Re: Looking for ideas for merging a micro package...

2013-09-03 Thread Russ Allbery
tony mancill writes: > Thank you for pointing this out. I just recently uploaded a script, > splitpatch, that I argued should be accepted as-is (i.e. as a "micro > package") because of the dependency on ruby. > Given that ruby is becoming more popular for scripting, what do folks > think about

Re: Looking for ideas for merging a micro package...

2013-09-03 Thread tony mancill
On 09/03/2013 02:17 PM, Russ Allbery wrote: > Vincent Danjean writes: > >> The fact is that the FTP team comment was correct: it is really a small >> package. So, my question was really open (I do not know every package in >> Debian), in case someone has a useful suggestion (that does not involve

Re: Replacing a binary package by another one(was: Communication issue?)

2013-09-03 Thread Norbert Preining
On Mi, 04 Sep 2013, Ben Hutchings wrote: > How much do those packages weigh, Norbert? Are TeX transitional > packages particularly heavy? In kg? In bit? In work time? > I really don't know why you think TeX is exempt from the usual > requirements to support clean upgrades between Debian releases

Re: Replacing a binary package by another one(was: Communication issue?)

2013-09-03 Thread Ben Hutchings
On Wed, 2013-09-04 at 10:57 +0900, Norbert Preining wrote: > On Di, 03 Sep 2013, Peter Samuelson wrote: > > texlive-lang-european? It doesn't look like it to me (no Breaks or > > Conflicts), but I haven't actually tried it. > > conflicts there are, texlive-base conflicts with all the old packages

Re: Replacing a binary package by another one(was: Communication issue?)

2013-09-03 Thread Norbert Preining
On Di, 03 Sep 2013, Peter Samuelson wrote: > texlive-lang-european? It doesn't look like it to me (no Breaks or > Conflicts), but I haven't actually tried it. conflicts there are, texlive-base conflicts with all the old packages. TL2013 made big changes to the naming of packages. If I go down th

Re: Replacing a binary package by another one(was: Communication issue?)

2013-09-03 Thread Peter Samuelson
> > Sounds like you are saying 'texlive-lang-danish' is only useful as a > > package dependency - in other words, users would never install it > > explicitly because they want its functionality. Is that correct? This [Norbert Preining] > I never said that. The functionality is now in > te

Re: Replacing a binary package by another one(was: Communication issue?)

2013-09-03 Thread Norbert Preining
On Di, 03 Sep 2013, Peter Samuelson wrote: > Sounds like you are saying 'texlive-lang-danish' is only useful as a > package dependency - in other words, users would never install it > explicitly because they want its functionality. Is that correct? This I never said that. The functionality is no

Re: Introducing dgit - git integration with the Debian archive

2013-09-03 Thread Barry Warsaw
On Aug 31, 2013, at 01:37 AM, Jelmer Vernooij wrote: >In the end, this meant that using UDD had some minor benefits (a richer >history, and theoretical improved merge support) I'd argue that they were more than minor benefits! >but there were a number of extra things you had to watch out for tha

Re: Replacing a binary package by another one(was: Communication issue?)

2013-09-03 Thread Peter Samuelson
[Norbert Preining] > I understood your proposal, of course. Still, since there are no rdepends > besides very few (1?) build-depends on these two packages, I consider > it a a waste of resources. Sounds like you are saying 'texlive-lang-danish' is only useful as a package dependency - in other w

Re: Replacing a binary package by another one(was: Communication issue?)

2013-09-03 Thread Norbert Preining
Hi David, On Di, 03 Sep 2013, David Prévot wrote: > I was directly proposing that, instead of silently removing the > texlive-lang-danish — and at least texlive-lang-norwegian — binary > packages, they could be added back as dummy transitional packages I understood your proposal, of course. Still

Re: Looking for ideas for merging a micro package...

2013-09-03 Thread Russ Allbery
Vincent Danjean writes: > The fact is that the FTP team comment was correct: it is really a small > package. So, my question was really open (I do not know every package in > Debian), in case someone has a useful suggestion (that does not involve > to rewrite the script). moreutils is another po

Replacing a binary package by another one(was: Communication issue?)

