Package: src:nextpnr X-Debbugs-CC: Tarik Graba <tarik.gr...@telecom-paris.fr>
Hi Tarik, On Tue, Mar 25, 2025 at 03:49:40PM +0100, Tarik Graba wrote: > I do not know if you have noticed that there is a new release upstream of > nextpnr? > > https://github.com/YosysHQ/nextpnr/releases/tag/nextpnr-0.8 I started packaging earlier today. Current blocker is that I'm undecided on is https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1101323. Upstream import and WIP packaging is already in salsa if you want to help: $ gbp clone https://salsa.debian.org/electronics-team/nextpnr > > The important change is that they removed nextpnr-gowin which is > supposed to be replaced by nextpnr-himbaechel supporting Gowin FPGAs. I > did not test this as I do not have Gowin FPGAs. Right I've been mulling whether I should Conflict+Replaces nextpnr-gowin with nextpnr-himbaechel-gowin (symlinks) or not. Digging into what the cmdline differences are would be useful! > I do not know what is the impact of this on Debian packaging and if I > should open a bug report (at least for tracking the process). Someone has to do it and it's always good to send a friendly "please package new upstream version" bug if there isn't one already. Actually helps grease the wheels process wise in most cases so you should always do that :-). If my BTS-foo doesn't fail me this mail should open a bugreport. Let's see. > Thanks for your work maintaining the free FPGA toolchain on Debian. <3 --Daniel
