Re: [lcd4linux] New Debian Packages need testing

[Marcel <ta...@gm...>]

Am Montag 14 Januar 2008 10:25:35 schrieb Reinhard Tartler:
> Marcel <ta...@gm...> writes:
> > In principle, I have a compatible display and would be willing to
> > maintain the package. There are only two problems:
> > I first have to figure out if it still works (this errorless error
> > message I'm getting atm made me doubt it) and then have to find out how
> > to build debian packages. But that is something on which I should find
> > thousands of tutorials, so maybe I can produce a working package. I'll
> > see
> > tomorrow. :)
>
> If you are truely interested in maintaining the seradisp driver, I'd
> suggest let's maintain both packages, seradisp and lcd4linux
> together. I've made good experiences with using a version control
> system for the packaging.
>
> I'm using bzr for managing the lcd4linux packages. You can see my
> packaging branch here:
> https://code.launchpad.net/~siretart/lcd4linux/debian
>
> Perhaps you can base the serdisp package on that?

I already have built a serdisplib package by hand (useful to understand the 
system, but it must be a pain to do this for really big projects...), but 
didn't test it yet. Installing it on my production (sidux) box seems too 
risky to me, but I have set up a minimal debian etch installation in qemu to 
try it. And there's also a mail sent out to Mr. Astleitner, the serdisplib 
dev, (probably you know each other?) to inform him about this package, but he 
didn't answer yet.

I'm willing to maintain the package, using some version control is a good 
idea. :) Going to read some bzr documentation later.