Re: Correct way to do binary-only NMU?

2001-02-22 Thread Tollef Fog Heen
* Itai Zukerman (please don't cc me, I'm on the list) | 1. If all you're doing is a compile for a new architecture, then why | is it necessary to bump the package version? If you modify *anything* | in debian/* (for example, the Architecture or Build-Depends fields in | debian/control), then

Re: Building packages

2001-02-22 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 01:46:00AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello. I have two, simple, questions about building a Debian package using > dh_make and dpkg-buildpackage. > > First question, when I use dh_make how can I get it to insert as revision > number? I've read the man, the docs, an

Building packages

2001-02-22 Thread nexus
Hello. I have two, simple, questions about building a Debian package using dh_make and dpkg-buildpackage. First question, when I use dh_make how can I get it to insert as revision number? I've read the man, the docs, and so on, and can't find this. I mean, if I have a package -3.2 dh_make returns

Re: bug on ganso

2001-02-22 Thread Colin Watson
Ben Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Thu, Feb 22, 2001 at 07:50:34PM +0100, Sergio Rua wrote: >> Paul Slootman report me this bug (#86712) on ganso package. But I >> can't locate whats the problem because it fail on gettext who it's provided >> by libc6-dev. >> >> libc6-dev it is

Re: Signing a package.

2001-02-22 Thread Vincent Zweije
On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 11:07:14PM -0600, Justin Penney wrote: || Forgive me if i missed this somewhere else, but what is the best way to || simply sign and upload a package? || || I'm referring to pppoe. The maintainer is having prolems with his gpg key || and can't upload. Just in case...

Re: quitting from install scripts

2001-02-22 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 01:19:21AM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Thu, Feb 22, 2001 at 02:07:36PM -0500, Matt Zimmerman wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 20, 2001 at 10:29:18PM +1100, Drew Parsons wrote: > > > Sorry to nag. Has anyone got an answer to this question? > > > > I asked a variation on the

Re: bug on ganso

2001-02-22 Thread Colin Watson
Ben Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Thu, Feb 22, 2001 at 07:50:34PM +0100, Sergio Rua wrote: >> Paul Slootman report me this bug (#86712) on ganso package. But I >> can't locate whats the problem because it fail on gettext who it's provided >> by libc6-dev. >> >> libc6-dev it i

Re: Signing a package.

2001-02-22 Thread Vincent Zweije
On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 11:07:14PM -0600, Justin Penney wrote: || Forgive me if i missed this somewhere else, but what is the best way to || simply sign and upload a package? || || I'm referring to pppoe. The maintainer is having prolems with his gpg key || and can't upload. Just in case...

Re: quitting from install scripts

2001-02-22 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 01:19:21AM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Thu, Feb 22, 2001 at 02:07:36PM -0500, Matt Zimmerman wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 20, 2001 at 10:29:18PM +1100, Drew Parsons wrote: > > > Sorry to nag. Has anyone got an answer to this question? > > > > I asked a variation on th

Re: Correct way to do binary-only NMU?

2001-02-22 Thread Itai Zukerman
> You fall between two chairs - as noted in 7.4.3: > > What if you are simply recompiling the package? In this case, the > process is different for porters than it is for non-porters, as > mentioned above. If you are not a porter and are doing an NMU > that simply requires a reco

Re: quitting from install scripts

2001-02-22 Thread calvin
Hi, On Thu, Feb 22, 2001 at 02:07:36PM -0500, Matt Zimmerman wrote: > On Tue, Feb 20, 2001 at 10:29:18PM +1100, Drew Parsons wrote: > > Sorry to nag. Has anyone got an answer to this question? > > I asked a variation on the same question on -devel a few weeks ago, and got > zero responses. Abor

Re: Questions about filesystem layout for new package nisca

2001-02-22 Thread Jimmy Kaplowitz
Thanks. I'll do this. - Jimmy Kaplowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, Feb 16, 2001 at 03:13:41PM +0100, Ingo Saitz wrote: > On Thu, Feb 15, 2001 at 12:43:45PM -0500, Jimmy Kaplowitz wrote: > > Hi. I have decided (and gotten permission) to package NISCA, which is a > > program > > that is similar to

Re: Correct way to do binary-only NMU?

2001-02-22 Thread Itai Zukerman
> You fall between two chairs - as noted in 7.4.3: > > What if you are simply recompiling the package? In this case, the > process is different for porters than it is for non-porters, as > mentioned above. If you are not a porter and are doing an NMU > that simply requires a rec

Re: bug on ganso

2001-02-22 Thread Ben Collins
On Thu, Feb 22, 2001 at 07:50:34PM +0100, Sergio Rua wrote: > Hello! > > > Paul Slootman report me this bug (#86712) on ganso package. But I > can't locate whats the problem because it fail on gettext who it's provided > by libc6-dev. > > libc6-dev it isn't on Build-Depends. Sould

Re: Build logs?

