Bug#413970: new fancy description for Emacs packages
Package: emacs-snapshot-gtk I wrote a new description for emacs-snapshot and emacs-snapshot-gtk. It tells more about Emacs so that more apt searches will find it. The rest of this email is released to the public domain. What do you think of these descriptions -- is it possible you could add them to the debian/control file? Also, do you think it's worth it for me to forward them to the Fedora people and/or freshmeat.net as an additional way of evangelizing emacs? Cheers, Jason Spiro Description: Integrated development environment chock full of features . This is a snapshot of the current development version of Emacs. It is compiled with GTK+ 2.x support which provides nicer-looking graphical menus and toolbars. . Emacs is not just a text editor. Emacs is an IDE. It provides: . * on-the-fly background syntax checking * word completion * indenting * syntax coloring * source browsing * powerful debuggers for C, C++, and (if you install JDEE) Java . and much more. Other IDEs provide the same features, but only Emacs has continually been improved since 1976. From transparent editing and compilation of files on FTP/SSH servers to the electric mode that inserts CR/LFs and indentation when you type a semicolon, Emacs does everything better. Note: Emacs was designed for people who will use it every day for years on end. It is time-consuming to learn to use all its features. However, the time you spend learning Emacs will pay itself back many times over the years. . Emacs is also a Lisp runtime environment. . It excels at working with text, and comes with dozens of full-fledged Lisp applications which make heavy use of text. These include e-mail and IRC clients, an RSS reader, and a Unix shell. Emacs can emulate the Crisp, EDT, WordStar, and vi editors. It also includes a full Personal Information Manager suite, a scientific calculator, Baha'i, Chinese, Hebrew, and Islamic calendars, and much, much more. You can also install all sorts of other add-ons for Emacs, from the w3m graphical Web browser to the AUCTeX WYSIWYG editor for LaTeX. . For a live demonstration of Emacs, ask your local Linux User Group or search the web for the words: emacs screencasts -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#418110: documentation at top of pcomplete.el should not tell users to (load "pcmpl-auto")
Package: emacs-snapshot Version: 1:20070302-1 X-Debbugs-CC: emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org,[EMAIL PROTECTED] Severity: minor Hi all, I noticed a minor issue which affects Emacs in Debian, and which I think also affects upstream Emacs 22. The documentation at the top of pcomplete.el[1] says near the beginning: ;; To use pcomplete with shell-mode, for example, you will need the ;; following in your .emacs file: ;; ;; (load "pcmpl-auto") ;; (add-hook 'shell-mode-hook 'pcomplete-shell-setup) But (load "pcmpl-auto") causes Emacs to give the error: "An error has occurred while loading `/home/j/.emacs': File error: Cannot open load file, pcmpl-auto To ensure normal operation, you should investigate and remove the cause of the error in your initialization file. Start Emacs with the `--debug-init' option to view a complete error backtrace." Solution: Remove the line ;; (load "pcmpl-auto") from the top-of-file comments; just (add-hook 'shell-mode-hook 'pcomplete-shell-setup) works fine on its own. Note: Please use "Reply to All" to reply to this message. [1] You can view the source online at http://www.koders.com/lisp/fid6869CAE869B78DF8BC1F12A395430EF4DC40BBB9.aspx?s=TV+Raman -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#353552:
tags 353552 + patch thanks dude The attached patch (also pasted below for convenience) fixes the problem by installing Falcon's Eye's arch-indep support files to /usr/share/games/falconseye and putting symlinks to /usr/share/games/falconseye/* in the /usr/lib/games/falconseye directory. Thanks go to Bas Wijnen for suggesting symlinking; I am a newbie to Debian packaging and would not have thought of that timesaving idea. Regards, Jason Spiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> diff -ruN5 falconseye-1.9.3/debian/falconseye-data.dirs falconseye-1.9.3-new/debian/falconseye-data.dirs --- falconseye-1.9.3/debian/falconseye-data.dirs2006-07-11 22:50:27.0 -0400 +++ falconseye-1.9.3-new/debian/falconseye-data.dirs2006-07-11 23:38:14.0 -0400 @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ usr/lib/games/falconseye -usr/lib/games/falconseye/config -usr/lib/games/falconseye/graphics -usr/lib/games/falconseye/sound +usr/share/games/falconseye +usr/share/games/falconseye/config +usr/share/games/falconseye/graphics +usr/share/games/falconseye/sound usr/share/doc/falconseye/manual usr/share/pixmaps