Debian packaging

[cinemast]

Hi!

xcwd is a great tool. I would like to package it for debian. However there are some things that I would need you to change before I can package it into debian:

["please" implied for all of the following]

• create git tags and releases
• sign your releases using gpg (described here: Signing releases LibVNC/libvncserver#65)
• add a changelog
• clearly state the license under which you release this software (preferably GPL-3)
• add a manpage (I can help you with that)
• accept patches to the makfile I will provide.

Even if you make all these changes, I cannot promise you that it will end up in debian soon, but I will do my best to get an upload.

Please let me know what you think of this... and again, great project 👍

[cinemast]

I forgot: https://wiki.debian.org/UpstreamGuide

If you have time, please take a look at it.

[schischi]

Hi,
I can do that, but I don't know if it's worth it.
xcwd is just an "ugly hack", the path of the focused window means nothing. There is no proper way to handle this.
It just works for some applications and has a lot of corner cases. It works most of the time with my configuration (rxvt, i3) but it is impossible to handle all the cases.

So if you want to package it for debian, I can help you. But keep in mind that xcwd remains an unreliable hack :)

[cinemast]

I will keep that in mind.

I think the suggested changes won't harm your project anyway. I use it and I package what I think could be useful for others.

Greetings
Peter

[bbarenblat]

@cinemast, are you still interested in packaging this? I use this enough that I'd like to have it in Debian. I'm happy to package it myself if you're no longer interested.

[cinemast]

@bbarenblat please go ahead, I no longer use it and therefore should not be packaging it.

[bbarenblat]

This is now https://bugs.debian.org/880570.

[ohnekopf]

i just installed this on debian. i guess the issue was solved by bbarenblat at some point in 2018
https://packages.debian.org/bullseye/xcwd
this might not be 100% reliable but its indeed the best thing around lol