Re: Accepted ndiswrapper 1.38-1ubuntu1 (source)

On Fri, Mar 30, 2007 at 02:04:11AM +0300, Timo Aaltonen
wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Mar 2007, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, Mar 29, 2007 at 08:45:10AM -0000, Timo
Aaltonen wrote:
> >> Changes:
> >>  ndiswrapper (1.38-1ubuntu1) feisty;
urgency=low
> >>  .
> >>    * Merge from debian unstable, remaining
changes:
> >>      debian/control:
> >>      - Update description to point out that
the kernel source package is
> >>        not required with the standard Ubuntu
kernel.
> >
> > Any reason not to simply drop the -source package
in Ubuntu?  That would
> > make it much more obvious.
> 
> AFAIK, people use it to build custom kernels.

The source is available in the ndiswrapper source package,
and also in the
Ubuntu kernel source package.  I don't think we need another
copy, and it's
confusing.

We removed some similar -source module packages, because
people would use
them without realizing that the modules were already in the
kernel, causing
confusing problems.

> >>      - Change the Maintainer address.
> >>    * Closes many bugs (LP: #32275, #65779,
#92155, maybe others)
> >
> > At least some of these bugs sound like they're
related to the package name
> > change from ndiswrapper-utils to
ndiswrapper-utils-1.9, so I don't see how
> > your upload fixes them.  Can you explain?
> 
> #32275: Ndiswrapper no longer works with Netgear MA111
> - seems that I closed the wrong bug, or one bug too
many ;)
> 
> #65779: ndiswrapper not dash friendly.
> - actually, this was fixed already by the previous
release but not 
> closed
> 
> #92155: request to update
> - pretty clear to me

Has anything been done about the package name transition? 
Is there still an
issue there?

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On Tue, 3 Apr 2007, Matt Zimmerman wrote:

> The source is available in the ndiswrapper source
package, and also in the
> Ubuntu kernel source package.  I don't think we need
another copy, and it's
> confusing.

Ok, fine by me, I'll remove it. The custom builders can grab
the source 
from the kernel..

> We removed some similar -source module packages,
because people would use
> them without realizing that the modules were already in
the kernel, causing
> confusing problems.

wacom-kernel-source might be another candidate.

> Has anything been done about the package name
transition?  Is there still an
> issue there?

There's only ndiswrapper-utils-1.9 available, so I don't
understand what 
the problem is..



t

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