How to solve the upstream software which will break the build package policy?
Hi mentors: I maintained a XIM:gcin for the zh-TW users and met into problem. A program of the software which have the "help" function will read the /usr/share/doc/gcin/README (by gedit). I made a gcin.doc and wanted to install the README.zh-TW (I cp to a different filename and also modified the upstream software) and of course the dh_installdocs would gzip the file so that the gedit couldn't open it. I checked up the xine-ui source because xine-ui has the same situation like mime. The maintainer gunzip the README.*.gz file so that the help dialog works. Also, he knew that it might violate the policy. Should I also gunzip the README file to make the help function work or there are some ways to prove it? Thanks. Best Regards Asho Yeh
RFS #2: aewan -- Ascii-art Editor
hi folks, i am still looking for a sponsor for aewan (details below), andi really don't understand why: this is the gimp for real men(tm)! so could someone please upload this fine thing for me? * Package name: aewan Version : 0.9.0 Upstream Author : Bruno Takahashi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://aewan.sourceforge.net/ * License : GPLv2 Description : Ascii-art Editor A multi-layered ascii-art/animation editor that produces both stand-alone art files and an easy-to-parse format for integration into your terminal applications. the package is lintian clean and builds fine under pbuilder. should cause no problems. files are here [0], please have a look! cu robert [0] http://www.semistable.com/files -- Robert Lemmen http://www.semistable.com signature.asc Description: Digital signature
RFS: ibm-acpi
Hi, I packaged 'ibm-acpi', an ACPI driver for IBM Thinkpads, which allows you for example to map the Fn keys. The kernel driver is going to be part of kernel 2.6.10 and the scripts will be probably someday integrated in acpid, but still it might be useful for the time being. The package is available here: http://debian.isg.ee.ethz.ch/public/pool-sarge/ibm-acpi/ Here is the ITP (#278027): * Package name: ibm-acpi Version : 0.7 Upstream Author : Borislav Deianov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://ibm-acpi.sourceforge.net/ * License : GPL Description : Driver for IBM laptops extending ACPI support on Linux This driver extends the ACPI subsystem of IBM Thinkpads running Linux to support new features that wouldn't otherwise be available. . Supported features include hotkeys control, bluetooth control, video switching, Thinklight control, docking, and bay support. CMOS, LED and beeps control are still experimental. . Currently supported models include A21e, A22p, A30p, A31, A31p, G40, R32, R40, R40e, R50, R50p, R51, T20, T21, T23, T30, T40, T40p, T41, T41p, T42, T42p, X20, X31, and X40. Could somebody sponsor it? Thanks David -- David Schweikert| phone: +41 44 632 7019 System manager ISG.EE | walk: ETH Zentrum, ETL F24.1 ETH Zurich, Switzerland | web: http://people.ee.ethz.ch/dws
RFS: noiz2sa -- abstract arcade shooter
hi folks, i am looking for a sponsor for noiz2sa, a really nice little game. details: * Package name: noiz2sa Version : 0.51a Upstream Author : "Evil Mr. Henry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Kenta Cho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://noiz2sa.sourceforge.net/ * License : BSD Description : abstract arcade shooter the package is lintian-clean and builds fine under pbuilder, files are at http://www.semistable.com/files so please have a look and upload for me! cu robert -- Robert Lemmen http://www.semistable.com signature.asc Description: Digital signature
RFS: zsync -- A client-side implementation of the rsync algorithm
hi folks, i am looking for a sponsor for a really nifty small utility, zsync. it's not that mature and some things need to be sorted out, but things go well. more testers are needed though, so i thought this should go to experimental for now. files are at http://www.semistable.com/files * Package name: zsync Version : 0.1.0 Upstream Author : Colin Phipps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://zsync.moria.org.uk/ * License : Artistic Description : A client-side implementation of the rsync algorithm This package allows updating of files from a remote web server without requiring a full download or a special remote server application. please have a look and upload for me if you think it's fine! cu robert -- Robert Lemmen http://www.semistable.com signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: RFS #2: aewan -- Ascii-art Editor
also sprach Robert Lemmen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004.11.15.1117 +0100]: > i am still looking for a sponsor for aewan (details below), andi > really don't understand why: this is the gimp for real men(tm)! so > could someone please upload this fine thing for me? I will take a look at it. -- Please do not send copies of list mail to me; I read the list! .''`. martin f. krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' :proud Debian developer, admin, user, and author `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fixing a system Invalid/expired PGP subkeys? Use subkeys.pgp.net as keyserver! signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: RFS: zsync -- A client-side implementation of the rsync algorithm
