Re: [PATCH v2] gnu: Add idle3-tools.

[Tobias Geerinckx-Rice]

Leo,

I just realised that I forgot to add you in CC. I'm still learning the
finer points of git send-email...

(Of course, if you had already seen the updated patch, cheerily ignore
this message.)

Kind regards,

T G-R

On 08/03/2016, Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <address@hidden> wrote:
> * gnu/packages/disk.scm (idle3-tools): New variable.
> ---
>  gnu/packages/disk.scm | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 28 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/gnu/packages/disk.scm b/gnu/packages/disk.scm
> index b9240a3..37c7bf5 100644
> --- a/gnu/packages/disk.scm
> +++ b/gnu/packages/disk.scm
> @@ -171,3 +171,31 @@ transport), SCSI and ATAPI tape drives, and SCSI
> enclosures.  This utility can
>  also send commands associated with starting and stopping the media,
> loading
>  and unloading removable media and some other housekeeping functions.")
>      (license bsd-3)))
> +
> +(define-public idle3-tools
> +  (package
> +    (name "idle3-tools")
> +    (version "0.9.1")
> +    (source
> +     (origin
> +       (method url-fetch)
> +       (uri (string-append "mirror://sourceforge/idle3-tools/idle3-tools-"
> +                           version ".tgz"))
> +       (sha256
> +        (base32
> +         "00ia7xq9yldxyl9gz0mr4xa568nav14p0fnv82f2rbbkg060cy4p"))))
> +    (build-system gnu-build-system)
> +    (arguments
> +     `(#:tests? #f ;no test suite
> +       #:phases (modify-phases %standard-phases
> +         (delete 'configure))
> +       #:make-flags '("CC=gcc")))
> +    (home-page "http://idle3-tools.sourceforge.net";)
> +    (synopsis "Change or disable Western Digital hard drives' Idle3
> timer")
> +    (description
> +     "Idle3-tools provides a utility to get, set, or disable the Idle3
> timer
> +present in many Western Digital hard drives.  This timer is part of the
> +\"IntelliPark\" feature that stops the disk when not in use.
> Unfortunately,
> +the default timer setting is not well suited to Linux or other *nix
> systems,
> +and can dramatically shorten the lifespan of the drive if left
> unchecked.")
> +    (license gpl3+)))
> --
> 2.7.0
>
>