[Pkg-uml-devel] uml-utilities-20060323 almost ready

[Mattia Dongili]

On Sat, Apr 08, 2006 at 11:03:48PM +0200, Stefano Melchior wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 08, 2006 at 10:09:36PM +0200, Mattia Dongili wrote:
> Hello,
> > 
> > I committed some work for uml-utilities-20060323. There are still things
> > to do[1] but I'd really suggest an upload shortly to fix the last RC bug
> > and let user-mode-linux into etch ASAP.
> > 
> > [1]: eg: writing missing manpages, convert init scripts to lsb-base
> > standards, investigate remaining bugs.
> > 
> > So I'll probably upload the package by the end of this weekend (hey! we
> > are closing 5 bugs :)).
> > Anything I'm missing?
> 
> At the beginning of the work we had the following pkgs:
> * user-mode-linux (ready);
> * kernel-patch-uml (no more usefull, then dismissed);

going to ask removal for this one now.

> * kernel-patch-skas (to work on);
> * uml-utilities (almost ready);

that means I'll upload it to ftp-master asap (today?) if you agree :)
(see also below regarding pkg-uml-pkgs@)

> * user-mode-linux-doc (maybe to be updated with the recent changes).

* rootstrap (which unfortunately is written in python and I have very
  little knowledge of it...)

[...]
> It would be great if the port on powerpc shall enter in sid, but Ashwin
> has no more worked on it and we are pretty busy on the current work.

I'm sorry I can't really help here as I don't own any powerpc cpu.
Anyway current build rules have to undergo a major rewrite to be able to
create multiple binaries. I still hope to be able to find some more
motivation to try to integrate user-mode-linux in the debian kernel
build.
Anyway is powerpc support working or integrated upstream?

> Next important job is to introduce the SKAS patches in the
> kernel-patch-skas pkg so that the people are able to build their on host
> kernel.

Yes, nice. Though this is still low priority in my personal TODO list as
I'm not using that patch. I'll see if I can find a spare PC at work
I can play with.

> PS: since we both have worked on the u-m-l pkgs I agree to fix the
> Maintainer: pkg-uml-maint team

I'd suggest using pkg-uml-pkgs for _all_ u-m-l related packages. This is
really a major improvement in package handling and quality for
task-like/team-maintained packages as we can all see bugs and
comments.
I'm planning to upload uml-utilities with:

Maintainer: User Mode Linux Developers <pkg-uml-pkgs at lists.alioth.debian.org>
Uploaders: Stefano Melchior <stefano.melchior at openlabs.it>, Andreas Schuldei <andreas at schuldei.org>, Mattia Dongili <malattia at debian.org>

and already changed the owner of all bugs of uml-utilities to
pkg-uml-pkgs at l.a.d.o.
Any objection? :)

-- 
mattia
:wq!
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