Weekly EPEL Summary
Week 29/2007
Most important happenings
- RH will plans to add stuff that is part of the EL5Client (like python-imaging) to the Channels for EL5Server; that should solve most of our problem on that topic
EPEL SIG Meeting
Attending
From the Steering Committee:
- dgilmore (DennisGilmore)
- Jeff_S (Jeff Sheltren) (had to leave after half the meeting)
- mmcgrath (MikeMcGrath)
- nirik (KevinFenzi) (had to leave early)
- quiad (KarstenWade)
- stahnma (MichaelStahnke)
Missing from the Steering Committee:
- knurd (ThorstenLeemhuis)
Others that participated the meeting:
Summary
- broken Deps - Jeff_S
- still lots of broken deps
nirik> I've found that if you mail maintainers direct with a solution, most of them will do something... I can try and do that some in the next few days.
- more on the list
- branch for EPEL if Fedora Maintainer does not react
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/epel-devel-list/2007-July/msg00104.html not yet ratified as tehre were not enough people to vote
- early end due to the latter fact
Full Log
https://www.redhat.com/archives/epel-devel-list/2007-July/msg00164.html
Stats
General
Number of EPEL Contributors 112
We welcome 2 new contributors: kwizart_AT_gmail.com, mattdm_AT_mattdm.org
EPEL 5
Number of source packages: 469
Number of binary packages: 853
There are 7 new Packages:
- cacti | An rrd based graphing tool
- ctapi-common | Common files and packaging infrastructure for CT-API modules
- ftgl | OpenGL frontend to Freetype 2
- goffice | Goffice support libraries
- iksemel | An XML parser library designed for Jabber applications
- logserial | Package for logging incoming bytes on asynchronous serial ports
- rdiff-backup | Convenient and transparent local/remote incremental mirror/backup
- tachyon | Parallel / Multiprocessor Ray Tracing System
EPEL 4
Number of source packages: 289
Number of binary packages: 596
There are 5 new Packages:
- ctapi-common | Common files and packaging infrastructure for CT-API modules
- iksemel | An XML parser library designed for Jabber applications
- logserial | Package for logging incoming bytes on asynchronous serial ports
- rdiff-backup | Convenient and transparent local/remote incremental mirror/backup
- tachyon | Parallel / Multiprocessor Ray Tracing System