FS#39756 - [quassel-client] Flawed packaging
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Opened by Fredrik Haikarainen (Haikarainen) - Saturday, 05 April 2014, 14:00 GMT
Last edited by Jaroslav Lichtblau (Dragonlord) - Wednesday, 08 October 2014, 14:20 GMT
Opened by Fredrik Haikarainen (Haikarainen) - Saturday, 05 April 2014, 14:00 GMT
Last edited by Jaroslav Lichtblau (Dragonlord) - Wednesday, 08 October 2014, 14:20 GMT
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Description: Since Quassel can come in 2 variations,
monolithic or split up into a client and a core, so by
standard logic it should have 3 packages; quassel-monolithic
(or likewise), quassel-core and quassel-client. Currently
the packages available are quassel-core and quassel-client,
the latter provides both the monolithic client and the
stand-alone client, which I feel do not comply with Arch's
philosophy of minimalism/being lightweight and the "you only
get what you ask for" mentality of the userbase. It's also
worth to mention that this method of packaging is confusing
with the quassel-client's description is as follows: "Qt4
IRC client with a separated core - client only", which
implies the monolithic client would not be provided here.
I feel that a packaging method for quassel should have these 3 options (as stated above): 1. The core, as it is now in quassel-core 2. The stand-alone client, in quassel-client 3. The monolithic client (no need for separate core), in quassel-monolithic (or likewise) This would completely remove all of the current confusion, and make the options you get more reasonable and slipstreamed towards ArchLinux's philosophy. Another option would be to at least fix the description of the quassel-client package, although I personally feel the other solution would be better. |
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Closed by Jaroslav Lichtblau (Dragonlord)
Wednesday, 08 October 2014, 14:20 GMT
Reason for closing: Implemented
Additional comments about closing: monolithic part is now split into quassel-monolithic package
Wednesday, 08 October 2014, 14:20 GMT
Reason for closing: Implemented
Additional comments about closing: monolithic part is now split into quassel-monolithic package
At least fix the description if you're too lazy to do it properly, because right now the quassel-client description states that it only includes a standalone client, and it is extremely confusing (especially since the wiki had no information on quassel before I filed this report and started one).
EDIT: Sorry, I thought Doug was the one assigned.