[Pkg-phototools-devel] openjpeg FTBFS on alpha

[Robin Cornelius]

On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 3:00 AM, Cyril Brulebois <kibi at debian.org> wrote:
> On 06/06/2008, Robin Cornelius wrote:
>> So Cyril, if you are happy can we touch the timestamps and upload
>> again?
>
> On my way to check it, an upload will follow if everything's fine.
>

Ok many thanks again.

>> I have also starting to look at the other jpeg2000 tools that could be
>> added to the -tools package but i am again hesitant to add them at
>> this stage as i don't want to have a massive breakage due to build
>> fails. How can i test a reasonable number of Architectures myself?, i
>> can easily test i386,amd64,powerpc and arm but the other processors
>> seem more of a challenge and many cannot be emulated (alpha is one
>> from what i understand).
>
> Two ways: 1) prepare an upload to experimental, have it sponsored, and
> watch the build logs. 2) prepare a package to be tested on a porter box
> by a DD, which will then be your proxy, reporting failures, testing a
> new iteration of the package, with some patches, etc. For some
> architectures (like hppa), even non-DD's can get access to some
> machines.  We can walk the 2) road together if you like (which reminds
> me I have to update my password and my SSH keys for Debian machines).
>

Yes sounds like a plan. I am out of the office for at least 2 -3 weeks
so can't do much until i get back, so i will pick this up again then.

In the mean time, i have been preparing a thumbnailer, for gnome, for
jpeg-2000 images. It seems to be working so far. I will try to push
the changes to git before i finish work but this can wait to be
uploaded. So far the thumbnailer uses the j2k_to_image command to do
the conversion so its included with the openjpeg-tools package and
registers itsself with dh_gconf. I am finding it enormously useful
already so if i can push to git at least others can play if needed.

The other thing i can do with is a gimp plugin. Now i remember someone
was going to do one but i have not seen any further info on this.
Anyone have any further info?  or even started code that needs
finishing etc?

Regards

Robin