[Slackbuilds-users] minidjvu source

Alexander Verbovetsky alik at ejik.org
Tue Dec 1 21:18:51 UTC 2015


> >>> I'd like to make a slackbuild for minidjvu.  Its latest source is:
> >>> https://svn.code.sf.net/p/minidjvu/code/trunk/
> >>> (it is not changed after 2010).
> >>>
> >>> What is the best way to have a tarball suitable for submission?

On Tue, Dec 1, 2015, at 21:43, Didier Spaier wrote:
> >> I would get it from Debian:
> >> https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie/minidjvu
> > 
> > Debian repacked the source, there is no corresponding changelog, for
> > sure they got rid of waf.  Wouldn't it better to use the original
> > source?
> 
> You will be the maintainer, so that's _your_ decision ;)
> 
> That being said, I would see if waf (I don"t know what it is)
> brings a real benefit to users:
> _ If no, I'd just take the Debian archive. Easier.
> _ If yes I would make an archive and store it somewhere.
>   sbosrcarch would be a good new home for it, I think

It turned out that Ubuntu distributes both sources, the original one and
the one modified by Debian.  So, I'll use
http://ftp.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/m/minidjvu/minidjvu_0.8.svn.2010.05.06.orig.tar.gz

Thank you for all suggestions!

Best regards,
Alexander



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