Re: To master and beyond

1998-05-15 Thread Shaleh
I use a simple program called dupload. You simply run "dupload --to master" where the packages are and poof -- they are ftp'ed to Incoming. >From there the FTP maintainers put them where they belong. it is out of your hands. -- --- How can you see,

To master and beyond

1998-05-15 Thread Sudhakar Chandrasekharan
I have finally done it. Had to wade through reams of documentation before I got it right. Have finally managed to package a dynamically linked (against lesstif) xdir (A motif based FTP client). lintian has stopped complaining. What is the easiest method to upload it to master? And what happen

Re: my first package... loads of questions :)

1998-05-15 Thread Martin Schulze
On Fri, May 15, 1998 at 04:09:34PM -0500, Rob Tillotson wrote: > > Greetings. I've just adopted an orphaned package (objpak), and I have > a couple of questions about what I do next. > > 1. I assume that it would be a good idea to update the package to use > debhelper, etc., and that there

Re: my first package... loads of questions :)

1998-05-15 Thread Shaleh
If you want to use debhelper or whatever -- you CAN. You do not HAVE to. Many packages just call dpkg methods. -- --- How can you see, when your mind is not open? How can you think, when your eyes are closed? - Jason Bonham Band, "Ordinary Black and W

my first package... loads of questions :)

1998-05-15 Thread Rob Tillotson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Greetings. I've just adopted an orphaned package (objpak), and I have a couple of questions about what I do next. 1. I assume that it would be a good idea to update the package to use debhelper, etc., and that there is no point in uploading it until I