2013-09-03 Thread David Prévot
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Hi again, Le 03/09/2013 03:37, Norbert Preining a écrit : > On Di, 03 Sep 2013, David Prévot wrote: >> if you’re in a hurry to see your package reach testing, >> feel free to provide back the binary packages you removed (via >> convenient dummy tra

Re: lib/libgsl.so: undefined reference to `cblas_ztrsv' (on Ubuntus)

2013-09-03 Thread Vincent Danjean
Le 03/09/2013 18:26, Andrey Rahmatullin a écrit : > On Tue, Sep 03, 2013 at 12:21:50PM -0400, Yaroslav Halchenko wrote: >> btw - even on Debian systems it is not: >> $> ldd /usr/lib/libgsl.so >> linux-vdso.so.1 (0x7fff5fddb000) >> libm.so.6 => /lib/x86_64-linux-

Re: Consciously blocking packages and development

2013-09-03 Thread Ondřej Surý
It would probably more helpful to approach our release team asking for advice how to proceed with transition than sending this blunt rant into d-d. O. On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 8:10 AM, Norbert Preining wrote: > Dear maintainers of debian-edu-doc, all of d-d > > [short explanation for d-d: debian

Re: Looking for ideas for merging a micro package...

2013-09-03 Thread Vincent Danjean
Le 03/09/2013 14:50, Paul Tagliamonte a écrit : > On Tue, Sep 03, 2013 at 02:31:35PM +0200, Vincent Danjean wrote: >> So, I'm looking for a package that would accept this ruby script >> (I will probably ask linux-util anyway if nobody has other suggestions) >> and I will keep it in my perso repos

Re: Bug#721731: ITP: camo -- SSL image proxy to prevent mixed-content warnings

2013-09-03 Thread Paul Wise
On Tue, 2013-09-03 at 13:02 -0400, Luke Faraone wrote: > This provides integrity protection and last-mile confidentiality to > images, thus preventing a local network attacker from seeing the images > you request (allowing for possible disclosure of the content you're > viewing) or changing their

Re: Bug#721731: ITP: camo -- SSL image proxy to prevent mixed-content warnings

2013-09-03 Thread Paul Wise
On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 6:02 PM, Luke Faraone wrote: > Camo is all about making insecure assets look secure. This is an SSL > image proxy to prevent mixed content warnings on secure pages. Is distributing software that pretends it is secure a good idea? -- bye, pabs http://wiki.debian.org/PaulW

Re: lib/libgsl.so: undefined reference to `cblas_ztrsv' (on Ubuntus)

2013-09-03 Thread Andrey Rahmatullin
On Tue, Sep 03, 2013 at 12:21:50PM -0400, Yaroslav Halchenko wrote: > > > /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.7/../../../../lib/libgsl.so: undefined > > > reference to `cblas_ztrsv' > > > /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.7/../../../../lib/libgsl.so: undefined > > > reference to `cblas_scasum' > > If y

Re: lib/libgsl.so: undefined reference to `cblas_ztrsv' (on Ubuntus)

2013-09-03 Thread Yaroslav Halchenko
On Tue, 03 Sep 2013, Andrey Rahmatullin wrote: > > ~/afni-0.20130830~dfsg.1/build-x86_64-linux-gnu/avovk# gcc --param > > ssp-buffer-size=4 -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -Wformat-security -g -O2 > > -fstack-protector > > --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Werror=format-security -Wno-unused > > -fopenm

Re: lib/libgsl.so: undefined reference to `cblas_ztrsv' (on Ubuntus)

2013-09-03 Thread Andrey Rahmatullin
On Tue, Sep 03, 2013 at 11:42:32AM -0400, Yaroslav Halchenko wrote: > ~/afni-0.20130830~dfsg.1/build-x86_64-linux-gnu/avovk# gcc --param > ssp-buffer-size=4 -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -Wformat-security -g -O2 > -fstack-protector > --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Werror=format-security -Wno-unused

