What should we do with src:fteqcc (and Nexuiz) ?

Sébastien Noel <[email protected]> Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:57:36 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.linux.debian.devel.games
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hello everyone,

I am on the path to package LibreQuake (thank you Emmanuel Kasper for 
your post on planet.d.o :-), and for that I need to update fteqcc.

 From what I understand, the almost 17 years old version in the archive 
has only one purpose: build the nexuiz-data package.
That old version doesn't build LibreQuake.
A newer version doesn't build Nexuiz.

Considered options:

* introduce another source package ('fteqcc-modern' ?)

* fix the Nexuiz code to build with a recent version. I did it already.
   But with QuakeC, "build successfully" != "no crash at runtime"
   I got a first crash at startup & fixed it, but I fear I just opened a
   gigantic can of worms :-/
   Is there anyone who cares enough to stress test this and offer help?
   (I'm not going to do this, I don't use/play Nexuiz)

* remove Nexuiz ?
   I don't like that option more than anyone else, but realistically
   Debian has kept it on life support for a very very long time,
   upstream has moved on, and the last person listed in 'Uploaders'
   for this package hasn't touch it in 15 years.

Is there any tips/input someone want to share about this ? :-)

Cheers,
Sébastien