From dbb14639d611bba8f14b7e04e9c62b8c752b6280 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Guillem Jover Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 08:29:12 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update the TODO file. --- TODO | 85 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 64 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-) diff --git a/TODO b/TODO index bebf43df..e3a50861 100644 --- a/TODO +++ b/TODO @@ -1,3 +1,66 @@ +ROADMAP +======= + +lenny +~~~~~ + + * Review this file and remove or update the old entries. + + * Send patch to debian-policy deprecating Source-Version substvar. + + * Triage as much bugs as possible to get the bug count below 300 ;) and + merge as much patches as possible. + +1.14.0 + + * All perl scripts using strict and warnings, I've a patch already for this, + just needs some review. + + * Support udeb natively: + - Add field Package-Type and friends. + + * Support Tag field. + + * Add armel support and by extension uclibc and other variants to be easily + allowed or added. The main problem I'm facing with this one is and nice a + clean implementation, the PoC and the idea how to fix it is present already. + +1.14.x + + * Get rid of install-info. + + * Add multiarch support. + + * Merge back support for Breaks field from Ubuntu. + + * Convert controllib.pl to a new style perl module(s). + + * Fix tied field enum with its dselect description (pkgdisplay.cc). + + * Add example to dpkg-scanfoo manpages? + + * The cleverer conffile support bug fixed. + + * Add UTF-8 support to all programs. + + * Add md5sums and/or sha1sums package support. + + * Allow packages to register additional files. + + * Some kind of test-suite (Esteban). + + * Parse the dependencies and coalesce them: controllib.pl (parsedep). + + * Make dpkg-checkbuilddeps easier to use by other programs such as pbuilder + or sbuild, so that they can start using the new architecture wildcards + automatically. + + +TODO +==== + +Old TODO entries from Scott: + libdpkg: * cut compat.c into little pieces and move them to optlib * modify database to store per-file flags @@ -96,29 +159,9 @@ other stuff unlikely to get done soon * `fake' or `null' packages * dpkg --query | -Q -done - * highlight or pre-sort or something new or changed packages, - during upgrade selection. - * side-by-side version display - * version number comparison option - * Pre-Depends installation ordering - * a.out version - * uncomment ELF preinst modification - * Replaces (auto-deselect for conflicts) - * Replaces (don't overwrite otherwise) - * compile with ELF GCC out of the box - * dpkg --print-architecture - * Architecture field check - * symlink rename change - * dpkg --listfiles should do better for multi-package files (pkg, pkg: ...) - * --purge remove empty directories which used too contain conffiles - * conffiles handling options, including `replace removed files' - * `diff' option at conffile prompt - * check description in dpkg-deb - * update-alternatives prompting. - obsoleted so not done * version numbers not starting digit early. * dselect bottom window too large, and/or resize * md5sum component in new .deb files * `template' file giving default selections of dselect. + -- 2.39.5