dvd-slideshow depends

[Herbert Fortes]

On 11-09-2016 15:54, IOhannes m zmölnig (Debian/GNU) wrote:
> On 09/11/2016 07:47 PM, Herbert Fortes wrote:
>>  update
>> 	- ./debian/patches/01_dvd-burn.patch
> 
> why? what will this update achieve?

Will replace cdrecord -> xorrecord
> 
>>
>>  create a patch for:
>>         - ./dvd-menu
>>         - two files in ./doc (.html, .wiki)
>>         - ./man/dvd/-menu.1
> 
> why? what will this patch achieve?

Will replace mkisofs -> xorrisofs

I did not check the manpages about the options that
xorriso tools use. mkisofs and cdrecord as used by
the upstream:

mkisofs -dvd-video -udf -o dvd.iso "$dvd_dir"

cdrecord -v driveropts=burnfree -eject -dao dev=ATAPI:0,0,0 $1

> 
> On 09/11/2016 07:47 PM, Herbert Fortes wrote:
>> I have time and I will get closer to the team,
> 
> great!
> 
>> but this package
>> is helpful in any way ? I mean, there is a more recent project
>> replacing dvd-slideshow ?
> 
> this is not *very* important.
> as long as a package is not bitrotting away and/or binding too many
> Debian ressources (DD/DM time; security team...), i see little value in
> replacing a useful and working package with something else, just because
> it is new and shiny.
> 

Ok.



Regards,
Herbert