On Sun, Feb 09, 2014 at 09:11:28PM +1300, Michael Schmitz wrote: > > > >>Thanks for pointing out that powerpc-ibm-utils has already been > >>packaged. I'll try to keep that in mind for the next odd wishlist > >>request in a few year's time. > > > >Packaged, and orphaned. I think I'll rescue -ibm-utils while I'm on > >this warpath, and make sure the world's in good shape. > > I would have expected better of them. Anyway, if that keeps them off > our back, it's well worth the effort.
So, I've given things some thought since we had this conversation, and I'm thinking the following should happen: For jessie: - Rename powerpc-utils(src) to powermac-utils, producing a binary by the same name. - Produce powerpc-utils(binary) from the powerpc-ibm-utils source, and on powerpc/ppc64 make it depend transitionally on powermac-utils, while on ppc64el, it wouldn't. After jessie: - Drop the pointless transitional dep, so powerpc-utils is actually the package that matches the upstream project of the same name. I'd also really like to have a look at if (p)mac-fdisk is needed at all anymore, or if the util-linux fdisk can finally do all the things Macs needs, so we can stop with the crazy shuffling of files there. Happy to take over (co-)maintenance here for any of the above, so we can sort all this out and make jessie on ppc* slightly less confusing. ... Adam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
