Re: GNUnet-jour-fixe: Debian/DPKG

[rexxnor]

Hi Marcos

> "Debian/DPKG: rexxnor wasnt able to get into contact to the debain
> maintainers - the package is done but not in there"

The maintainer has not yet answered my emails regarding this which
included patches.
> Can someone please tell me in more detail what's the status on this?
> As far as I know, the latest version available on Debian is 0.11.0,
> but work to have 0.11.6 started by the maintainer[1].

So considering packaging the main features besides bumping the version
include getting GNS into the system resolution process via
nsswitch.conf, starting a system peer to run the gns proxy and starting
a reduced peer for each user. Furthermore the GNS proxy should be
started and running. Check my repository for my attempt at achieving
this or use the Alpine Linux GNUnet package [1] as a reference.

> There is an open issue for the update of the package[2], and in there
> I linked to my own repository where I have been updating GNUnet
> packages for debian, hoping the package maintainer will accept that
> work and update the official packages[3]: currently 0.12.1 is packaged
> in there (pull requests with the packaging of 0.12.2 are welcome, of
> course).

Thanks! I was not working on bumping the version.

> I'd hate if this work is being duplicated, so if there is the same
> packaging effort being made by someone else, somewhere else, I'd love
> to hear about it!

If you want to have a look at the progress check my repository [2]. Feel
free to pull in the changes for the mentioned features.

[1]: https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/merge_requests/5936/
[2]: https://git.chaostreffbern.ch/rexxnor/gnunet-debian


Happy hacking!

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