From 2c6f8ba877b715a94e57d28593c4f8f36d08f129 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: P. J. McDermott Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 14:25:44 -0400 Subject: Move prospective packages list to dev/pkg/needed. --- (limited to 'dev/todo/packaging.mdwn') diff --git a/dev/todo/packaging.mdwn b/dev/todo/packaging.mdwn index a973a49..e2d668d 100644 --- a/dev/todo/packaging.mdwn +++ b/dev/todo/packaging.mdwn @@ -1,62 +1,3 @@ [[!meta title="Packaging"]] -There are always more source packages to be made. Software that should be -packaged soon includes: - - * **[Dropbear](http://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html)** - - Dropbear is a small SSH server and client, in many ways compatible with - OpenSSH. - - In addition to the basic packaging work, there is work to be done on a - service script (just a simple shell script in `/etc/init.d`) and `postinst` - and `postrm` maintainer scripts to generate and delete the SSH host key - pair. - - * **[GNU Autoconf](https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/)** - - GNU Autoconf generates `configure` scripts that are used to configure - software packages for building. - - Autoconf depends on GNU M4. - - * **[GNU Automake](https://www.gnu.org/software/automake/)** - - GNU Automake generates `Makefile.in` files that are used to build software - packages. - - Automake depends on GNU Autoconf. - - * **[GNU M4](https://www.gnu.org/software/m4/)** - - GNU M4 is a macro processor, notably used by GNU Autoconf. - - M4 depends on Perl 5. - - * **[Perl 5](http://www.perl.org/)** - - Perl 5 is a language interpreter, especially popular in systems - administration and software build and installation systems. - - Unmodified Perl 5 source is impossible to cross build without executing - software on the host system (in GNU Autoconf terms, the system for which the - package is built). For more information, see this [mailing list - thread][perl-cross-building] and the [work by Neil Williams for - Debian][debian-perl-cross-build]. - - * **[GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)](http://gcc.gnu.org/)** - - GCC is an optimizing compiler with frontends and libraries for a wide range - of languages. - - Binutils and GCC are part of the - [[multiarch_cross_toolchain|dev/todo/multiarch-cross-toolchains]] project. - - * **[DAS U-Boot](http://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot)** - - U-Boot is a bootloader used on many embedded computers, including the - BeagleBoard-xM. - - -[perl-cross-building]: https://lists.debian.org/debian-embedded/2012/06/msg00011.html -[debian-perl-cross-build]: http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/serendipity/index.php?/archives/239-Long-term-maintenance-of-perl-cross-build-support-in-Debian.html +Moved to [[/dev/pkg/needed]]. -- cgit v0.9.1