also sprach Robert Lemmen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004.11.15.1405 +0100]: > This package allows updating of files from a remote web server without > requiring a full download or a special remote server application. What is a 'client-side' implementation of the rsync algorithm? Please provide more information! You aewan package is well done with only some small glitches, so I would offer to sponsor this one too if I think it's useful for me. -- Please do not send copies of list mail to me; I read the list! .''`. martin f. krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' :proud Debian developer, admin, user, and author `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fixing a system Invalid/expired PGP subkeys? Use subkeys.pgp.net as keyserver! signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: RFS: zsync -- A client-side implementation of the rsync algorithm
On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 02:18:20PM +0100, martin f krafft wrote: > What is a 'client-side' implementation of the rsync algorithm? > Please provide more information! it means that you doN#t need to run any daemon on the server side, but generate a smallish file with the checksums to place along with the original file. zsync will then retrieve that checksum file and computer which parts of the original file it would need to get in order to reassemble it and get exactly those parts ofer http range requests. really usefull to get files that change frequently but not much, debian "Packages" files for example, or cd images. cu robert -- Robert Lemmen http://www.semistable.com signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: RFS: zsync -- A client-side implementation of the rsync algorithm
On Monday 15 November 2004 14:18, martin f krafft wrote: > What is a 'client-side' implementation of the rsync algorithm? > Please provide more information! Read http://zsync.moria.org.uk/paper/ This sounds very interesting. Maybe this could be used for sid's Package files? Cheers, Stefan --
Re: RFS: zsync -- A client-side implementation of the rsync algorithm
Okay, I'll look at it. -- Please do not send copies of list mail to me; I read the list! .''`. martin f. krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' :proud Debian developer, admin, user, and author `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fixing a system Invalid/expired PGP subkeys? Use subkeys.pgp.net as keyserver! signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: RFS: zsync -- A client-side implementation of the rsync algorithm
On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 02:26:41PM +0100, Stefan Fritsch wrote: > This sounds very interesting. Maybe this could be used for sid's > Package files? that is definitely what i have in mind as well :) but that is a long way down the road: first of all zsync has to stabilise, then it needs to get widely tested, then it needs to be proved that it does pay to use it and then quite a couple of people will need to be persuaded... cu robert -- Robert Lemmen http://www.semistable.com signature.asc Description: Digital signature
RFS2 Perl packages that FTBFS and docbook-to-man, dmalloc ...
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi mentors I'm looking for (one time?) sponsor(s) for my packages as my regular sponsor has still not responded. Is Stephen Stafford on vacation or is he MIA? All the packages are completely lintian and linda clean and can be found on mentors.debian.net. - - libanydata-perl -- Simple tied hash interface for files and data structures - - libdbd-anydata-perl -- Perl DBI driver for files and data structures - - libcgi-xmlapplication-perl -- Perl module for creating XML-DOM and OO based CGI scripts * Fix FTBFS (not all in BTS, but similar to #278967) - - liberror-perl -- Perl module for error/exception handling in an OO-ish way - - libparse-yapp-perl -- Perl module for creating fully reentrant LALR ~ parser OO Perl modules * These have now a watch file and the - as minus sign in manpages is taken care of (as well as cosmetic issues in documentation #263848). - - docbook-to-man -- Converter from DocBook SGML into roff man macros * Removed 'junk' in created manpages (#275568) in revision 1:2.0.0-15 * Right handling of UTF minus sign (#279912) in revision 1:2.0.0-16 (there is no upstream changelog that I'm aware of) - - dmalloc -- Debug memory allocation library * New upstream * Right configuration for threading (#276457) Many thanks in advance Cheers Luk -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBmL/C5UTeB5t8Mo0RAu7HAKC/q8phx556iHCPKzfo7T027j79lQCgtkG9 IpNPyDoStQusOgVMo8W3POQ= =ivq+ -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Files from conffiles not being installed
Hi, I am trying to create some deb packages, and mostly it works ok except one thing: the files that I have in debian/conffiles are not installed. If I run dpkg -L mypackage.deb, after I install it, all the files are listed, but on the disk the conf file does not appear. I create the deb package by generating the binary-version, control.tar.gz and data.tar.gz, and ar'ing all together after that (I choose this aproach because the deb is generated from a binary package, the dh scripts does not help me too much in this case). In debian/, I only have a md5sums files, with md5sums for all files, a control file, and the conffile. If I delete the conffile from debian/ folder, that all the files are installed OK, but in this care if I chnage something in the configuration file and install a new version of the package, the original file will be overwritten. Any ideas where could be the problem? If you need aditional info, please tell me so. -- Mugurel Tudor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Linux Registered User: 212231 - In God we Trust. All others must have valid md5 checksums.
