024-07-13 Christoph Biedl wrote: > [...] > > About Debian, I personally don't

Bug#1076243: tcpreplay: Build-Depends on GNU autogen

2024-07-13 Thread Andreas Metzler
On 2024-07-13 Christoph Biedl wrote: [...] > About Debian, I personally don't quite like the idea of using git > submodules for a Debian package, they are just another form of a code > copy. Otherwise, how big is this autogen story? I counted 15 build > dependencies on autogen so I would have expe

Bug#1076243: tcpreplay: Build-Depends on GNU autogen

2024-07-13 Thread Christoph Biedl
Andreas Metzler wrote... > GnuTLS includes cligen as a GIT submodule which works very well for > them. Is this also an option for tcprelay? Otherwise I can give > packaging cligen as a separate source package a shot. Let's wait a bit for Fred Klassen (tcpreplay upstream) who is subscribed here if

Bug#1076243: tcpreplay: Build-Depends on GNU autogen

2024-07-13 Thread Andreas Metzler
On 2024-07-13 Christoph Biedl wrote: > Andreas Metzler wrote... [...] >> 2. Build-time generation from json input of option-parser and docs with >> https://gitlab.com/gnutls/cligen (python). > That bit leaves me a bit in confusion - for a build-time job I'll need > cligen via a build dependency -

Bug#1076243: tcpreplay: Build-Depends on GNU autogen

2024-07-13 Thread Christoph Biedl
Andreas Metzler wrote... > The best replacement for autogen's AutoOpts part I know (but I do not > know everything) is the toolchain gnutls upstream built for their > conversion: > 1. One-time onversion of .def to json with > https://gitlab.com/dueno/parse-autogen and some handholding. That shoul

Bug#1076243: tcpreplay: Build-Depends on GNU autogen

2024-07-12 Thread Andreas Metzler
Source: tcpreplay Version: 4.4.4-1 Severity: normal User: ametz...@debian.org Usertags: autogen-eol Good morning, tcpreplay build-depends on GNU autogen, which has reached EOL and IMHO is unlikely to be revived. The best replacement for autogen's AutoOpts part I know (but I do not know everythin