-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- On Wed, 29 Apr 1998, Igor Grobman wrote:
> It seems that noone responded to these questions yet... > > Some time around Mon, 27 Apr 1998 11:29:20 EDT, > Stephen Carpenter wrote: > > what is the proper procedure for taking over the package? > > Email the current maintainer and [EMAIL PROTECTED], and inform them of your > plans. If the package is listed as orphaned, only email wnpp. I would also > try to contact the upstream maintainer/author, and introduce myself. I did that...and he said that if noone else has uploaded a package then it is mine... I will send an e-mail to wnpp now as fo rthe upstream author...he saw a message I put about another package I was interested in (when I thought xfstt was taken) and he actually initated me looking further into it! Seems like a real nice guy. > > There are 2 approaches to this type of Makefile. You can change the makefile > to install into $(DESTDIR), and send the patches upstream. Alternatively, > you > can ignore the install target of upstream makefile, and do all the > installation from your debian/rules file. Depending on the situation, any of > the above 2 may be preferable. Sometimes, if you know there is no active > upstream author, or if you know that the author will not accept your patches > for whatever reason, it is better to do it in the debian/rules file. > Sometimes, it's just an easier way out ;-). Turns out that had already been don is editing the Rules file in fact...other than adding the "debian" directory... there were only about 3 or 4 lines of change to the original source in the patch file! I have already gotten a new version of the upstream source and incorperated the changes so that I now have the latest version! I must say that the debian packaging system is much easier than I thought once I got into it! > Hope this answers your questions. It does...tho some of it I found on my own (stumbling around...you know how it is...) - -Steve -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3a Charset: noconv iQCVAwUBNUftUnxvn0zebBV9AQF85QP/SvQ/xCTSCQkw3GwIQ0e/JZOPTSneOTlt AtaZKKLPTQLuhkn2ZGsJ+Zp1j6kboYp2Z4XsDUv8iIPWwQIY/XczWaQzu4amrkeg P4fmWHtCDAzScvUWc0817urm0dodQrO5QweGxVtkDg4pLePhEiLiV7ksmgB+Ltcp m55dEva7SVM= =UZZH -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
