[pkg-GNUstep-maintainers] New releases

[Eric Heintzmann]

On 2004-10-05 19:33:15 +0200 G=FCrkan Seng=FCn <gurkan@linuks.mine.nu> w=
rote:

> Hello Eric,
>=20
>> Sorry for the delay but I have some troubles with my Internet provide=
r:
>> still have no DSL connection :-(
> no problem. i hope you get it soon..
It could take more than three weeks...
>=20
> i will wait for the latest foundation/application kit before i do a ne=
w=20
> gnustep live cd. that'll allow packaging a few more applications that =
only=20
> work with the current (or later) gnustep. can you make a gnustep-gui w=
ith=20
> camaelon patch?
> this is really something people want, we can just have it turned off b=
y=20
> default,
> won't hurt anyone.
I will do some test and I'm going to try to speak to Nicolas Roard.
>=20
>>> For Debian People:
>>> I've uploaded wildmenus and edenmath to sid (they are in debian new =
queue).
> have you tried wildmenus?
In the past, yes but not recently.
>>> Can we drop the .app from the gnustep-app-wrapper scripts link?
>>> $ ls /usr/bin/*.app
>>> /usr/bin/GWorkspace.app  /usr/bin/Gorm.app  /usr/bin/ProjectCenter.a=
pp
>>> -> just GWorkspace, Gorm and ProjectCenter.
>> Maybe we should ask in debian-devel fist to be sure they don't think =
this=20
>> namespace pollution ?
>=20
> 19:23 < tarzeau> would having binaries called GWorkspace,Gorm,ProjectC=
enter in
> /usr/bin be namespace pollution?
> 19:24 < asuffield> having crap in the path with capitals in it would b=
e pretty
> putrid in the first place
> 19:25 < tarzeau> asuffield: don't worry it won't affect you if you don=
't use
> anything that is labeled "GNUstep" in the description
> 19:25 < asuffield> that's no excuse for uploading anything
> 19:25 < tarzeau> they already exist but with .app in the binary name (=
not
> package, binary as in executable)
> 19:25 < asuffield> so they're already broken
> 19:25 < tarzeau> oh
> 19:26 < tarzeau> would making them lowercase fix it?
> 19:26 < tarzeau> is that in some policy? about capital letters in bina=
ry
> executables?
> 19:26 < asuffield> probably not, policy doesn't specify every silly th=
ing you
> can do
> 19:29 < tarzeau> thanks

We can also remove all apps wrapper in /usr/bin, just keep openapp ant o=
pentool wrappers.
This is the only way to make sure no one will say we're polluting namesp=
ace or we're doing silly things.

Eric