Package: wnpp Severity: normal I request assistance with maintaining the emdebian-tools package.
For my reasons, see: http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/serendipity/index.php?/archives/178-Why-I-missed-DebConf9.html For background, see: http://lists.debian.org/debian-embedded/2009/08/msg00005.html and for what needs to be done, see: http://lists.debian.org/debian-embedded/2009/08/msg00016.html For progress in Crush so far, see: http://wiki.debian.org/EmdebianCodeAudit emdebian-tools is the main package for cross-building Debian packages for Emdebian Crush, the smaller cross-built distribution from the Embedded Debian Project, an official sub-project of Debian. Crush aims to use busybox to replace coreutils, remove perl and prepare a binary distribution for embedded systems, based on Debian. Current problems with cross-building in Debian mean that the next release of Crush is likely to be skipped unless a lot of work is done to improve the system used to create Crush 1.0. Once multiarch is implemented in Debian, future releases of Crush will need more work to adapt to the multiarch system. Development of Emdebian Grip - the alternative distribution from Emdebian with no functional changes compared to standard Debian - is unaffected and Grip 2.0 is still in active development and likely to be released for seven architectures alongside Debian 6.0 "squeeze". The package description is: A collection of scripts to ease cross-building Debian packages for Emdebian, reducing package size, separating translations into individual tdeb packages and handling dependencies. Includes support for installing cross building toolchains and building custom toolchains, automated patching of Debian packages to suit Emdebian needs and cross building Debian packages inside or outside a chroot. . The emdebian-tools package primarily serves to support Emdebian Crush, the cross-built distribution using busybox and lacking perl support. For Emdebian Grip support, see the emdebian-grip package. . Run emsetup first, using the simulate option, to see what changes may be needed. . Includes support for debian/xcontrol files and the debian-xcontrol package, to specify which cross dependencies need to be installed with apt-cross to make the cross objects available to the cross compiler and cross-building autobuilder support. . A simple reportbug wrapper assists in filing and closing bugs against the buildd.emdebian.org pseudo-package, documenting and tracking issues within the Emdebian build systems that are distinct from the Debian build logs and bugs. . Includes experimental support for creating a uClibc toolchain from an existing glibc/gcc toolchain for the same target architecture. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
