<html> <head> <style> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } </style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">> I have thought about uploading a backport for Etch, but since Lenny is > already partially frozen and scheduled to release in September, I'm > wondering if maintaining an Etch backport would be worth it. Still, if > enough people request it, I could give it a shot. "Martin-Éric, personally I don't mind backporting the package (and submitting back to the mailing list) but the only problem is that I need some instructions on how to do that. I have been looking on Debian backporting over the internet and most of the material is outdated (dating back to Woody). Thank you once again for your effort. </div> Kushal Koolwal </div><hr id="stopSpelling">> Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:31:51 +0300 > From: q-funk@iki.fi > To: kushalkoolwal@hotmail.com > Subject: Re: Geode driver on Debian/stable > CC: xorg-driver-geode@lists.x.org > > On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 2:26 AM, Kushal Koolwal > <kushalkoolwal@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Does anyone has a backport for the Geode LX Xorg driver > > (xserver-xorg-video-geode) for Debian Stable (etch/4.0). The package in > > Debian testing xserver-xorg-video-geode won't install on stable because of > > unmet dependencies. > > > > Last time somebody on this mailing list (old one) pointed me to > > http://www.linutop.com/linutop2/index.en.html to fetch the package > > recompiled against the etch dependencies. But it seems that the page has > > moved from there. > > > > Will it be OK to change the debian/control file in the current testing > > (xserver-xorg-video-geode) so that it can be compiled and install on Debian > > etch? > > > > Thanks > > > > Kushal Koolwal > > I have thought about uploading a backport for Etch, but since Lenny is > already partially frozen and scheduled to release in September, I'm > wondering if maintaining an Etch backport would be worth it. Still, if > enough people request it, I could give it a shot. > > -- > Martin-Éric Racine > http://q-funk.iki.fi <hr />Search that pays you back! Introducing Live Search cashback. <a href='http://search.live.com/cashback/?&pkw=form=MIJAAF/publ=HMTGL/crea=srchpaysyouback' target='_new'>Search Now!</a></body> </html>