Bug#198499: [Kstars-devel] Backporting kstars updates

[Jason Harris]

Ok, I have created a "debian_branch" tag in CVS.  Just do 'cvs co -r 
debian_branch kdeedu/kstars'.  At this point, it's identical to 
KDE_3_1_BRANCH, which is 3.1.3, plus one bugfix for a southern 
hemisphere daylight savings time bug.

I'll import the correct star catalog and delete the "non-commercial" 
images, probably tomorrow.

regards,
Jason

On Saturday 30 August 2003 10:04 pm, you wrote:
> Hi.
>
> > Simply copying the HEAD data directory into the 3.1.3 codebase is
> > not going to work, unfortunately.  The functions
> > KStarsData::readSAOData() and processSAO() will need to be replaced
> > with readStarData() and processStar() from HEAD.  I expect there
> > will be a number of other changes that will need to be made as
> > well.
>
> Rightio.
>
> > On what timescale do you need this?
>
> I was hoping to have everything ready by Sept 15 which is the
> proposed beginning of the debian freeze process for the next release,
> though in practice we probably have a bit more time up our sleeves.
>
> > I am willing to help you get the backports working.
>
> That would be wonderful if you could, if for no other reason than the
> fact that you know the source code much more intimately than I do.
>
> > Maybe I can open a debian branch on CVS based on 3.1.3?
>
> That sounds like a great idea.  I'd be happy to wait for KDE 3.2
> except that ATM it looks like there won't be time to wait for KDE 3.2
> before the next debian release.
>
> > By the way, I am now working on a replacement of our NGC and IC
> > nonstellar object catalogs.  Same story as SAO: the source from
> > which I originally got these was ambiguously licensed, so I am
> > making my own version, by synthesizing data from many online
> > sources.
>
> Ah, wonderful.
>
> Thanks again for all the time you're putting into this.
>
> Ben. :)

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