Re: Putting my packages up for adoption

[Warren Young <warren at etr-usa dot com>]

Max Bowsher wrote:
> It's a most bizarre and quirky buildsystem that I've never seen any
> other package use.

Yeah, and it seems to require a little more handholding in 1.5.5.

> > >  * expat
> > I can do this one, but I'm concerned because expat.sf.net isn't
> > responding right now.  Did expat die again while I wasn't looking?
>
> I guess that's just SourceForge sucking. 

Yes, I later found out that the entire sf/slashdot/thinkgeek/etc. empire 
fell over yesterday: http://www.news.com/8301-13577_3-9932132-36.html

> you've got an ABI transition to deal with going from 1.95.x to 2.x, i.e.
> libexpat0 to libexpat1. (Assuming I remember rightly from when I dabbled
> with this).

Yes, but the package name changed, so I think all I have to do is ensure 
the RFU request says to leave libexpat0 alone, right?  Then other 
package maintainers can rebuild for libexpat1 at their leisure.  Unless, 
that is, it's a big deal to port to expat 2?

> All my packages are generic-build-script based.

Well, they're cygport based now. :)