Another benefit of one meta-package would be that testers will only have to rate one package for you to promote the kernel modules to extras/maemo.org.
Martin 2010/1/19, Martin Grimme <[email protected]>: > Hi, > > it sounds like that the NTFS and UTF-8 are optional dependencies for > wizardmounter. > I would put them into a non-user category and provide a meta-package > depending on these visible in the user/* category. The meta-package > could be named something like "NTFS support for Wizardmounter and > TrueCrypt". IMHO there's no point in advising it as global NTFS > support for the N900 as other applications cannot make use of it by > default. > > Just my 2ยข. > > > Martin > > 2010/1/19, Nathan Anderson <[email protected]>: >> >> Over the last week or so, I've uploaded three different Kernel >> Modules; Cifs, NTFS, and NLS_UTF8. I had stuck them in the proper >> user/* >> categories but was questioning if I should (Cifs, should be a prereq of >> Wizard Mounter, so it won't have to be "found" by a end user to install >> it). >> >> >> But the other two are modules that are only rarely asked for (NTFS - >> Ability to access Windows NT File Systems, and NLS_UTF8 is used by file >> drivers for UTF8 support). >> >> Should they be put in a real user/* category to be easily found and >> installed or should they be basically hidden so only "experts" who run >> apt-get can get it? What do you all think? >> >> I also could put NLS_UTF8 as a pre-req of Cifs, but it is only >> required if you want to use UTF8 volume mounting, otherwise it isn't >> needed >> or loaded. >> I also could put NTFS as a pre-req of TrueCrypt, since off the top >> of my head it is the only item currently that can need access to NTFS >> volumes. >> >> Nathan >> >> _______________________________________________ >> maemo-developers mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers >> > _______________________________________________ maemo-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