diff -ruN5 falconseye-1.9.3/debian/rules falconseye-1.9.3-new/debian/rules --- falconseye-1.9.3/debian/rules 2006-07-11 22:50:27.0 -0400 +++ falconseye-1.9.3-new/debian/rules 2006-07-11 23:38:14.0 -0400 @@ -31,12 +31,11 @@ build-arch: build-arch-stamp build-arch-stamp: #CONFIGURE_STAMP# #CONFIG_STATUS# sh sys/unix/setup.sh 1 - $(MAKE) all CFLAGS='-O2 -I../include \ --I/usr/X11R6/include -fomit-frame-pointer' LFLAGS='-L/usr/X11R6/lib' + $(MAKE) all build-indep: build-indep-stamp build-indep-stamp: #CONFIGURE_STAMP# #CONFIG_STATUS# # Add here commands to compile the indep part of the package. @@ -61,32 +60,43 @@ dh_installdirs -i # Add here commands to install the indep part of the package into # debian/-doc. #INSTALLDOC# - chgrp games debian/falconseye-data/usr/lib/games/falconseye + chgrp games debian/falconseye-data/usr/share/games/falconseye for file in cmdhelp data help hh history opthelp options \ oracles rumors wizhelp; \ do \ install -m 0644 -o root -g root dat/$$file \ - debian/falconseye-data/usr/lib/games/falconseye/; \ + debian/falconseye-data/usr/share/games/falconseye/; \ done install -m 0644 -o root -g root win/jtp/gamedata/config/jtp_lit1.dat \ - debian/falconseye-data/usr/lib/games/falconseye/config/ + debian/falconseye-data/usr/share/games/falconseye/config/ install -m 0644 -o root -g root win/jtp/gamedata/graphics/* \ - debian/falconseye-data/usr/lib/games/falconseye/graphics/ + debian/falconseye-data/usr/share/games/falconseye/graphics/ install -m 0644 -o root -g root win/jtp/gamedata/sound/* \ - debian/falconseye-data/usr/lib/games/falconseye/sound/ + debian/falconseye-data/usr/share/games/falconseye/sound/ install -m 644 -o root -g root win/jtp/gamedata/manual/* \ debian/falconseye-data/usr/share/doc/falconseye/manual/ install -m 644 -o root -g root debian/falconseye.xpm \ debian/falconseye-data/usr/share/pixmaps/ + + # Symlink all files just installed to /usr/lib so that falconseye, + # which has not been modified to look in /usr/share for any of its + # files, will still find them. This symlinking is easier than + # actually patching the source, since falconseye expects to find + # all its support files in one directory. + + for x in debian/falconseye-data/usr/share/games/falconseye/*; do \ + ln -s /usr/share/games/falconseye/`basename $$x` \ + debian/falconseye-data/usr/lib/games/falconseye; \ + done install-arch: dh_testdir dh_testroot dh_clean -k -a diff -ruN5 falconseye-1.9.3/sys/unix/Makefile.top falconseye-1.9.3-new/sys/unix/Makefile.top --- falconseye-1.9.3/sys/unix/Makefile.top 2001-06-24 19:57:24.0 -0400 +++ falconseye-1.9.3-new/sys/unix/Makefile.top 2006-07-11 23:49:19.0 -0400 @@ -26,20 +26,25 @@ GAMEPERM = 04755 FILEPERM = 0644 EXEPERM = 0755 DIRPERM = 0755 -# GAMEDIR also appears in config.h as "HACKDIR". -# VARDIR may also appear in unixconf.h as "VAR_PLAYGROUND" else GAMEDIR +# ARCHDIR is the directory where architecture-dependent game files go. +# INDEPDIR is the directory where architecture-independent game files go. +# Everything under INDEPDIR gets symlinked into ARCHDIR by debian/rules. +# See debian/rules for an explanation of why it is symlinked. +# ARCHDIR also appears in config.h as "HACKDIR". +# VARDIR may also appear in unixconf.h as "
Bug#200656: Regarding Debian bug 200656
Toni Mueller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... the only way to get it to start up properly was to remove the several *lock.[0-9] files in /var/games/falconseye. Do you know: why did the game leave the lockfiles? Was it crashing? Can you get a set of steps to reproduce? Perhaps the game needs to be patched to disable the max player limit that can be set in include/config.h. Regards, Jason -- Jason Spiro: computer consulting with a smile. I also do computer training and spyware removal for homes and businesses. Call or email for a FREE 5-minute consultation. Satisfaction guaranteed. [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 416-781-5938 / Skype ID: jasonspiro -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#393526: lynx-cur #393526 - On some webmail sites, then "Compose" causes data loss
Thank you for the email! If you would indeed forward it on (and CC me), that would be splendid. Firefox deals with many such situations nicely nowadays. When you click the Back button, it displays a dialog box: % This page is asking you to confirm that you want to leave - data you have entered may not be saved. % % [ Leave Page ][ Stay on Page ] Perhaps Lynx could offer a similar prompt. "Data you have entered may be lost. L)eave page, or S)tay on page?" -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-qa-packages-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/CAAA-8XxZ=vxoikwulnnhq6hzntqwnyg3opuu3o2qkjhdgfc...@mail.gmail.com