Bug#721731: ITP: camo -- SSL image proxy to prevent mixed-content warnings

2013-09-03 Thread Luke Faraone
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Luke Faraone * Package name: camo Version : 1.1.1 Upstream Author : Rick Olson and Cory Donohoe * URL : https://github.com/atmos/camo * License : Expat Programming Lang: JavaScript (nodejs) Description : SSL image

lib/libgsl.so: undefined reference to `cblas_ztrsv' (on Ubuntus)

2013-09-03 Thread Yaroslav Halchenko
Hi Everyone, Though it is actually not a Debian specific question (since on pure Debian builts/links fine), I hope to find help and wisdom here. We (neurodebian) have a package for AFNI which we have been cooking for a while... with a recent change to force -Wl,--no-undefined I got into a weird

Re: Nitpicking in the NEW queue.

2013-09-03 Thread Gergely Nagy
Raphael Hertzog writes: > On Tue, 03 Sep 2013, Luca Falavigna wrote: >> 2013/9/3 Paul Wise : >> > Reading Charles' mail I had a thought; how about accepting buggy >> > packages (unless the issues make them non-distributable) and file RC >> > and other bugs if there are DFSG or other issues? >> >

Bug#721730: ITP: libpg-hstore-perl -- Perl module for working with PostgreSQLs HSTORE data type

2013-09-03 Thread Sebastiaan Couwenberg
Package: wnpp Owner: Bas Couwenberg Severity: wishlist X-Debbugs-CC: debian-devel@lists.debian.org,debian-p...@lists.debian.org * Package name: libpg-hstore-perl Version : 1.03 Upstream Author : Galimov Albert * URL : http://search.cpan.org/dist/Pg-hstore/ * License

Re: Consciously blocking packages and development

2013-09-03 Thread Norbert Preining
On Di, 03 Sep 2013, Holger Levsen wrote: > I stopped reading after reading the subject. Thanks for the helpful comment instead of fixing things. Norbert PREINING, Norbert http://www.preining.in

Re: Nitpicking in the NEW queue.

2013-09-03 Thread Raphael Hertzog
On Tue, 03 Sep 2013, Luca Falavigna wrote: > 2013/9/3 Paul Wise : > > Reading Charles' mail I had a thought; how about accepting buggy > > packages (unless the issues make them non-distributable) and file RC > > and other bugs if there are DFSG or other issues? > > Although this could be possible,

Re: Nitpicking in the NEW queue.

2013-09-03 Thread Paul Tagliamonte
Hey Charles, On Tue, Sep 03, 2013 at 05:43:52PM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote: > Hi Paul, > > first of all, please let me clarify that the reason why I answered on our core > mailing list is not to fingerpoint if or not you are wrong, but becase this is > the only way I have to see if others agree

Bug#721715: ITP: python-couleur -- tool to play around with ANSI features in a unix terminal

2013-09-03 Thread Thomas Goirand
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Thomas Goirand * Package name: python-couleur Version : 0.5.0 Upstream Author : Gabriel Falcão * URL : https://github.com/gabrielfalcao/couleur * License : Apache-2.0 Programming Lang: Python Description : tool t

Re: Looking for ideas for merging a micro package...

2013-09-03 Thread Paul Tagliamonte
On Tue, Sep 03, 2013 at 02:31:35PM +0200, Vincent Danjean wrote: > Le 03/09/2013 11:52, Paul Wise a écrit : > > On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Vincent Danjean wrote: > > > >> Never mind. My current problem is that I have no idea which current > >> package to contact to ask for a inclusion. It

Re: Nitpicking in the NEW queue.

2013-09-03 Thread Steve McIntyre
Paul Wise wrote: >Reading Charles' mail I had a thought; how about accepting buggy >packages (unless the issues make them non-distributable) and file RC >and other bugs if there are DFSG or other issues? Why should we rush to let more broken stuff into the archive? -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge,

Re: Looking for ideas for merging a micro package...

