-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Dear stardict, sdcv maintainers and other developers,
I wish to make stardict support better in Debian. Anthony Wong wrote: > > Perhaps we can create a virtual package called 'stardict' and lets > > stardict-gtk and stardict-gnome 'Provides' it. 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. So now I made this proposal, please give me your comments, in the meantime, I am filing a wishlist bug against the package debian-policy to request the 'stardict' and 'stardict-dictdata' virtual packages. Thanks for reading my email, I am not on the list, please cc me. Cheers, - -Andrew -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFE+v46nQYz4bYlCYURAh+/AJ4qhcSqxphag6A0MLY3WQAomvbv1QCgjWUm 6W38/FBbZLp20BCm4zC1/20= =gFm8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
