[Labs-l] Jq and pdftk

[Tim Landscheidt]

Alex Brollo <alex.brollo at gmail.com> wrote:

> It seems that jq (a command-line json parser) and pdftk (a command-line
> tool to split and merge multipage pdf files) are lacking into Tool Labs.
> But I'm far from expert about unix environment, so I'm unsure that they are
> really lacking.

> 1. is any similar command line tool running into Tool Labs?
> 2. can I install them as local stools dor itsource projects?
> 3. have I to ask for installation of them at bugzilla? I'll do, if any
> other Tool user could be interested about.

Yes, filing a request in Bugzilla is always preferred
because then it's ensured that it doesn't fall through the
cracks :-).  I filed https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/65049
(jq) and https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/65048 (pdftk) and
submitted https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/132322.

Tim

P. S.: And +1 for jq being awesome :-).  Very useful in
       shell scripts.