Hi Kamal, They've updated the package on Sourceforge.net - http://sourceforge.net/projects/xastir/ It now says, Xastir199-2010-Aug-01.tgz, so I think this is where Dave was commenting on. Don't know what updates, if any have been made?
I'm still running your PPA release without a problem, and have given it out to other Hams, who have not complained one little bit. Dave M0DCM On Mon, 2010-08-02 at 16:09 -0700, Kamal Mostafa wrote: > On Mon, 2010-08-02 at 18:38 -0400, David Aitcheson wrote: > > [...] > > Kamal has a (NOW OUTDATED) ".deb" file on his launchpad PPA instance > > that some are using. (KAMAL HINT HINT it needs to be updated > > already!) > > The xastir version in my Ubuntu PPA > https://launchpad.net/~kamalmostafa/+archive/xastir > is merely one month old (xastir199-2010-Jul-01.tgz). How OUTDATED can > it possibly be, David? ;-) > > I think we're all in agreement that xastir needs an active Debian > uploader. My PPA isn't (shouldn't be) the "preferred" distribution > method for regular xastir releases. > > Jerry Stueve has made available xastir 1.9.9 packages for Debian -- > those have been awaiting review and upload by a Debian Developer for > some time now, so I am cc'ing Hamish Moffatt at Debian here also. > > 73 de KA6MAL > > -Kamal > > > > > Check the Xastir Wiki and the Xastir email reflector > > archive for late breaking tips. > > > > It would be good to get the 2010_August_01 build out to as many as > > possible as that should solve a lot of the lingering problems. > > > > 73 & Good Luck All > > Dave - KB3EFS > > -- > > David A Aitcheson > > david.aitche...@gmail.com > > david.aitcheson on google and skype > > > > Open PGP Key ID: 0x897A0CC0 > > Open PGP Fingerprint: 6E6B 8F72 56EF 32FD 6C64 5F65 37D9 01FC 897A 0CC0 > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 4:36 PM, Scott Evans <sc...@vk7hse.hobby-site.org> > > wrote: > > > I'm now running Debian sid and the ubuntu howto works just fine, the > > > only thing I do is to compile the gdal (1.7.2), libgeotiff (1.3.0) and > > > proj (4.7.0) from source, then no extra config flags are required. > > > Although I haven't attempted to do this on Debian lenny there may be > > > some package versions that have different numbers in them, but its not > > > to hard to figure that out if needed. > > > > > > It also appears that the Amateur Radio group for maintaining Debian > > > packages seems to be a little on the quiet side! if there are any on > > > this list, I'm interested in helping where I can, as I've recently > > > become the maintainer for another project. > > > > > > -- > > > Scott Evans <sc...@vk7hse.hobby-site.org> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Xastir mailing list > > > xas...@lists.xastir.org > > > http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir > > > > > > > Subject: Re: Xastir and Ubuntu > > From: Jerry Stueve <k4...@arrl.net> > > Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:40:07 -0400 > > To: Steve Conklin <sconk...@canonical.com> > > CC: David Aitcheson <david.aitche...@gmail.com>, Kamal Mostafa > > <ka...@whence.com>, bdale <bd...@gag.com> > > X-Mozilla-Status: 0011 > > X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 > > Delivered-To: david.aitche...@gmail.com > > Received: by 10.231.207.79 with SMTP id fx15cs141167ibb; Wed, 14 Jul > > 2010 06:17:07 > > -0700 (PDT) > > Received: by 10.224.36.15 with SMTP id > > r15mr9769246qad.333.1279113426367; Wed, 14 > > Jul 2010 06:17:06 -0700 (PDT) > > Return-Path: <k4...@arrl.net> > > Received: from irulan.hq-visitech.com > > (static-98-141-214-2.dsl.cavtel.net [98.141.214.2]) by > > mx.google.com with ESMTP id 6si9193436qce.98.2010.07.14.06.17.05; Wed, > > 14 Jul 2010 > > 06:17:06 -0700 (PDT) > > Received-SPF: neutral (google.com: 98.141.214.2 is neither permitted > > nor denied by best > > guess record for domain of k4...@arrl.net) client-ip=98.141.214.2; > > Authentication-Results: mx.google.com; spf=neutral (google.com: > > 98.141.214.2 is neither > > permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of k4...@arrl.net) > > smtp.mail=k4...@arrl.net > > Received: by irulan.hq-visitech.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id > > E4F3820CAA; Wed, 14 > > Jul 2010 02:40:07 -0400 (EDT) > > In-Reply-To: <1279054681.11695.241.ca...@xps-1> > > References: <AANLkTikPenD94GPyaw3HsUB2O8vGqyPuvw1I83SehVB@ > > mail.gmail.com> > > <1279054681.11695.241.ca...@xps-1> > > Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg="pgp-sha1"; > > protocol="application/pgp-signature"; > > boundary="=-yxeyFv7Kgfzc/eyDif6L" > > Message-ID: <1279089607.2921.4.ca...