Re: apt-rpm article -- the features we don't have

2003-12-04 Thread Matt Zimmerman
Just making another pass over this to associate the bug numbers for those who are interested (especially in helping with the merge effort). On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 07:06:41PM -0500, Joey Hess wrote: > To install a package directly, with apt downloading any necessary > dependencies: > apt-get in

Re: apt-rpm article -- the features we don't have

2003-12-04 Thread Jonathan Dowland
On Wed, Dec 03, 2003 at 06:10:27PM +1100, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > On Tue, Dec 02, 2003 at 02:10:56PM +, Jonathan Dowland wrote: > > Should this be the job of apt-get? Fetching a list of build-depends is a > > similar job to that performed by apt-cache for other fields. I always > > associate ap

Re: apt-rpm article -- the features we don't have

2003-12-04 Thread Jonathan Dowland
On Wed, Dec 03, 2003 at 08:19:24AM +0100, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: > Hamish Moffatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > ... apt-get build-dep somesourcepackage" ... > > apt-get build-deb ... Just to clarify, build-dep is the proposed action rather than build-deb? -- Jon Dowland http://jon.dow

Re: apt-rpm article -- the features we don't have

2003-12-03 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Tue, Dec 02, 2003 at 02:10:56PM +, Jonathan Dowland wrote: > On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 07:06:41PM -0500, Joey Hess wrote: > > > Similarly, to check the build depends of a source package file: > > apt-get build-dep apt-listchanges-1.49-11104cl.src.rpm > > Should this be the job of apt-get?

Re: apt-rpm article -- the features we don't have

2003-12-03 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Hamish Moffatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, Dec 02, 2003 at 02:10:56PM +, Jonathan Dowland wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 07:06:41PM -0500, Joey Hess wrote: > > > > > Similarly, to check the build depends of a source package file: > > > apt-get build-dep apt-listchanges-1.49-1

Re: apt-rpm article -- the features we don't have

2003-12-02 Thread Michael Vogt
Hi, [please CC me, I'm not on the list] > To install a package directly, with apt downloading any necessary > dependencies: > apt-get install rpmver-2.0-13498cl.i386.rpm Gustavo (maintainer of apt-rpm) has a version ready that supports http and ftp installs beside local files. This is nice and

Re: apt-rpm article -- the features we don't have

2003-12-02 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Joey Hess wrote: > Of course dpkg-checkbuildeps can > be used if you unpack the source. So, giving a .dsc to dpkg-checkbuildeps shouldn't be any more work than "skip the GPG armor, if present". Unless I am overlooking something, of course. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it

Re: apt-rpm article -- the features we don't have

2003-12-02 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 07:06:41PM -0500, Joey Hess wrote: > Interesting article on LWN: http://lwn.net/Articles/60650/ (subscription > required) In summary, apparently apt-rpm users can now do some things > with apt that we cannot. This has been true for some time; merging the applicable parts o

Re: apt-rpm article -- the features we don't have

2003-12-02 Thread Jonathan Dowland
On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 07:06:41PM -0500, Joey Hess wrote: > Similarly, to check the build depends of a source package file: > apt-get build-dep apt-listchanges-1.49-11104cl.src.rpm Should this be the job of apt-get? Fetching a list of build-depends is a similar job to that performed by apt-ca

Re: apt-rpm article -- the features we don't have

2003-12-02 Thread Jonathan Dowland
On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 11:17:26PM -0800, A.J. Rossini wrote: > > Andrew Pollock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 07:50:29PM -0800, A.J. Rossini wrote: > >> > >> Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> > >> > > >> > To install a package directly, with apt downloading

Re: apt-rpm article -- the features we don't have

2003-12-02 Thread Joey Hess
A.J. Rossini wrote: > Maybe I'm missing something, but none of this sounds like > functionality that a bit of parsing out to other programs can't > solve, given that I do it locally for the systems in my lab. > > Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Interesting article on LWN: http://lwn.

Re: apt-rpm article -- the features we don't have

2003-12-02 Thread A.J. Rossini
Got it -- a bit more than just parsing out... but suprisingly little (other than someone's time, which is always worth a great deal...) Andrew Pollock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 07:50:29PM -0800, A.J. Rossini wrote: >> > > [snip] > >> >> Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: apt-rpm article -- the features we don't have

2003-12-02 Thread Andrew Pollock
On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 07:50:29PM -0800, A.J. Rossini wrote: > [snip] > > Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > [snip] > > > > To install a package directly, with apt downloading any necessary > > dependencies: > > apt-get install rpmver-2.0-13498cl.i386.rpm > > couldn't this just refe

Re: apt-rpm article -- the features we don't have

2003-12-01 Thread A.J. Rossini
Maybe I'm missing something, but none of this sounds like functionality that a bit of parsing out to other programs can't solve, given that I do it locally for the systems in my lab. Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Interesting article on LWN: http://lwn.net/Articles/60650/ (subscription

apt-rpm article -- the features we don't have

2003-12-01 Thread Joey Hess
Interesting article on LWN: http://lwn.net/Articles/60650/ (subscription required) In summary, apparently apt-rpm users can now do some things with apt that we cannot. To install a package directly, with apt downloading any necessary dependencies: apt-get install rpmver-2.0-13498cl.i386.rpm Sim