Re: Files from conffiles not being installed
The connfile (like httpd.conf) should be installed as a normal file to /etc/. There should be a file in debian/ (DEBIAN/, really) which is called 'conffiles' which lists the conffiles. Those files are "automatically" handled by dpkg. Users are prompted iff they have changed the original conffile *and* the conffile is being updated. You should also check out /usr/lib/dpkg/ (esp. *.conffiles). Make sure that your conffile is getting copied there. Justin On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 05:12:36PM +0200, Mugurel Tudor wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying to create some deb packages, and mostly it works ok except > one thing: the files that I have in debian/conffiles are not installed. > > If I run dpkg -L mypackage.deb, after I install it, all the files are > listed, but on the disk the conf file does not appear. > > I create the deb package by generating the binary-version, > control.tar.gz and data.tar.gz, and ar'ing all together after that (I > choose this aproach because the deb is generated from a binary package, > the dh scripts does not help me too much in this case). > > In debian/, I only have a md5sums files, with md5sums for all files, a > control file, and the conffile. If I delete the conffile from debian/ > folder, that all the files are installed OK, but in this care if I > chnage something in the configuration file and install a new version of > the package, the original file will be overwritten. > > Any ideas where could be the problem? If you need aditional info, please > tell me so. > > -- > Mugurel Tudor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Linux Registered User: 212231 > - > In God we Trust. All others must have valid md5 checksums. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Justin aptitude install task-iraf saods9 eclipse sextractor x11iraf wcstools http://www.justinpryzby.com/debian/ References [1] signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Files from conffiles not being installed
also sprach Justin Pryzby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004.11.15.1632 +0100]: > You should also check out /usr/lib/dpkg/ (esp. *.conffiles). Make > sure that your conffile is getting copied there. That's /var/lib/dpkg/info -- Please do not send copies of list mail to me; I read the list! .''`. martin f. krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' :proud Debian developer, admin, user, and author `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fixing a system Invalid/expired PGP subkeys? Use subkeys.pgp.net as keyserver! signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Files from conffiles not being installed
Mugurel Tudor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > Hi, > > I am trying to create some deb packages, and mostly it works ok except > one thing: the files that I have in debian/conffiles are not installed. The files have to be in in the data.tar.gz, and the conffiles file is only to inform dpkg which of the files in data.tar.gz it should treat as conffiles. > In debian/, I only have a md5sums files, with md5sums for all files, a > control file, and the conffile. If I delete the conffile from debian/ > folder, that all the files are installed OK, but in this care if I > chnage something in the configuration file and install a new version of > the package, the original file will be overwritten. I don't really understand this - the files are in data.tar.gz, but are only installed if there is no DEBIAN/conffiles? Regards, Frank -- Frank Küster Inst. f. Biochemie der Univ. Zürich Debian Developer
Re: Files from conffiles not being installed
On Mon, 2004-11-15 at 16:38 +0100, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach Justin Pryzby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004.11.15.1632 +0100]: > > You should also check out /usr/lib/dpkg/ (esp. *.conffiles). Make > > sure that your conffile is getting copied there. > > That's /var/lib/dpkg/info Well, I'm getting close now. I had there mypackage.md5sums, mypackage.conffiles, even if the package was uninstalled. After I delete them, it installed ok, including the conf file. Should I take care in a postrm script to remove those files from there? Because it seems that their removal is not automatic. And now I have another problem: I generate mypackage 1.0, install it, modifiy the cofiguration file, then generate mypackage 1.1 and install it. In theory, I should be asked if I want to keep my old conf file, or install the new one. It doesn't ask anything, it just leaves the old one there (maybe is meeans that second time, the conf file is again not installed?). -- Mugurel Tudor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Linux Registered User: 212231 - In God we Trust. All others must have valid md5 checksums.
Re: Files from conffiles not being installed
also sprach Mugurel Tudor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004.11.15.1710 +0100]: > And now I have another problem: I generate mypackage 1.0, install > it, modifiy the cofiguration file, then generate mypackage 1.1 and > install it. In theory, I should be asked if I want to keep my old > conf file, or install the new one. It doesn't ask anything, it > just leaves the old one there (maybe is meeans that second time, > the conf file is again not installed?). If the new configuration file is the same as the one installed with 1.0, then dpkg will not ask you. It only asks when the config file actually changed. -- Please do not send copies of list mail to me; I read the list! .''`. martin f. krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' :proud Debian developer, admin, user, and author `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fixing a system Invalid/expired PGP subkeys? Use subkeys.pgp.net as keyserver! signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Files from conffiles not being installed
On Mon, 2004-11-15 at 16:46 +0100, Frank Küster wrote: > Mugurel Tudor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > > > Hi, > > > > I am trying to create some deb packages, and mostly it works ok except > > one thing: the files that I have in debian/conffiles are not installed. > > The files have to be in in the data.tar.gz, and the conffiles file is > only to inform dpkg which of the files in data.tar.gz it should treat as > conffiles. Yes, the file is in data.tar.gz, and is mentioned in conffiles so that it can be treated as a conf files. > > > In debian/, I only have a md5sums files, with md5sums for all files, a > > control file, and the conffile. If I delete the conffile from debian/ > > folder, that all the files are installed OK, but in this care if I > > chnage something in the configuration file and install a new version of > > the package, the original file will be overwritten. > > I don't really understand this - the files are in data.tar.gz, but are > only installed if there is no DEBIAN/conffiles? Yes, if the conf files are mentioned in the conffiles, they are not installed, this is my problem. But if I won't create that connfile, than the file from /etc will be treated like any other file (and when I upgrade, the file from /etc will be overwritten, and I don't want that). Sorry if I didn't explain it more clearly from the begining. > > Regards, Frank -- Mugurel Tudor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Linux Registered User: 212231 - In God we Trust. All others must have valid md5 checksums.
