[Mageia-dev] [RPM Groups] RPM group change before Beta 2

Sat Jan 5 23:45:50 CET 2013

Dear packagers,
+
+A lot of progress has happened on the RPM group move. Thanks a lot.
+However there is still a bit to do before the release happens.
+
+The main categories that need still to be changed are:
+
+Obsolete group       | number of remaining packages
+
+Books/Computer books   2
+Books/Howtos           2
+Books/Other            26
+Graphics               116
+Office                 86
+Sound                  104
+Video                  224
+
+Total = 560
+(which represents only 18% of the packages that had to change group:
+ the 81% have already been dealt with. Yeah us!)
+
+For these 560 packages, it is mostly about sending them to the different
+subgroups mentioned in the policy:
+
+https://wiki.mageia.org/en/RPM_groups_policy#List_of_official_groups
+
+However, several hundreds of these packages have not been moved because
+they do not build. So it's the opportunity to look at the rebuild effort
+that pterjan started at http://pkgsubmit.mageia.org/autobuild/
+
+Last but not least, it has been reported that some of the groups were
+not adapted, therefore slowing down the movement, since no one knows
+where to put the packages. I'm taking notes about possible minor changes
+that could be implemented quickly (through simple scripting):
+- creation of Games/Simulation
+- Graphics/Editors renamed as Graphics/Editors and Converters
+- Graphics/Other renamed as Graphics/Utilities
+- Office/Other renamed as Office/Utilities
+- creation of Sound/Composition
+- removal of Sound/Visualisation
+- creation of Video/Television
+
+I think it's a bit too late to do that before Beta 2 (although since
+these changes do not affect anything but the presentation in rpmdrake,
+it's safe to do it at any time), but I wish to hear other possible
+suggestions (someone suggested to have a System/Sound for sound systems,
+like alsa or pulseaudio).
+
+Any remarks? Suggestions?
+
+Cheers,
+-- 
+Malo
+