Package: debian-policy Version: 3.7.2.1 Severity: wishlist I would like to propose stardict and stardict-data as names of virtual packages: stardict: application capable of reading stardict-dictdata stardict-dictdata: dictionary data can be able to read from stardict
The advantages of these virtual packages are: - Make our users easier to find the right reader for reading stardict format dictionaries. - Make our users easier to find dictionary data packages for stardict reader. Currently we have these source packages related to stardict: - stardict: It is just a reader, it doesn't provide any dictionary data, we current have version 2.4.7 in sid and it builds three binary packages: stardict, stardict-common, stardict-tools - stardic: It is an older version(1.3.x) of stardict and almost obsolete, but it contains a useful English to Chinese dictionary. - sdcv: The full name of sdcv is 'stardict console version' What I have done: The upstream of stardict made a split on version 2.4.8, so the stardict-tools become an independent package. And bug#328649 request for providing a binary package without gnome library dependence. So I have made these NMU changes for stardict and stardict-tools(they have been sponsored, will be in NEW soon): - Upgrade to stardict 2.4.8(Closes:#361667, #379697) - Split stardict package, and make it builds: stardict, stardict-common and stardict-gtk(Closes:#328649) - Create stardict-tools source package What I wish to do: - Rename stardict to 'stardict-gnome'. - Create a virtual package called 'stardict'. - Make stardict-gnome, stardict-gtk Provides 'stardict'. - Rename sdcv(currently still in 2.4.2) to stardict-console, make it Provides 'stardict' until the upsteam release the same version of stardict(new version supports more dictdata formats). - Dump stardic's free dictionary data and package it for stardict, and might call it 'stardict-xdict-eng-chi' and make it Provides 'stardict-dictdata'(Closes:#280286, #292908), and make 'stardict-dictdata' Recommends 'stardict' each other. - I'd remove stardic from archive. And possibly create more stardict-dictdata packages. -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Kernel: Linux 2.6.17-2-686 Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