Re: Files from conffiles not being installed
On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 06:10:17PM +0200, Mugurel Tudor wrote: > On Mon, 2004-11-15 at 16:38 +0100, martin f krafft wrote: > > also sprach Justin Pryzby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004.11.15.1632 +0100]: > > > You should also check out /usr/lib/dpkg/ (esp. *.conffiles). Make > > > sure that your conffile is getting copied there. > > > > That's /var/lib/dpkg/info Erm, right, double-v. > Well, I'm getting close now. I had there mypackage.md5sums, > mypackage.conffiles, even if the package was uninstalled. After I delete Purging the package should remove those files as well as the files tagged as conffiles. > Should I take care in a postrm script to remove those files from there? > Because it seems that their removal is not automatic. No, dpkg will do that. > And now I have another problem: I generate mypackage 1.0, install it, > modifiy the cofiguration file, then generate mypackage 1.1 and install Just to be perfectly clear, your *package* should never modify a conffile (via maintainer scripts or such). conffiles are to be modified only by the user. New versions of the conffiles may be distributed, and they will be gracefully upgraded by dpkg. If your *package* needs to modify a file, then it should be a "configuration file", but not a conffile. (Just put it in /etc/). Justin signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Files from conffiles not being installed
On Mon, 2004-11-15 at 11:29 -0500, Justin Pryzby wrote: > On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 06:10:17PM +0200, Mugurel Tudor wrote: > > On Mon, 2004-11-15 at 16:38 +0100, martin f krafft wrote: > > > also sprach Justin Pryzby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004.11.15.1632 +0100]: > > > > You should also check out /usr/lib/dpkg/ (esp. *.conffiles). Make > > > > sure that your conffile is getting copied there. > > > > > > That's /var/lib/dpkg/info > Erm, right, double-v. > > > Well, I'm getting close now. I had there mypackage.md5sums, > > mypackage.conffiles, even if the package was uninstalled. After I delete > Purging the package should remove those files as well as the files > tagged as conffiles. > Well, that was my first mystake, I did not purge the package, only normal uninstallation. > > Should I take care in a postrm script to remove those files from there? > > Because it seems that their removal is not automatic. > No, dpkg will do that. > > > And now I have another problem: I generate mypackage 1.0, install it, > > modifiy the cofiguration file, then generate mypackage 1.1 and install > Just to be perfectly clear, your *package* should never modify a > conffile (via maintainer scripts or such). conffiles are to be > modified only by the user. New versions of the conffiles may be > distributed, and they will be gracefully upgraded by dpkg. > Yes, I know this allready :). martin f krafft pointed my second mystake: i did not change the configuration file in any way, so that the dpkg could ask me about it the second time. Now it all works well. Thank you all for you help. > If your *package* needs to modify a file, then it should be a > "configuration file", but not a conffile. (Just put it in /etc/). > > Justin -- Mugurel Tudor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Linux Registered User: 212231 - In God we Trust. All others must have valid md5 checksums.
sponsor wanted - giac/Xcas, computer algebra system with nice GUI
References:
ITP: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=155075
Previous thread: http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2004/04/msg00212.html
GIAC is a computer algebra system developed by Bernard Parisse, author
of the algebra software of HP 49G, 40G, 49G+, 48GII calculators. It
includes :
- Xcas, an FLTK-based feature-rich GUI (equation editor,
turtle graphics, ...).
- A C++ library, packaged as "libgiac0" and "libgiac0-dev".
- Tutorials in English, French and Spanish ("giac-doc").
- Extensive documentation in French ("giac-doc-nonfree").
GIAC's homepage is
http://www-fourier.ujf-grenoble.fr/~parisse/giac.html
There is a package avaiable at mentors.debian.net:
http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/g/giac/
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Re: sponsor wanted - giac/Xcas, computer algebra system with nice GUI
+1 from me; glad to see it getting packaged.
--elijah
On Mon, 15 Nov 2004, Carlos Enrique Carleos Artime wrote:
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 17:34:32 +0100
From: Carlos Enrique Carleos Artime <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: debian-mentors@lists.debian.org
Subject: sponsor wanted - giac/Xcas, computer algebra system with nice GUI
Resent-Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 10:51:09 -0600 (CST)
Resent-From: debian-mentors@lists.debian.org
References:
ITP: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=155075
Previous thread: http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2004/04/msg00212.html
GIAC is a computer algebra system developed by Bernard Parisse, author
of the algebra software of HP 49G, 40G, 49G+, 48GII calculators. It
includes :
- Xcas, an FLTK-based feature-rich GUI (equation editor,
turtle graphics, ...).
- A C++ library, packaged as "libgiac0" and "libgiac0-dev".
- Tutorials in English, French and Spanish ("giac-doc").
- Extensive documentation in French ("giac-doc-nonfree").