@irulan.hq-visitech.com> > > MIME-Version: 1.0 > > X-Mailer: Evolution 2.28.3 > > On Tue, 2010-07-13 at 15:58 -0500, Steve Conklin wrote: > > On Tue, 2010-07-13 at 12:43 -0400, David Aitcheson wrote: > > Steve, > > Hi, de Dave KB3EFS. > > I am trying to get Xastir set up in a PPA of its own or added to the > > Launchpad Xastir portal. > > I think that is the best way to move forward and get things more > > current on a more recurrent basis. > > What do you think? > > I am not aware of how to "sign" a gmail email so I am including my > > Re: Xastir and Ubuntu > > mailbox:///home/aitch100s76/.thunderbird/7s7rt3t0.de... > > 1 of 3 08/02/2010 06:04 PM > > public key below. > > My key id is 0x897A0CC0 > > My fingerprint is 6E6B 8F72 56EF 32FD 6C64 5F65 37D9 01FC 897A 0CC0 > > 73 > > Dave > > KB3EFS > > Don't sweat signing the emails. If you want to do that there are plugins > > for evolution, thunderbird, and other clients. > > While setting up a PPA with a daily build isn't hard technically (we do > > that for upstream kernels in Ubuntu), it brings up some process issues > > that need to be discussed as part of all this. This may be long, so I > > apologize in advance. > > I'm including Kamal Mostafa in the reply because he's prepared the PPA > > that's now active with the latest xastir, and because he understands > > Ubuntu and Debian packaging pretty well (better than I do). I'm also > > including B'dale Garbee because I reference a chat we had, and Gerald > > Stueve, since his Debian packages for xastir have been languishing. > > OK, I built a 1.9.9 version for Debian. > > While setting up a PPA for bleeding edge xastir in Ubuntu seems like a > > great idea (and might be for developers), we run a real risk of it > > becoming the defacto xastir delivery channel for Ubuntu. This would be a > > real problem because it circumvents the desired flow of packages from > > Upstream (you) to Debian and then on to Ubuntu. > > Having packages flow through Debian in this way prevents splitting the > > Debian and Ubuntu communities, keeps versions mostly sync'd, and makes > > everything easier. It also lets us apply our limited packaging resources > > in only one place. > > The real solution to the problem is to have an active Debian maintainer, > > who can keep the Debian xastir package up to date. Even with a packager, > > things stall in Debian, and xastir is a really good example of this. In > > April Gerald Stueve packaged 1.9.8, and it's still sitting and waiting > > for upload by a Debian Developer. > > Part of the reason that packages stall in Debian is because they had a > > very prolific developer and packager (Joop Stakenborg) who recently > > reduced his involvement in Debian for personal reasons. Some people have > > stepped up to help with Joop's packages, but he had very big shoes to > > fill. We are cultivating Debian Maintainers and Debian Developers from > > within the Ubuntu-hams community, but we can't step in overnight and > > perform the Debian tasks. > > I just had a chat with B'dale Garbee, who is a long-time Debian > > Developer and ham package maintainer. He understands the current > > Re: Xastir and Ubuntu > > mailbox:///home/aitch100s76/.thunderbird/7s7rt3t0.de... > > 2 of 3 08/02/2010 06:04 PM > > situation, and said that he will upload Debian packages which are > > prepped by community members, as long as they are simple and obvious > > things like new upstream versions, and the uploads don't include any > > controversy over undoing changes or issues like that. He's also > > available to sponsor people who want to become Debian Maintainers, and > > help get them upload rights for specific packages. > > Only patch for Debian geotiff subdirectory for include files. > > What I propose is this: > > If Gerald is interested in an ongoing role as the Debian packager for > > xastir, then he can repackage the latest upstream and contact Bdale in > > the future for uploads. He could take what Kamal has already done with > > xastir-1.9.9 or do it over. > > If Gerald isn't interested in packaging xastir for Debian, I'm willing > > to take this on and begin working in earnest to become a Debian > > Maintainer, working with Bdale. I use xastir so I don't mind getting > > more involved with it (although I am not a power user). > > If it needs a formal RFS, I will fill one out for tracking. > > In either case, we should be able to get the latest xastir into both > > Debian and Ubuntu pretty quickly with this plan. > > How does that sound to everyone? > > Now - the question of whether we should have a daily "unstable" build of > > the tip of upstream in a PPA is a separate one, and we can take that up > > as needed. > > Steve AI4QR > > -- > > Jerry Stueve <k4...@arrl.net> > > GPG Fingerprint: 649A D922 01E7 3D72 0170 518F C49B 810C 5A0B 7597 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-hams > Post to : ubuntu-hams@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-hams > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
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