Leo,
I just realised that I forgot to add you in CC. I'm still learning the
finer points of git send-email...
(Of course, if you had already seen the updated patch, cheerily ignore
this message.)
Kind regards,
T G-R
On 08/03/2016, Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <tobias.geerinckx.r...@gmail.com> wrote:
> * gnu/packages/disk.scm (idle3-tools): New variable.
> ---
> gnu/packages/disk.scm | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/gnu/packages/disk.scm b/gnu/packages/disk.scm
> index b9240a3..37c7bf5 100644
> --- a/gnu/packages/disk.scm
> +++ b/gnu/packages/disk.scm
> @@ -171,3 +171,31 @@ transport), SCSI and ATAPI tape drives, and SCSI
> enclosures. This utility can
> also send commands associated with starting and stopping the media,
> loading
> and unloading removable media and some other housekeeping functions.")
> (license bsd-3)))
> +
> +(define-public idle3-tools
> + (package
> + (name "idle3-tools")
> + (version "0.9.1")
> + (source
> + (origin
> + (method url-fetch)
> + (uri (string-append "mirror://sourceforge/idle3-tools/idle3-tools-"
> + version ".tgz"))
> + (sha256
> + (base32
> + "00ia7xq9yldxyl9gz0mr4xa568nav14p0fnv82f2rbbkg060cy4p"))))
> + (build-system gnu-build-system)
> + (arguments
> + `(#:tests? #f ;no test suite
> + #:phases (modify-phases %standard-phases
> + (delete 'configure))
> + #:make-flags '("CC=gcc")))
> + (home-page "http://idle3-tools.sourceforge.net";)
> + (synopsis "Change or disable Western Digital hard drives' Idle3
> timer")
> + (description
> + "Idle3-tools provides a utility to get, set, or disable the Idle3
> timer
> +present in many Western Digital hard drives. This timer is part of the
> +\"IntelliPark\" feature that stops the disk when not in use.
> Unfortunately,
> +the default timer setting is not well suited to Linux or other *nix
> systems,
> +and can dramatically shorten the lifespan of the drive if left
> unchecked.")
> + (license gpl3+)))
> --
> 2.7.0
>
>