GIAC's homepage is
http://www-fourier.ujf-grenoble.fr/~parisse/giac.html
There is a package avaiable at mentors.debian.net:
http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/g/giac/
sponsor wanted - ec-fonts-mftraced (lilypond's fonts)
I'd to have a sponsor for the package ec-fonts-mftraced. The new version of lilypond (2.4) depends on it. Without this package the new and much improved version of lilypond will not be usable in debian. These fonts are not part of the main lilypond distribution, hence the different package name. Here is the description of the package: -- EC PostScript Type1 fonts with TFMs for TeX These are PostScript Type1 renderings and TFMs of the EC variant of the standard TeX CMR font family. These fonts include characters with European accents. GNU LilyPond depends on this. -- and the package files are here: http://www.pedrokroeger.net/lilypond/ec-fonts/ Thank you in advanced, Pedro Kroger
Re: sponsor wanted - ec-fonts-mftraced (lilypond's fonts)
On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 07:02:44PM -0200, Pedro Kroger wrote: > -- > EC PostScript Type1 fonts with TFMs for TeX > > These are PostScript Type1 renderings and TFMs of the EC variant of > the standard TeX CMR font family. These fonts include characters with > European accents. > > GNU LilyPond depends on this. Don't put this in the description. We have a Depends: header for this sort of thing. Fonts have a long and glorious history of being poorly licenced. Do you have any information on the licencing status of the fonts in this package? - Matt signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: sponsor wanted - ec-fonts-mftraced (lilypond's fonts)
Matthew Palmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Don't put this in the description. We have a Depends: header for this sort > of thing. ok, thanks for the tip. I'll remove it. > Fonts have a long and glorious history of being poorly licenced. Do you > have any information on the licencing status of the fonts in this package? They're in public domain Pedro
RFS #2: aewan -- Ascii-art Editor
hi folks, i am still looking for a sponsor for aewan (details below), andi really don't understand why: this is the gimp for real men(tm)! so could someone please upload this fine thing for me? * Package name: aewan Version : 0.9.0 Upstream Author : Bruno Takahashi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://aewan.sourceforge.net/ * License : GPLv2 Description : Ascii-art Editor A multi-layered ascii-art/animation editor that produces both stand-alone art files and an easy-to-parse format for integration into your terminal applications. the package is lintian clean and builds fine under pbuilder. should cause no problems. files are here [0], please have a look! cu robert [0] http://www.semistable.com/files -- Robert Lemmen http://www.semistable.com signature.asc Description: Digital signature
RFS: ibm-acpi
Hi, I packaged 'ibm-acpi', an ACPI driver for IBM Thinkpads, which allows you for example to map the Fn keys. The kernel driver is going to be part of kernel 2.6.10 and the scripts will be probably someday integrated in acpid, but still it might be useful for the time being. The package is available here: http://debian.isg.ee.ethz.ch/public/pool-sarge/ibm-acpi/ Here is the ITP (#278027): * Package name: ibm-acpi Version : 0.7 Upstream Author : Borislav Deianov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://ibm-acpi.sourceforge.net/ * License : GPL Description : Driver for IBM laptops extending ACPI support on Linux This driver extends the ACPI subsystem of IBM Thinkpads running Linux to support new features that wouldn't otherwise be available. . Supported features include hotkeys control, bluetooth control, video switching, Thinklight control, docking, and bay support. CMOS, LED and beeps control are still experimental. . Currently supported models include A21e, A22p, A30p, A31, A31p, G40, R32, R40, R40e, R50, R50p, R51, T20, T21, T23, T30, T40, T40p, T41, T41p, T42, T42p, X20, X31, and X40. Could somebody sponsor it? Thanks David -- David Schweikert| phone: +41 44 632 7019 System manager ISG.EE | walk: ETH Zentrum, ETL F24.1 ETH Zurich, Switzerland | web: http://people.ee.ethz.ch/dws -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RFS: noiz2sa -- abstract arcade shooter
hi folks, i am looking for a sponsor for noiz2sa, a really nice little game. details: * Package name: noiz2sa Version : 0.51a Upstream Author : "Evil Mr. Henry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Kenta Cho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://noiz2sa.sourceforge.net/ * License : BSD Description : abstract arcade shooter the package is lintian-clean and builds fine under pbuilder, files are at http://www.semistable.com/files so please have a look and upload for me! cu robert -- Robert Lemmen http://www.semistable.com signature.asc Description: Digital signature
RFS: zsync -- A client-side implementation of the rsync algorithm
hi folks, i am looking for a sponsor for a really nifty small utility, zsync. it's not that mature and some things need to be sorted out, but things go well. more testers are needed though, so i thought this should go to experimental for now. files are at http://www.semistable.com/files * Package name: zsync Version : 0.1.0 Upstream Author : Colin Phipps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://zsync.moria.org.uk/ * License : Artistic Description : A client-side implementation of the rsync algorithm This package allows updating of files from a remote web server without requiring a full download or a special remote server application. please have a look and upload for me if you think it's fine! cu robert -- Robert Lemmen http://www.semistable.com signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: RFS #2: aewan -- Ascii-art Editor
also sprach Robert Lemmen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004.11.15.1117 +0100]: > i am still looking for a sponsor for aewan (details below), andi > really don't understand why: this is the gimp for real men(tm)! so > could someone please upload this fine thing for me? I will take a look at it. -- Please do not send copies of list mail to me; I read the list! .''`. martin f. krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' :proud Debian developer, admin, user, and author `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fixing a system Invalid/expired PGP subkeys? Use subkeys.pgp.net as keyserver! signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: RFS: zsync -- A client-side implementation of the rsync algorithm
also sprach Robert Lemmen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004.11.15.1405 +0100]: > This package allows updating of files from a remote web server without > requiring a full download or a special remote server application. What is a 'client-side' implementation of the rsync algorithm? Please provide more information! You aewan package is well done with only some small glitches, so I would offer to sponsor this one too if I think it's useful for me. -- Please do not send copies of list mail to me; I read the list! .''`. martin f. krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' :proud Debian developer, admin, user, and author `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fixing a system Invalid/expired PGP subkeys? Use subkeys.pgp.net as keyserver! signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: RFS: zsync -- A client-side implementation of the rsync algorithm
On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 02:18:20PM +0100, martin f krafft wrote: > What is a 'client-side' implementation of the rsync algorithm? > Please provide more information! it means that you doN#t need to run any daemon on the server side, but generate a smallish file with the checksums to place along with the original file. zsync will then retrieve that checksum file and computer which parts of the original file it would need to get in order to reassemble it and get exactly those parts ofer http range requests. really usefull to get files that change frequently but not much, debian "Packages" files for example, or cd images. cu robert -- Robert Lemmen http://www.semistable.com signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: RFS: zsync -- A client-side implementation of the rsync algorithm
On Monday 15 November 2004 14:18, martin f krafft wrote: > What is a 'client-side' implementation of the rsync algorithm? > Please provide more information! Read http://zsync.moria.org.uk/paper/ This sounds very interesting. Maybe this could be used for sid's Package files? Cheers, Stefan -- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: RFS: zsync -- A client-side implementation of the rsync algorithm
Okay, I'll look at it. -- Please do not send copies of list mail to me; I read the list! .''`. martin f. krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' :proud Debian developer, admin, user, and author `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fixing a system Invalid/expired PGP subkeys? Use subkeys.pgp.net as keyserver! signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: RFS: zsync -- A client-side implementation of the rsync algorithm
On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 02:26:41PM +0100, Stefan Fritsch wrote: > This sounds very interesting. Maybe this could be used for sid's > Package files? that is definitely what i have in mind as well :) but that is a long way down the road: first of all zsync has to stabilise, then it needs to get widely tested, then it needs to be proved that it does pay to use it and then quite a couple of people will need to be persuaded... cu robert -- Robert Lemmen http://www.semistable.com signature.asc Description: Digital signature
RFS2 Perl packages that FTBFS and docbook-to-man, dmalloc ...
