User:Vasi

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Short term

Major tasks are only added to this list if:

  • They would enhance my productivity/remove an irritant, or
  • There are 10 or less items on the list, or
  • I feel like it

Tasks: 14

Package manager

  1. Info3
    • test and commit %V addition
    • write tests
    • backport to 0.24 branch
  2. Write Package::reload_packages to reload the PDB. Test for memory leaks.
  3. Fink set-selections/get-selections commands, for updates
  4. Backport Fink::Scanpackages to branch 0.24
  5. Allow bindists even when %p != /sw. Verify bindist prefix matches the fink prefix?
    • Can we use the release files?

Other core

  1. Allow ccache to be shared between users and fink: waiting to hear from Clef (Mar 17)
    • Requires CCACHE_UMASK and a ccache group in passwd
  2. FinkCommander universal binary
    • Does FC work properly with fink 0.25? Not well tested
  3. Use full path to uname in init.sh
    • put init.sh at top of .profile?

Existing packages

  1. Update packages for x86
    • Allegro: waiting on upstream
    • Mac::Glue: waiting on upstream
    • libapreq2 - Commit fix
  2. Buildworld fixes:
  3. Fix 'lame' if Sylvain doesn't waiting since Mar 27

New packages

  1. Electronics packages: ktechlab, oregano, klogic
  2. DB packages: rekall, mergeant, glom
  3. New hugs

Medium term

  1. Todai team collaboration
    • Add LocalMirror option to fink.conf (what does this mean?)
    • Add locking patches to dpkg/apt
  2. Get new dpkg/apt ready
  3. Remove all but one of the 500 different ways Fink parses deps

Long term

Package manager

Next Fink release

  • Merge in dist-up branch doesn't compile, fix it cirdan
  • Accept Module:Build? is it ok for BuildDeps to have magic?
  • CCache multiple-user setup?

Future

Bugs

Misc

  • Look through patch tracker

Packages

  • workrave
  • nicotine changes, maintainer not responding
  • xmoto
  • take over mldbm (maintainer seems to have abandoned)
  • GGZ 0.0.12
    • libggz: Maybe use openssl rather than opentls, so it can get out of crypto?
  • kdirstat and filelight need to use the new kde*-unified dependencies
  • apt-ftparchive
    • move to stable
    • link db4* statically? Then move to base RR is dealing with this
    • apply patch to fix tar's weirdness with owned-by-nobody files
  • mac-glue-pm*: Simplify patch: put all glues in %p/var
  • proftpd-quotatab waiting on TheSin
  • allegro, liquidwar: Update to new versions which include my patches
  • unzip: remove crypto
  • Porting candidates: lopster2, rpm, rox, xattr, x264
  • Check submissions tracker (mino38, gecko2)

Misc

  • Help msachs with buildfink-queue
  • Easier installation of packages
    • Nicotine.app: Update for 10.3, geoip, pyvorbis
    • Auto-installing .apps?
    • FinkAppInstall?
  • Sync scripts in experimental with current versions
  • Push patches upstream, and to Darwinports
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