Re: Bug#708462: lesstif2 to motif transition

2013-06-11 Thread Paul Gevers
On 10-06-13 22:32, Paul Gevers wrote: > My findings: > via (include/via.h): no diff > xmhtml (include/XmHTML/XmHTML.h): ABI/API is not compatible > > I did not succeed with the others yet for different reasons. > dx: I fail to configure it (not understood yet) dx: (include/dx/dx.h after "debian/r

Re: Bug#708462: lesstif2 to motif transition

2013-06-10 Thread Julien Cristau
On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 22:32:08 +0200, Paul Gevers wrote: > glw: fails with GLwDrawA.h:147:0: Undefined identifier WidgetClass defined in as "typedef struct _WidgetClassRec *WidgetClass;" > sciplot: fails to check right now on > /usr/include/X11/Core.h:51:0: Undefined identifier _XFUNCPROTOBEG

Re: Bug#708462: lesstif2 to motif transition

2013-06-10 Thread Paul Gevers
On 09-06-13 11:05, Paul Gevers wrote: > On 04-06-13 08:31, Julien Cristau wrote: >> Do we know how many of the lesstif2 reverse dependencies are libraries >> whose ABI would change if rebuilt with motif instead? > > No, but I can try to find out. The original idea of lesstif was to be a > binary c

Re: lesstif2 to motif transition

2013-06-03 Thread Julien Cristau
On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 23:01:39 +0200, Paul Gevers wrote: > We have not started talking to the maintainers of packages depending on > lesstif2 (other than a message to d-devel [1]), as I wanted to have the > way clear before that. Graham Inggs has tested building all the reverse > dependencies [2

Re: lesstif2 to motif transition

2013-05-16 Thread Graham Inggs
Another status update: ferret-vis#707211 fix released in ferret-vis 6.6.2-2 gridengine#707937 hotswap#707621 mesa-glwUbuntu-only package, to be replaced by glw (LP: #1179164) mgdiff #707943 sqshLP: #1134233 fix released in sqsh 2.1.7-2 tcm#707923 xabacus#707926 fix r

Bug#708462: lesstif2 to motif transition

2013-05-15 Thread Paul Gevers
Package: release.debian.org Severity: normal User: release.debian@packages.debian.org Usertags: transition X-Debbugs-CC: openmo...@packages.debian.org Hi RT, I assume you prefer to receive this discussion in a transition bug, therefore submitting it now. For reference, this is a follow-up on

Re: lesstif2 to motif transition

2013-05-13 Thread Graham Inggs
Another status update: ferret-vis#707211 fix released in ferret-vis 6.6.2-2 gridengine#707937 hotswap#707621 mesa-glwUbuntu-only package, to be replaced by glw (LP: #1179164) mgdiff #707943 sqshLP: #1134233 fix released in sqsh 2.1.7-2 tcm#707923 xabacus#707926 fix r

Re: lesstif2 to motif transition

2013-05-13 Thread Graham Inggs
Hi All Below is a status update on the bugs filed against packages that required additional build dependencies: ferret-vis#707211 gridengine#707937 hotswap#707621 mesa-glwUbuntu-only package, to be replaced by glw (LP: #1179164) mgdiff #707943 sqshLP: #1134233 fix release

Re: proposal for the reverse depending buggy packages [Was: Re: lesstif2 to motif transition]

2013-05-07 Thread Graham Inggs
I agree with the message. I can suggest some minor grammatical changes though. On 7 May 2013 21:56, Paul Gevers wrote: > This is currently no problem as > this is pulled in by the lesstif2-dev package that you do depend on. > I would say "This is current not a problem as" > Lesstif2 was ori

Re: proposal for the reverse depending buggy packages [Was: Re: lesstif2 to motif transition]

2013-05-07 Thread Paul Gevers
Ok, I think I will file the bugs, hopefully tomorrow morning. Else it might jump over the weekend. I'd like to use proper usertags (just in case you want to do it). Paul On 07-05-13 22:08, Graham Inggs wrote: > I agree with the message. I can suggest some minor grammatical changes > though. >

proposal for the reverse depending buggy packages [Was: Re: lesstif2 to motif transition]

2013-05-07 Thread Paul Gevers
Hi Graham, Before we file bugs again the packages below I like to discuss the phrasing. Do you agree with the following? """ Hi Maintainer, Your package build depends on libxt-dev/XXX but does not declare this relation in the debian/control file. This is currently no problem as this is pulled in

Re: lesstif2 to motif transition

2013-05-07 Thread Paul Gevers
Hi RT, On 06-05-13 23:01, Paul Gevers wrote: > So my question basically is, what would be the most appropriate order to > do things? > > My proposal would be (with your approval) to just get motif into > unstable/main and start converting the dependencies with the help of > their maintainers (the

Re: lesstif2 to motif transition

2013-05-07 Thread Graham Inggs
On 7 May 2013 08:19, Paul Gevers wrote: > Can you please document that, I mean which ones? It would be great if > you would reply to the e-mail I sent yesterday to the release team with > full details, so that the team knows when they make a decision. When I get home tonight I will compose an e

Re: lesstif2 to motif transition

2013-05-06 Thread Paul Gevers
On 07-05-13 07:55, Graham Inggs wrote: > I think the testing went very well. As we suspected, most packages only > required changing the build-depends on lesstif2-dev to libmotif-dev. > There were a few that required the addition of libxt-dev and one or two > that required libxext-dev and libxp-d

Re: lesstif2 to motif transition

2013-05-06 Thread Graham Inggs
Hi Paul I think the testing went very well. As we suspected, most packages only required changing the build-depends on lesstif2-dev to libmotif-dev. There were a few that required the addition of libxt-dev and one or two that required libxext-dev and libxp-dev (although we should try to remove t

Re: lesstif2 to motif transition

2013-05-06 Thread Paul Gevers
Hi Graham, On 06-05-13 23:01, Paul Gevers wrote: > My proposal would be (with your approval) to just get motif into > unstable/main and start converting the dependencies with the help of > their maintainers (the libraries can coexist). Because the -dev package > name has to change all build depend

lesstif2 to motif transition

2013-05-06 Thread Paul Gevers
Hi release team, I like to get your opinion and advise on the following. Motif has been released with a free license last year, and I would like to move it from non-free (called openmotif) to Debian main. Its former free replacement lesstif2 is unsupported upstream and should be retired (in Debia