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi mentors I'm looking for (one time?) sponsor(s) for my packages as my regular sponsor has still not responded. Is Stephen Stafford on vacation or is he MIA? All the packages are completely lintian and linda clean and can be found on mentors.debian.net. - - libanydata-perl -- Simple tied hash interface for files and data structures - - libdbd-anydata-perl -- Perl DBI driver for files and data structures - - libcgi-xmlapplication-perl -- Perl module for creating XML-DOM and OO based CGI scripts * Fix FTBFS (not all in BTS, but similar to #278967) - - liberror-perl -- Perl module for error/exception handling in an OO-ish way - - libparse-yapp-perl -- Perl module for creating fully reentrant LALR ~ parser OO Perl modules * These have now a watch file and the - as minus sign in manpages is taken care of (as well as cosmetic issues in documentation #263848). - - docbook-to-man -- Converter from DocBook SGML into roff man macros * Removed 'junk' in created manpages (#275568) in revision 1:2.0.0-15 * Right handling of UTF minus sign (#279912) in revision 1:2.0.0-16 (there is no upstream changelog that I'm aware of) - - dmalloc -- Debug memory allocation library * New upstream * Right configuration for threading (#276457) Many thanks in advance Cheers Luk -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBmL/C5UTeB5t8Mo0RAu7HAKC/q8phx556iHCPKzfo7T027j79lQCgtkG9 IpNPyDoStQusOgVMo8W3POQ= =ivq+ -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Files from conffiles not being installed
Hi, I am trying to create some deb packages, and mostly it works ok except one thing: the files that I have in debian/conffiles are not installed. If I run dpkg -L mypackage.deb, after I install it, all the files are listed, but on the disk the conf file does not appear. I create the deb package by generating the binary-version, control.tar.gz and data.tar.gz, and ar'ing all together after that (I choose this aproach because the deb is generated from a binary package, the dh scripts does not help me too much in this case). In debian/, I only have a md5sums files, with md5sums for all files, a control file, and the conffile. If I delete the conffile from debian/ folder, that all the files are installed OK, but in this care if I chnage something in the configuration file and install a new version of the package, the original file will be overwritten. Any ideas where could be the problem? If you need aditional info, please tell me so. -- Mugurel Tudor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Linux Registered User: 212231 - In God we Trust. All others must have valid md5 checksums. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Files from conffiles not being installed
The connfile (like httpd.conf) should be installed as a normal file to /etc/. There should be a file in debian/ (DEBIAN/, really) which is called 'conffiles' which lists the conffiles. Those files are "automatically" handled by dpkg. Users are prompted iff they have changed the original conffile *and* the conffile is being updated. You should also check out /usr/lib/dpkg/ (esp. *.conffiles). Make sure that your conffile is getting copied there. Justin On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 05:12:36PM +0200, Mugurel Tudor wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying to create some deb packages, and mostly it works ok except > one thing: the files that I have in debian/conffiles are not installed. > > If I run dpkg -L mypackage.deb, after I install it, all the files are > listed, but on the disk the conf file does not appear. > > I create the deb package by generating the binary-version, > control.tar.gz and data.tar.gz, and ar'ing all together after that (I > choose this aproach because the deb is generated from a binary package, > the dh scripts does not help me too much in this case). > > In debian/, I only have a md5sums files, with md5sums for all files, a > control file, and the conffile. If I delete the conffile from debian/ > folder, that all the files are installed OK, but in this care if I > chnage something in the configuration file and install a new version of > the package, the original file will be overwritten. > > Any ideas where could be the problem? If you need aditional info, please > tell me so. > > -- > Mugurel Tudor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Linux Registered User: 212231 > - > In God we Trust. All others must have valid md5 checksums. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Justin aptitude install task-iraf saods9 eclipse sextractor x11iraf wcstools http://www.justinpryzby.com/debian/ References [1] signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Files from conffiles not being installed
also sprach Justin Pryzby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004.11.15.1632 +0100]: > You should also check out /usr/lib/dpkg/ (esp. *.conffiles). Make > sure that your conffile is getting copied there. That's /var/lib/dpkg/info -- Please do not send copies of list mail to me; I read the list! .''`. martin f. krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' :proud Debian developer, admin, user, and author `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fixing a system Invalid/expired PGP subkeys? Use subkeys.pgp.net as keyserver! signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Files from conffiles not being installed
Mugurel Tudor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > Hi, > > I am trying to create some deb packages, and mostly it works ok except > one thing: the files that I have in debian/conffiles are not installed. The files have to be in in the data.tar.gz, and the conffiles file is only to inform dpkg which of the files in data.tar.gz it should treat as conffiles. > In debian/, I only have a md5sums files, with md5sums for all files, a > control file, and the conffile. If I delete the conffile from debian/ > folder, that all the files are installed OK, but in this care if I > chnage something in the configuration file and install a new version of > the package, the original file will be overwritten. I don't really understand this - the files are in data.tar.gz, but are only installed if there is no DEBIAN/conffiles? Regards, Frank -- Frank Küster Inst. f. Biochemie der Univ. Zürich Debian Developer