2001-02-22 Thread Ben Collins
On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 10:27:05PM +0100, peter karlsson wrote: > Hi! > > For the various auto-builders, is it possible to get logs of any failed > builds sent via e-mail, or do one have to go hunt around to try to find > them using the various web interfaces? sparc: http://vore.debian.org/buildl

Re: quitting from install scripts

2001-02-22 Thread calvin
Hi, On Thu, Feb 22, 2001 at 02:07:36PM -0500, Matt Zimmerman wrote: > On Tue, Feb 20, 2001 at 10:29:18PM +1100, Drew Parsons wrote: > > Sorry to nag. Has anyone got an answer to this question? > > I asked a variation on the same question on -devel a few weeks ago, and got > zero responses. Abo

Re: Questions about filesystem layout for new package nisca

2001-02-22 Thread Jimmy Kaplowitz
Thanks. I'll do this. - Jimmy Kaplowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, Feb 16, 2001 at 03:13:41PM +0100, Ingo Saitz wrote: > On Thu, Feb 15, 2001 at 12:43:45PM -0500, Jimmy Kaplowitz wrote: > > Hi. I have decided (and gotten permission) to package NISCA, which is a program > > that is similar to but

Re: bug on ganso

2001-02-22 Thread Ben Collins
On Thu, Feb 22, 2001 at 07:50:34PM +0100, Sergio Rua wrote: > Hello! > > > Paul Slootman report me this bug (#86712) on ganso package. But I > can't locate whats the problem because it fail on gettext who it's provided > by libc6-dev. > > libc6-dev it isn't on Build-Depends. Sould

Re: Build logs?

2001-02-22 Thread Ben Collins
On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 10:27:05PM +0100, peter karlsson wrote: > Hi! > > For the various auto-builders, is it possible to get logs of any failed > builds sent via e-mail, or do one have to go hunt around to try to find > them using the various web interfaces? sparc: http://vore.debian.org/build

Re: quitting from install scripts

2001-02-22 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Tue, Feb 20, 2001 at 10:29:18PM +1100, Drew Parsons wrote: > Sorry to nag. Has anyone got an answer to this question? I asked a variation on the same question on -devel a few weeks ago, and got zero responses. Aborting in the preinst is the only way to do anything even close, but it makes a

bug on ganso

2001-02-22 Thread Sergio Rua
Hello! Paul Slootman report me this bug (#86712) on ganso package. But I can't locate whats the problem because it fail on gettext who it's provided by libc6-dev. libc6-dev it isn't on Build-Depends. Sould be on Build-Depends? Is this the problem? Thanks. ===

Re: debhelper and multiple README files

2001-02-22 Thread Joey Hess
Manfred Wassmann wrote: > Well, I'm not that familiar with debhelper yet. I mistakenly assumed that > dh_installdocs would set the permissions of the installed files. > If it just copies that's nuts. > BTW I think it would be more suggestive if a command that installs doc > files would set the per

Re: quitting from install scripts

2001-02-22 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Tue, Feb 20, 2001 at 10:29:18PM +1100, Drew Parsons wrote: > Sorry to nag. Has anyone got an answer to this question? I asked a variation on the same question on -devel a few weeks ago, and got zero responses. Aborting in the preinst is the only way to do anything even close, but it makes a

bug on ganso

2001-02-22 Thread Sergio Rua
Hello! Paul Slootman report me this bug (#86712) on ganso package. But I can't locate whats the problem because it fail on gettext who it's provided by libc6-dev. libc6-dev it isn't on Build-Depends. Sould be on Build-Depends? Is this the problem? Thanks. ==

Sponsor request

2001-02-22 Thread Taral
[Please Cc: me... I'm not on this list] Well, the person I thought would sponsor me isn't available. Can someone else check + upload my tkrat packages? (Do I need closes: #... statements?) http://www.taral.net/tkrat-deb/ -- Taral <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Please use PGP/GPG to send me mail. "Never as

Re: Correct way to do binary-only NMU?

2001-02-22 Thread Tollef Fog Heen
* "Christian T. Steigies" | On Thu, Feb 22, 2001 at 02:18:56PM +0100, Tollef Fog Heen wrote: | | > Yes, you are right. But there are not problems with hundreds of | > packages, are there? | | No, only 80 known packages currently | http://people.debian.org/~cts/debian-m68k/quinn/needs-failed | b

Re: debhelper and multiple README files

2001-02-22 Thread Manfred Wassmann
On Wed, 21 Feb 2001, Joey Hess wrote: > Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 17:00:28 -0800 > From: Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Manfred Wassmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: debian-mentors@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: debhelper and multiple README files > > Manfred Wassmann wrote: > > Does dh_installdo

Re: Correct way to do binary-only NMU?

2001-02-22 Thread Christian T. Steigies
On Thu, Feb 22, 2001 at 02:18:56PM +0100, Tollef Fog Heen wrote: > Yes, you are right. But there are not problems with hundreds of > packages, are there? No, only 80 known packages currently http://people.debian.org/~cts/debian-m68k/quinn/needs-failed but an unknown number of not-yet-known proble

Re: debhelper and multiple README files

2001-02-22 Thread Joey Hess
Manfred Wassmann wrote: > Well, I'm not that familiar with debhelper yet. I mistakenly assumed that > dh_installdocs would set the permissions of the installed files. > If it just copies that's nuts. > BTW I think it would be more suggestive if a command that installs doc > files would set the pe

Re: Correct way to do binary-only NMU?

