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+[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software Foundation,
+Inc."]]
+
+[[!meta license="""[[!toggle id="license" text="GFDL 1.2+"]][[!toggleable
+id="license" text="Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
+document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or
+any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant
+Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.  A copy of the license
+is included in the section entitled
+[[GNU Free Documentation License|/fdl]]."]]"""]]
+
+[[!meta title="Debian packages that need porting"]]
+
+More than half of the Debian archive has been compiled successfully on the
+Hurd, however, many programs fail to build for various reasons.
+
+A [list of build failures including error
+messages](http://unstable.buildd.net/buildd/hurd-i386_Failed.html) can be
+found, as well as a [preliminary
+analysis](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2007/07/msg00000.html) of them and [solutions](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2007/07/msg00001.html), and some more details in [[hurd/porting/guidelines]]. [Graphs and statistics](http://people.debian.org/~sthibault/) about the consequence in terms of build dependencies are available.
+
+There is a mailing list,
+[debian-hurd-build-logs](http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/debian-hurd-build-logs),
+where *builds logs from the Debian GNU/Hurd autobuilders* are posted.  It is a
+high-traffic and high-volume list, and for that reason *not* archived, so you
+have to subscribe to see the messages.
+
+It might be a good idea to record your intention to port something either in
+the list below or in the [Alioth task
+tracker](http://alioth.debian.org/pm/task.php?group_project_id=34&group_id=30628&func=browse)
+so other people do not do duplicated work.
+
+Also, the [[community/HurdFr]] guys maintain their own [liste des travaux de
+packaging](http://wiki.hurdfr.org/index.php/Liste_des_travaux_de_packaging).
+
+Aside from the Alioth task tracker, here is a list of some packages (the
+important ones, as they're, e.g., blocking other packages from being built)
+that need someone to work on them.
+
+When you have a patch to submit, please adhere to the [[patch_submission]]
+guidelines.
+
+There is also further information available about [[hurd/porting]].
+
+[[!map
+pages="tagged(open_issue_porting) and !tagged(fixed_in_debian) and !*/discussion"
+show=title]]
+
+[[!inline
+pages="tagged(open_issue_porting) and !tagged(fixed_in_debian) and !*/discussion"
+show=0
+feeds=no
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