Package: wnpp Severity: normal sysfsutils/libsysfs has been an evolutionary dead-end and has not been maintained for many years. Software should access /sys directly, and possibly use libudev for higher-level enumeration/filtering/notification functionality.
sysfsutils's query tool is obsoleted by udevadm, which can perform the same (and more) functionality. Setting attributes in sysfs should usually happen through udev rules, or can be done in any local boot script, it's not worth having an entire package for this. There are unfortunately still a couple of reverse dependencies left: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?tag=libsysfs-deprecation;users=mp...@debian.org Package: sysfsutils Description-en: sysfs query tool and boot-time setup Sysfs is a virtual file system in Linux kernel 2.5+ that provides a tree of system devices. This package provides the program 'systool' to query it: it can list devices by bus, class, and topology. . In addition this package ships a configuration file /etc/sysfs.conf which allows one to conveniently set sysfs attributes at system bootup (in the init script /etc/init.d/sysfsutils). . If you need sysfs queries in own programs, then you may want to use the libsysfs library directly (package libsysfs-dev). Package: libsysfs-dev Description-en: interface library to sysfs - development files Sysfs is a virtual file system in Linux kernel 2.5+ that provides a tree of system devices. libsysfs provides a stable programming interface to sysfs and eases querying system devices and their attributes. . This package provides everything that is needed for developing own programs using libsysfs: C headers, a static library, documentation and example programs. -- Martin Pitt | http://www.piware.de Ubuntu Developer (www.ubuntu.com) | Debian Developer (www.debian.org) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-wnpp-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20121007144738.ga17...@piware.de