2001-02-22 Thread Tollef Fog Heen
* "Christian T. Steigies" | On Thu, Feb 22, 2001 at 12:44:24PM +0100, Tollef Fog Heen wrote: | > * "Christian T. Steigies" | > | > | debian/changelog is not in source of the package. Is that really written in | > | the developers reference (too lazy to check that now)? | > | > Of course. If y

Sponsor request

2001-02-22 Thread Taral
[Please Cc: me... I'm not on this list] Well, the person I thought would sponsor me isn't available. Can someone else check + upload my tkrat packages? (Do I need closes: #... statements?) http://www.taral.net/tkrat-deb/ -- Taral <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Please use PGP/GPG to send me mail. "Never a

Re: Correct way to do binary-only NMU?

2001-02-22 Thread Tollef Fog Heen
* "Christian T. Steigies" | On Thu, Feb 22, 2001 at 02:18:56PM +0100, Tollef Fog Heen wrote: | | > Yes, you are right. But there are not problems with hundreds of | > packages, are there? | | No, only 80 known packages currently | http://people.debian.org/~cts/debian-m68k/quinn/needs-failed |

Re: debhelper and multiple README files

2001-02-22 Thread Manfred Wassmann
On Wed, 21 Feb 2001, Joey Hess wrote: > Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 17:00:28 -0800 > From: Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Manfred Wassmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: debhelper and multiple README files > > Manfred Wassmann wrote: > > Does dh_installdocs know about

Re: Correct way to do binary-only NMU?

2001-02-22 Thread Christian T. Steigies
On Thu, Feb 22, 2001 at 02:18:56PM +0100, Tollef Fog Heen wrote: > Yes, you are right. But there are not problems with hundreds of > packages, are there? No, only 80 known packages currently http://people.debian.org/~cts/debian-m68k/quinn/needs-failed but an unknown number of not-yet-known probl

Re: Correct way to do binary-only NMU?

2001-02-22 Thread Christian T. Steigies
On Thu, Feb 22, 2001 at 12:44:24PM +0100, Tollef Fog Heen wrote: > * "Christian T. Steigies" > > | On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 02:30:13PM +0100, Richard Atterer wrote: > | > Hi, > | > > | > how do you invoke dpkg-buildpackage for a binary-only NMU? In section > | > 8.2 "Guidelines for Porter Uploads

Re: Correct way to do binary-only NMU?

2001-02-22 Thread Tollef Fog Heen
* "Christian T. Steigies" | On Thu, Feb 22, 2001 at 12:44:24PM +0100, Tollef Fog Heen wrote: | > * "Christian T. Steigies" | > | > | debian/changelog is not in source of the package. Is that really written in | > | the developers reference (too lazy to check that now)? | > | > Of course. If y

Re: Correct way to do binary-only NMU?

2001-02-22 Thread Tollef Fog Heen
* "Christian T. Steigies" | On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 02:30:13PM +0100, Richard Atterer wrote: | > Hi, | > | > how do you invoke dpkg-buildpackage for a binary-only NMU? In section | > 8.2 "Guidelines for Porter Uploads", the Developer's Reference says: | > | > In a binary NMU, no real change

Re: Correct way to do binary-only NMU?

2001-02-22 Thread Christian T. Steigies
On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 02:30:13PM +0100, Richard Atterer wrote: > Hi, > > how do you invoke dpkg-buildpackage for a binary-only NMU? In section > 8.2 "Guidelines for Porter Uploads", the Developer's Reference says: > > In a binary NMU, no real changes are being made to the source. You >

Re: Correct way to do binary-only NMU?

2001-02-22 Thread Christian T. Steigies
On Thu, Feb 22, 2001 at 12:44:24PM +0100, Tollef Fog Heen wrote: > * "Christian T. Steigies" > > | On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 02:30:13PM +0100, Richard Atterer wrote: > | > Hi, > | > > | > how do you invoke dpkg-buildpackage for a binary-only NMU? In section > | > 8.2 "Guidelines for Porter Upload

Re: Correct way to do binary-only NMU?

2001-02-22 Thread Tollef Fog Heen
* "Christian T. Steigies" | On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 02:30:13PM +0100, Richard Atterer wrote: | > Hi, | > | > how do you invoke dpkg-buildpackage for a binary-only NMU? In section | > 8.2 "Guidelines for Porter Uploads", the Developer's Reference says: | > | > In a binary NMU, no real chang

Re: Correct way to do binary-only NMU?

2001-02-22 Thread Christian T. Steigies
On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 02:30:13PM +0100, Richard Atterer wrote: > Hi, > > how do you invoke dpkg-buildpackage for a binary-only NMU? In section > 8.2 "Guidelines for Porter Uploads", the Developer's Reference says: > > In a binary NMU, no real changes are being made to the source. You >