| Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 06:17:44 -0500 | From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnie...@gmail.com> | To: sub...@bugs.debian.org | Subject: Bug#642307: stterm: duplicates code from suckless-tools | | Package: stterm | Version: 0.0~20091219+hg68-4 | | I just noticed at debian-devel-changes that you are maintaining a copy | of st --- thanks! I was just wondering what relationship this package | has to suckless-tools. Is it supposed to supersede st from there?
It's the other way round. sucless-tools is duplicating the "stterm" The correct course of action is: 1) remove "st" from suckless-tools. The original package is "stterms". 2) package "stterm", compared to sucless-tools, contains more up to date code including Debian patches. 3) problem with suckless-tools: collection of unrelated various utilities in one package causes unnecessary coupling. 4) user interested only in light weight terminal emulator can install it from "stterm" package, not requiring to install unrelated software. 5) I've been in contact from start with the upstream providing enhancement patches. [HISTORY] stterm: 2009-12-11 RFP http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=560596 2010-02-14 ITP (RFP done) http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/s/stterm/stterm_0.0~20091219+hg68-4/changelog 2010-06-02 stterm released 2010-05-29 stterm releases 2010-06-02 stterm released 2010-06-05 stterm released suckless-tools: 2010-12-02 Kai Henry adds st to git http://git.webconverger.org/?p=suckless-tools;a=history;f=st;hb=HEAD 2010-12-03 suckless-tools (37-1) is released http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/s/suckless-tools/suckless-tools_38-1/changelog 2010-12-05 suckless-tools (38-1) released; updated st. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org