Re: Files from conffiles not being installed
On Mon, 2004-11-15 at 16:38 +0100, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach Justin Pryzby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004.11.15.1632 +0100]: > > You should also check out /usr/lib/dpkg/ (esp. *.conffiles). Make > > sure that your conffile is getting copied there. > > That's /var/lib/dpkg/info Well, I'm getting close now. I had there mypackage.md5sums, mypackage.conffiles, even if the package was uninstalled. After I delete them, it installed ok, including the conf file. Should I take care in a postrm script to remove those files from there? Because it seems that their removal is not automatic. And now I have another problem: I generate mypackage 1.0, install it, modifiy the cofiguration file, then generate mypackage 1.1 and install it. In theory, I should be asked if I want to keep my old conf file, or install the new one. It doesn't ask anything, it just leaves the old one there (maybe is meeans that second time, the conf file is again not installed?). -- Mugurel Tudor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Linux Registered User: 212231 - In God we Trust. All others must have valid md5 checksums. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Files from conffiles not being installed
also sprach Mugurel Tudor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004.11.15.1710 +0100]: > And now I have another problem: I generate mypackage 1.0, install > it, modifiy the cofiguration file, then generate mypackage 1.1 and > install it. In theory, I should be asked if I want to keep my old > conf file, or install the new one. It doesn't ask anything, it > just leaves the old one there (maybe is meeans that second time, > the conf file is again not installed?). If the new configuration file is the same as the one installed with 1.0, then dpkg will not ask you. It only asks when the config file actually changed. -- Please do not send copies of list mail to me; I read the list! .''`. martin f. krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' :proud Debian developer, admin, user, and author `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fixing a system Invalid/expired PGP subkeys? Use subkeys.pgp.net as keyserver! signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Files from conffiles not being installed
On Mon, 2004-11-15 at 16:46 +0100, Frank KÃster wrote: > Mugurel Tudor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > > > Hi, > > > > I am trying to create some deb packages, and mostly it works ok except > > one thing: the files that I have in debian/conffiles are not installed. > > The files have to be in in the data.tar.gz, and the conffiles file is > only to inform dpkg which of the files in data.tar.gz it should treat as > conffiles. Yes, the file is in data.tar.gz, and is mentioned in conffiles so that it can be treated as a conf files. > > > In debian/, I only have a md5sums files, with md5sums for all files, a > > control file, and the conffile. If I delete the conffile from debian/ > > folder, that all the files are installed OK, but in this care if I > > chnage something in the configuration file and install a new version of > > the package, the original file will be overwritten. > > I don't really understand this - the files are in data.tar.gz, but are > only installed if there is no DEBIAN/conffiles? Yes, if the conf files are mentioned in the conffiles, they are not installed, this is my problem. But if I won't create that connfile, than the file from /etc will be treated like any other file (and when I upgrade, the file from /etc will be overwritten, and I don't want that). Sorry if I didn't explain it more clearly from the begining. > > Regards, Frank -- Mugurel Tudor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Linux Registered User: 212231 - In God we Trust. All others must have valid md5 checksums. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Files from conffiles not being installed
On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 06:10:17PM +0200, Mugurel Tudor wrote: > On Mon, 2004-11-15 at 16:38 +0100, martin f krafft wrote: > > also sprach Justin Pryzby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004.11.15.1632 +0100]: > > > You should also check out /usr/lib/dpkg/ (esp. *.conffiles). Make > > > sure that your conffile is getting copied there. > > > > That's /var/lib/dpkg/info Erm, right, double-v. > Well, I'm getting close now. I had there mypackage.md5sums, > mypackage.conffiles, even if the package was uninstalled. After I delete Purging the package should remove those files as well as the files tagged as conffiles. > Should I take care in a postrm script to remove those files from there? > Because it seems that their removal is not automatic. No, dpkg will do that. > And now I have another problem: I generate mypackage 1.0, install it, > modifiy the cofiguration file, then generate mypackage 1.1 and install Just to be perfectly clear, your *package* should never modify a conffile (via maintainer scripts or such). conffiles are to be modified only by the user. New versions of the conffiles may be distributed, and they will be gracefully upgraded by dpkg. If your *package* needs to modify a file, then it should be a "configuration file", but not a conffile. (Just put it in /etc/). Justin signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Files from conffiles not being installed
