Re: dependency change

Le Sat, 16 May 2009 17:02:19 +1000,
<tpgww@xxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :

> On Fri, 15 May 2009 21:50:26 -0400
> Grégory SCHMITT <gy.schmitt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > Le Sat, 16 May 2009 09:27:45 +1000,
> > <tpgww@xxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
> > 
> > > This is mostly for packagers.
> > > 
> > > As from a few days ago, svn emelFM2 no longer uses the file(1)
> > > command to get info about items. Instead, the underlying libmagic
> > > is used, if that's available. The interface to libmagic uses
> > > dlopen() etc, so libmagic is not a run-time dependency. However,
> > > magic.h is needed for building, so there's a new build-time
> > > pre-requisite, libmagic-devel or whatever is relevant for your
> > > purposes.
> > > 
> > > I've tinkered with the 'control' file in the 'debian-unofficial'
> > > dir, adding libmagic-devel. Can someone please advise if that's
> > > wrong.
> > 
> > At the moment, I don't think anyone is packaging emelFM2 for Debian.
> > There was an email sometime ago from someone who intended to create
> > an official package for Debian systems, however some points required
> > clarification, such as the license for translation files or the
> > removal of the debian-unofficial directory (if you need it, Tom, I
> > can forward you the email).
> > 
> > Could it be possible to fix these issues ? It would be nice to have
> > emelFM2 pushed in Debian as it will probably increase emelFM2's
> > popularity.
> 
> I remember the discussion. AFAIK all of the matters raised were dealt
> with one way or another quite some time ago, except removal of the
> debian unofficial dir and its contents. IMHO the users of that stuff
> have a prior claim. Furthermore, any packager who doesn't want it can
> readily ignore or delete it.

What about the LGPL file in the docs directory? I thought emelFM2 was
entirely GPL 3 now.

-- 
Grégory SCHMITT <mailto:gy.schmitt@xxxxxxxxx>


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