[Pkg-ace-devel] Bug#518735: Bug#518735: ace: FTBFS: autotools error

[Pau Garcia i Quiles]

(Cross-posting from Debian)

On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 6:04 PM, Luk Claes <luk at debian.org> wrote:
> Hi
>
> Any further progress in getting this FTBFS fixed?
>
> I'm tempted to remove ace from testing if this bug does not get fixed
> soon. The only reverse dependency which prevents the removal will soon
> be diagnostics (maintainer Cc-ed).
>
> Please prove me wrong in wanting this package removed from testing and
> get the package fixed and maintained properly again, TIA.

ACE is a big beast and is undermaintained because the Debian
maintainer (Thomas Girard, the other two seem inactive) is too busy at
the moment.

I tried to take it over but the current packaging is, IMHO, very
difficult to get to work. Too contrived.

To fix this bug, the first thing I would try is moving to a new
version of ACE (as of this writing, latest is 5.7.4), which has no
trouble with current versions of autotools. Problem is ACE covers so
many different things it is very difficult for a single person to know
how to properly package this (I, for once, only have experience with
the pure-ACE stuff, no TAO or anything else). For instance, there are
new libraries since the latest packaged version in Debian (5.6.3),
which I am now sure how to package (see
http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pkg-ace-devel/2009-May/001819.html
).

If someone with experience in TAO and the non-pure-ACE stuff is
willing to help me, I could get ACE in shape in a reasonable amount of
time (yes, this is a call for help, please contact me).

-- 
Pau Garcia i Quiles
http://www.elpauer.org
(Due to my workload, I may need 10 days to answer)