2013-09-03 Thread Vincent Danjean
Le 03/09/2013 11:52, Paul Wise a écrit : > On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Vincent Danjean wrote: > >> Never mind. My current problem is that I have no idea which current >> package to contact to ask for a inclusion. It is not important enough >> to be included in packages such as util-linux an

Re: Bits from the Release

2013-09-03 Thread Stefano Zacchiroli
On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 05:09:22PM +0200, Niels Thykier wrote: > How you can help (NEW-TEST-HELP) > > > Add tests to your packages. The full specification for these tests > are available from [AUTOPKG]. If you need inspiration, consider looking > at some of the e

Bug#721710: ITP: python-sure -- utility belt for automated testing for python

2013-09-03 Thread Thomas Goirand
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Thomas Goirand * Package name: python-sure Version : 1.2.2 Upstream Author : Gabriel Falcao * URL : https://github.com/gabrielfalcao/sure * License : GPL-3 Programming Lang: Python Description : utility belt for

Bug#721708: ITP: python-steadymark -- markdown-based test runner

2013-09-03 Thread Thomas Goirand
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Thomas Goirand * Package name: python-steadymark Version : 0.4.5 Upstream Author : Gabriel Falcao * URL : https://github.com/gabrielfalcao/steadymark * License : MIT Programming Lang: Python Description : markdow

Re: Nitpicking in the NEW queue.

2013-09-03 Thread Luca Falavigna
2013/9/3 Paul Wise : > Reading Charles' mail I had a thought; how about accepting buggy > packages (unless the issues make them non-distributable) and file RC > and other bugs if there are DFSG or other issues? Although this could be possible, a second upload would be needed anyway (hopefully in a

Re: Looking for ideas for merging a micro package... (was: Nitpicking in the NEW queue.)

2013-09-03 Thread Paul Wise
On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Vincent Danjean wrote: > Never mind. My current problem is that I have no idea which current > package to contact to ask for a inclusion. It is not important enough > to be included in packages such as util-linux and few (no?) system/devel > packages already have

Bug#721705: ITP: python-misaka -- binding for Sundown, a markdown parsing library

2013-09-03 Thread Thomas Goirand
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Thomas Goirand * Package name: python-misaka Version : 1.0.2 Upstream Author : Frank Smit * URL : http://misaka.61924.nl/ * License : MIT Programming Lang: Python Description : binding for Sundown, a markdown pars

Re: Nitpicking in the NEW queue.

2013-09-03 Thread Paul Wise
Reading Charles' mail I had a thought; how about accepting buggy packages (unless the issues make them non-distributable) and file RC and other bugs if there are DFSG or other issues? -- bye, pabs http://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.or

Re: Consciously blocking packages and development

2013-09-03 Thread Holger Levsen
Dear Norbert, I stopped reading after reading the subject. Not sure if you get why, oh, my. I'll give you a little hint: always assume the worst, spread the word, and for maximum impact, put names in subject too. This really really helps and is super joyful. cheers, Holger signature.a

Looking for ideas for merging a micro package... (was: Nitpicking in the NEW queue.)

2013-09-03 Thread Vincent Danjean
Le 02/09/2013 06:12, Paul R. Tagliamonte a écrit : > Respectfully - when we add micro (under Size 100 packages) the amount of > metadata added to every mirror and every users machine is almost as much as > the package contents. > > This is a very common request (make sure this really needs to be

Re: Nitpicking in the NEW queue.

2013-09-03 Thread Charles Plessy
(Long answer, but I promise to limit my messages in this thread). Le Mon, Sep 02, 2013 at 01:08:12PM -0400, Paul Tagliamonte a écrit : > > Yes. For the record, this day when Charles sent this mail, I was working > in NEW from early in the morning to about 9:00 at night. I don't want > thanks or e

Re: Communication issue? (was: Consciously blocking packages and development)

2013-09-03 Thread Norbert Preining
Hi David, On Di, 03 Sep 2013, David Prévot wrote: > Absolutely not, a fixed d-e-d package will be uploaded in due time. In > the mean time, if you’re in a hurry to see your package reach testing, > feel free to provide back the binary packages you removed (via > convenient dummy transitional packa

Communication issue? (was: Consciously blocking packages and development)

2013-09-03 Thread David Prévot
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Hi Norbert, Le 03/09/2013 02:10, Norbert Preining a écrit : > Are you planning to block TeX Live transition for unforeseeable future? Absolutely not, a fixed d-e-d package will be uploaded in due time. In the mean time, if you’re in a hurry to see