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Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 00:45:29 -0700 From: Josh Dukes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Henrik Sandklef <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Xnee-devel] Packaging xnee for debian > If Ross suggested that, I suggest we do that. I have nada experience > in Debian packaging. Now that I'm starting to understand pdebuild, it actually does seems pretty easy the way Ross suggested it. There's a bit of oddness, but I think I can have *something* tomorrow. > well, the Xnee version in Debian is 1.08 > so it would be a huge update. Splitting out the packages the way we really should can be done in two ways, the right way makes the deb-source more complex. This is why it would be better just to do everything in one package for right now, then split things out in the next package revision. > For me, as an embedded software developer it would make a lot of sense > to be able to install the cli version of Xnee (statically built) alone > without having to install tons of gtk stuff that I am not going to > use.... and will not have space for. > > .... and the KDE people will not fancy having to install gtk stuff > just to have cnee (command line) on their machine. I'm not sure about the idea of xnee on an embedded system, especially since it seems more likely that an embedded developer would be using something other than i386 debs, but I see your point and sympathize. I definitely agree with you on the kde issue. In fact I use Xmonad on my desktops and (currently) use wmii on my laptop. I don't really like having any gtk anything on my system if I can avoid it... That being said, any package now and the right package later is still better than no package now and the right package later. I think we should continue to discuss potential package ideas as they would best serve the community, I'll try to read the debian policy and see if it has any pointers, and we'll plan on really doing things well in the first revision of this package. Until then I'm going to try to get this package to build. Cool? > will focus on delivering some (emb) software for a company today. sounds like a cool job. Have fun. _______________________________________________ Xnee-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/xnee-devel
