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| 1 | Missing modules |
1 | Missing modules |
| 2 | --------------- |
2 | --------------- |
| 3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | The following modules are not included in the Debian Pike packages for |
4 | The following modules are not included in the Debian Pike packages for |
| 5 | various reasons, even if they are included in the module reference |
5 | various reasons, even if they are included in the module reference |
| 6 | (pike7.6-reference): |
6 | (pike7.6-reference): |
| 7 | 7 | ||
| 8 | - DVB: Doesn't work with Linux 2.6 (and certainly not with other OSes). |
8 | - DVB: Doesn't work with Linux 2.6 (and certainly not with other OSes). |
| 9 | - _Ffmpeg: formerly missing from Debian due to patent issues. Might be |
9 | - _Ffmpeg: formerly missing from Debian due to patent issues. Might be |
| 10 | included in the next release. |
10 | included in the next release. |
| 11 | - Gnome, GTK, GDK: Uses obsolete GTK version (1.2). |
11 | - Gnome, GTK, GDK: Uses obsolete GTK version (1.2). |
| 12 | - Math.Transforms.FFT: Few use cases in Pike, pulls in unnecessary |
12 | - Math.Transforms.FFT: Few use cases in Pike, pulls in unnecessary |
| 13 | dependencies. |
13 | dependencies. |
| 14 | - Mird: Old, unmaintained, largely unknown library. |
14 | - Mird: Old, unmaintained, largely unknown library. |
| 15 | - Msql: Obsolete, proprietary DBM. |
15 | - Msql: Obsolete, proprietary DBM. |
| 16 | - PDF: Uses unmaintained libraries unavailable in Debian. |
16 | - PDF: Uses unmaintained libraries unavailable in Debian. |
| 17 | - Ssleay: Obsolete. |
17 | - Ssleay: Obsolete. |
| 18 | - Oracle: Proprietary DBM (so far ...). |
18 | - Oracle: Proprietary DBM (so far ...). |
| 19 | - Java: Links with the JVM library in a non-policy compliant |
19 | - Java: Links with the JVM library in a non-policy compliant |
| 20 | way. Work needed. |
20 | way. Work needed. |
| 21 | - Image.TTF: Uses obsolete library (freetype1). |
21 | - Image.TTF: Uses obsolete library (freetype1). |
| 22 | 22 | ||
| 23 | Places to visit |
23 | Places to visit |
| 24 | --------------- |
24 | --------------- |
| 25 | - http://pike.ida.liu.se/ - the main Pike site |
25 | - http://pike.ida.liu.se/ - the main Pike site |
| 26 | - http://community.roxen.com - community site for users of the |
26 | - http://community.roxen.com - community site for users of the |
| 27 | Roxen webserver and the Pike bugs database, information etc. |
27 | Roxen webserver and the Pike bugs database, information etc. |
| 28 | - http://caudium.net/ - website of the Caudium WebServer which is |
28 | - http://caudium.net/ - website of the Caudium WebServer which is |
| 29 | written in Pike |
29 | written in Pike |
| 30 | - http://www.roxen.com/ - website of the Roxen IS, the company which |
30 | - http://www.roxen.com/ - website of the Roxen IS, the company which |
| 31 | for a long time developed and maintained Pike as well as the Roxen |
31 | for a long time developed and maintained Pike as well as the Roxen |
| 32 | WebServer mentioned above. |
32 | WebServer mentioned above. |
| 33 | 33 | ||
| 34 | Notes for developers |
34 | Notes for developers |
| 35 | -------------------- |
35 | -------------------- |
| 36 | 36 | ||
| 37 | The postinst script created a few directories in /usr/local which you can |
37 | The postinst script created a few directories in /usr/local which you can |
| 38 | use for your modules/include files. Once created by the postinst script |
38 | use for your modules/include files. Once created by the postinst script |
| 39 | they will never be touched by any pike package again. The directories |
39 | they will never be touched by any pike package again. The directories |
| 40 | are: |
40 | are: |
| 41 | 41 | ||
| 42 | /usr/local/include/pike |
42 | /usr/local/include/pike |
| 43 | /usr/local/include/pike7.6 |
43 | /usr/local/include/pike7.6 |
| 44 | 44 | ||
| 45 | /usr/local/lib/pike/site_pike |
45 | /usr/local/lib/pike/site_pike |
| 46 | /usr/local/lib/pike7.6/site_pike |
46 | /usr/local/lib/pike7.6/site_pike |
| 47 | 47 | ||
| 48 | /usr/local/share/pike/site_pike |
48 | /usr/local/share/pike/site_pike |
| 49 | /usr/local/share/pike7.6/site_pike |
49 | /usr/local/share/pike7.6/site_pike |
| 50 | 50 | ||
| 51 | Note: I have come to the conclusion that this structure isn't awfully |
51 | Note: I have come to the conclusion that this structure isn't awfully |
| 52 | well though through. It is likely to change, but probably not until |
52 | well though through. It is likely to change, but probably not until |
| 53 | Pike 7.8. What's missing is a working infrastructure for building and |
53 | Pike 7.8. What's missing is a working infrastructure for building and |
| 54 | installing third-pary modules and applications so that they won't have |
54 | installing third-pary modules and applications so that they won't have |
| 55 | to be rebuilt for each new Pike revision, similarly to Perl and/or |
55 | to be rebuilt for each new Pike revision, similarly to Perl and/or |
| 56 | Python. Stay tuned. |
56 | Python. Stay tuned. |
| 57 | 57 | ||
| 58 | ---- |
58 | ---- |
| 59 | $Id: README.Debian 11 2007-12-21 08:45:48Z magnus $ |
59 | $Id: README.Debian 11 2007-12-21 08:45:48Z magnus $ |
| 60 | 60 | ||
| 61 | -- Magnus Holmgren <magnus@kibibyte.se>, Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:43:18 +0100 |
61 | -- Magnus Holmgren <magnus@kibibyte.se>, Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:43:18 +0100 |