[Mageia-dev] List of packages on svn but not in the packages repository

Wed May 2 14:57:07 CEST 2012

On 02/05/12 09:05, Pascal Terjan wrote:
+>
+> On May 2, 2012 4:34 AM, "Johnny A. Solbu" <cooker at solbu.net
+> <mailto:cooker at solbu.net>> wrote:
+>  >
+>  > On Wednesday 02 May 2012 00:21, nicolas vigier wrote:
+>  > >or imported but never submitted.
+>  >
+>  > I have a feeling that many packages are imported but not submitted
+> because of the version freeze, and hence no packages should be
+> submitted. But they may import them into svn and planing to submitt
+> after the final release.
+>  > You should also keep in mind that there are many submittions that
+> never builds, because the build fail for some reason. Hence no package
+> is made and copied to the repository. And if the packager doesn't notice
+> this, he would think all is fine.
+>  >
+>  > >unless someone notice an error
+>  > >and think some of them should be resubmitted.
+>  >
+>  > >mdv-youri-core
+>  > I would think this is a forgotten build.
+>
+> No, this is obsolete, this was a mdv fork of youri libs for the build
+> system but we have switched to upstream ones (for this part at least)
+>
+>  > >mdvsys
+>  > >fatback
+>  > Recently imported. Someone forgot to submit, the build failed or they
+> are holding submittion untill after final release, is my theory.
+
+re. fatback
+I will need a decision about the license before submitting. I feel there 
+is no problem, but want to be sure.
+https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1634
+I was waiting until after mga2 - it's low priority.
+
+re. oce
+It's a require for FreeCAD which I was working on, but due to lack of 
+time and problems with other requires, it's currently on hold.
+
+Please keep them both for now.
+
+Thanks
+
+Barry
+
+