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diff --git a/hurd/running/debian/porting.mdwn b/hurd/running/debian/porting.mdwn index 16f39427..7ca91d37 100644 --- a/hurd/running/debian/porting.mdwn +++ b/hurd/running/debian/porting.mdwn @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -[[meta copyright="Copyright © 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc."]] +[[meta copyright="Copyright © 2007, 2008 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 @@ -10,11 +10,22 @@ is included in the section entitled [[meta title="Debian packages that need porting"]] -A large amount of Debian source packages can (by now) simple be built for -Debian GNU/Hurd systems. +Approximately half of the Debian archive has been compiled successfully on the +Hurd, however, many programs fail to build for various reasons. -Here are listed some of those (the important ones, as they're, e.g., blocking -other packages from being built) that need someone to work on them. +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. + +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. + +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. |