X-Git-Url: http://pere.pagekite.me/gitweb/homepage.git/blobdiff_plain/5b19c9c4871715facbb787f2e93297ddefc1f0e6..31e78b216f079bfa709d1aa5fa4a5d91da9f46bd:/blog/archive/2013/01/01.rss diff --git a/blog/archive/2013/01/01.rss b/blog/archive/2013/01/01.rss index 82ff9884c1..943b79c85b 100644 --- a/blog/archive/2013/01/01.rss +++ b/blog/archive/2013/01/01.rss @@ -6,6 +6,51 @@ http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/ + + Welcome to the world, Isenkram! + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Welcome_to_the_world__Isenkram_.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Welcome_to_the_world__Isenkram_.html + Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:00:00 +0100 + <p>Yesterday, I +<a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/First_prototype_ready_making_hardware_easier_to_use_in_Debian.html">asked +for testers</a> for my prototype for making Debian better at handling +pluggable hardware devices, which I +<a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Lets_make_hardware_dongles_easier_to_use_in_Debian.html">set +out to create</a> earlier this month. Several valuable testers showed +up, and caused me to really want to to open up the development to more +people. But before I did this, I want to come up with a sensible name +for this project. Today I finally decided on a new name, and I have +renamed the project from hw-support-handler to this new name. In the +process, I moved the source to git and made it available as a +<a href="http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=collab-maint/isenkram.git">collab-maint</a> +repository in Debian. The new name? It is <strong>Isenkram</strong>. +To fetch and build the latest version of the source, use</p> + +<pre> +git clone http://anonscm.debian.org/git/collab-maint/isenkram.git +cd isenkram && git-buildpackage -us -uc +</pre> + +<p>I have not yet adjusted all files to use the new name yet. If you +want to hack on the source or improve the package, please go ahead. +But please talk to me first on IRC or via email before you do major +changes, to make sure we do not step on each others toes. :)</p> + +<p>If you wonder what 'isenkram' is, it is a Norwegian word for iron +stuff, typically meaning tools, nails, screws, etc. Typical hardware +stuff, in other words. I've been told it is the Norwegian variant of +the German word eisenkram, for those that are familiar with that +word.</p> + +<p><strong>Update 2013-01-26</strong>: Added -us -us to build +instructions, to avoid confusing people with an error from the signing +process.</p> + +<p><strong>Update 2013-01-27</strong>: Switch to HTTP URL for the git +clone argument to avoid the need for authentication.</p> + + + First prototype ready making hardware easier to use in Debian http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/First_prototype_ready_making_hardware_easier_to_use_in_Debian.html @@ -76,6 +121,12 @@ here is the command required to check out and build the source: Use svn://svn.debian.org/debian-edu/trunk/src/hw-support-handler/; cd hw-support-handler; debuild</tt>'. If you lack debuild, install the devscripts package.</p> + +<p><strong>Update 2013-01-23 12:00</strong>: The project is now +renamed to Isenkram and the source moved from the Debian Edu +subversion repository to a Debian collab-maint git repository. See +<a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Welcome_to_the_world__Isenkram_.html">build +instructions</a> for details.</p>