rewriting gnulib-tool in python

2012-03-18 Thread Sridhar Shrey
Hi, I am interested in rewritting gnulib-tool(written as shell script) in python. I am comfortable writing code in C/C++ and had a recent exposure to python. But I am unsure if I am eligible enough for this task. Advise needed !!!

GSoC Idea Reimplementation gnulib-tool python

2012-03-18 Thread Mayank Singh
Hi there, I am Mayank, a student from BITS-Goa, India. I was interested in applying for the idea "implementation of gnulib-tool in python". I think I am pretty good at python and can complete the task. I wanted to know what other things are required out of me other than applying at the gsoc site

Re: [PATCH] git-version-gen: initialize prefix

2012-03-18 Thread Jim Meyering
Andreas Oberritter wrote: > Initialize (version-)prefix to prevent inheritance from > the build environment during autoreconf. > > | sed: -e expression #1, char 9: unknown option to `s' > | configure.ac:55: error: AC_INIT should be called with package and > | version arguments > | aclocal.m4:594:

Re: new snapshot available: coreutils-8.15.74-be17e3

2012-03-18 Thread Jim Meyering
Hi Bruno, Bruno Haible wrote: > [Removing platform-testers and the translation coordinator from the CC.] Thanks. I've adjusted my snapshot-announcement-creation script to add a Mail-Followup-To: header, so that won't happen again. > Paul Eggert wrote: >> ... Bruno explained that this is a proble

[PATCH] git-merge-changelog: Report bugs to bug-gnulib@gnu.org.

2012-03-18 Thread Mark Wielaard
git-merge-changelog is maintained in gnulib, so bug reports should go to bug-gnulib@gnu.org, not bug-gnu-gett...@gnu.org. --- ChangeLog |4 lib/git-merge-changelog.c |2 +- 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 128a