On Mon, 2004-11-15 at 11:29 -0500, Justin Pryzby wrote: > On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 06:10:17PM +0200, Mugurel Tudor wrote: > > On Mon, 2004-11-15 at 16:38 +0100, martin f krafft wrote: > > > also sprach Justin Pryzby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004.11.15.1632 +0100]: > > > > You should also check out /usr/lib/dpkg/ (esp. *.conffiles). Make > > > > sure that your conffile is getting copied there. > > > > > > That's /var/lib/dpkg/info > Erm, right, double-v. > > > Well, I'm getting close now. I had there mypackage.md5sums, > > mypackage.conffiles, even if the package was uninstalled. After I delete > Purging the package should remove those files as well as the files > tagged as conffiles. > Well, that was my first mystake, I did not purge the package, only normal uninstallation. > > Should I take care in a postrm script to remove those files from there? > > Because it seems that their removal is not automatic. > No, dpkg will do that. > > > And now I have another problem: I generate mypackage 1.0, install it, > > modifiy the cofiguration file, then generate mypackage 1.1 and install > Just to be perfectly clear, your *package* should never modify a > conffile (via maintainer scripts or such). conffiles are to be > modified only by the user. New versions of the conffiles may be > distributed, and they will be gracefully upgraded by dpkg. > Yes, I know this allready :). martin f krafft pointed my second mystake: i did not change the configuration file in any way, so that the dpkg could ask me about it the second time. Now it all works well. Thank you all for you help. > If your *package* needs to modify a file, then it should be a > "configuration file", but not a conffile. (Just put it in /etc/). > > Justin -- Mugurel Tudor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Linux Registered User: 212231 - In God we Trust. All others must have valid md5 checksums. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
sponsor wanted - giac/Xcas, computer algebra system with nice GUI
References:
ITP: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=155075
Previous thread: http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2004/04/msg00212.html
GIAC is a computer algebra system developed by Bernard Parisse, author
of the algebra software of HP 49G, 40G, 49G+, 48GII calculators. It
includes :
- Xcas, an FLTK-based feature-rich GUI (equation editor,
turtle graphics, ...).
- A C++ library, packaged as "libgiac0" and "libgiac0-dev".
- Tutorials in English, French and Spanish ("giac-doc").
- Extensive documentation in French ("giac-doc-nonfree").
GIAC's homepage is
http://www-fourier.ujf-grenoble.fr/~parisse/giac.html
There is a package avaiable at mentors.debian.net:
http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/g/giac/
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Re: sponsor wanted - giac/Xcas, computer algebra system with nice GUI
+1 from me; glad to see it getting packaged.
--elijah
On Mon, 15 Nov 2004, Carlos Enrique Carleos Artime wrote:
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 17:34:32 +0100
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Subject: sponsor wanted - giac/Xcas, computer algebra system with nice GUI
Resent-Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 10:51:09 -0600 (CST)
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References:
ITP: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=155075
Previous thread: http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2004/04/msg00212.html
GIAC is a computer algebra system developed by Bernard Parisse, author
of the algebra software of HP 49G, 40G, 49G+, 48GII calculators. It
includes :
- Xcas, an FLTK-based feature-rich GUI (equation editor,
turtle graphics, ...).
- A C++ library, packaged as "libgiac0" and "libgiac0-dev".
- Tutorials in English, French and Spanish ("giac-doc").
- Extensive documentation in French ("giac-doc-nonfree").
GIAC's homepage is
http://www-fourier.ujf-grenoble.fr/~parisse/giac.html
There is a package avaiable at mentors.debian.net:
http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/g/giac/
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sponsor wanted - ec-fonts-mftraced (lilypond's fonts)
I'd to have a sponsor for the package ec-fonts-mftraced. The new version of lilypond (2.4) depends on it. Without this package the new and much improved version of lilypond will not be usable in debian. These fonts are not part of the main lilypond distribution, hence the different package name. Here is the description of the package: -- EC PostScript Type1 fonts with TFMs for TeX These are PostScript Type1 renderings and TFMs of the EC variant of the standard TeX CMR font family. These fonts include characters with European accents. GNU LilyPond depends on this. -- and the package files are here: http://www.pedrokroeger.net/lilypond/ec-fonts/ Thank you in advanced, Pedro Kroger -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: sponsor wanted - ec-fonts-mftraced (lilypond's fonts)
On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 07:02:44PM -0200, Pedro Kroger wrote: > -- > EC PostScript Type1 fonts with TFMs for TeX > > These are PostScript Type1 renderings and TFMs of the EC variant of > the standard TeX CMR font family. These fonts include characters with > European accents. > > GNU LilyPond depends on this. Don't put this in the description. We have a Depends: header for this sort of thing. Fonts have a long and glorious history of being poorly licenced. Do you have any information on the licencing status of the fonts in this package? - Matt signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: sponsor wanted - ec-fonts-mftraced (lilypond's fonts)
Matthew Palmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Don't put this in the description. We have a Depends: header for this sort > of thing. ok, thanks for the tip. I'll remove it. > Fonts have a long and glorious history of being poorly licenced. Do you > have any information on the licencing status of the fonts in this package? They're in public domain Pedro -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
