RE: Package installation delay

2001-04-09 Thread Carlos Laviola
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 09-Apr-2001 Carlos Prados Bocos wrote: > Hi, > > I'm a new mantainer. Last week (April 3rd) I uploaded two (new) > packages: > towitoko (libtowitoko2 and libtowitoko-dev) and pcsc-lite (pcscd, > libpcsclite0 and libpcsclite-dev). > > But I have o

Re: Package installation delay

2001-04-09 Thread sharkey
> I'm a new mantainer. Last week (April 3rd) I uploaded two (new) packages: > towitoko (libtowitoko2 and libtowitoko-dev) and pcsc-lite (pcscd, > libpcsclite0 and libpcsclite-dev). > > But I have only received confirmation of the installation of towitoko, and > not of pcsc-lite. > > I only wanted

Re: Package installation delay

2001-04-09 Thread Henrique M Holschuh
On Tue, 10 Apr 2001, Carlos Prados Bocos wrote: > But I have only received confirmation of the installation of towitoko, and > not of pcsc-lite. > > I only wanted to know if this is normal, or it means that there is > something wrong with the second package. In this case, where should I > check if

Package installation delay

2001-04-09 Thread Carlos Prados Bocos
Hi, I'm a new mantainer. Last week (April 3rd) I uploaded two (new) packages: towitoko (libtowitoko2 and libtowitoko-dev) and pcsc-lite (pcscd, libpcsclite0 and libpcsclite-dev). But I have only received confirmation of the installation of towitoko, and not of pcsc-lite. I only wanted to know if

Re: test if user exists in postinst

2001-04-09 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Mon, Apr 09, 2001 at 10:29:44PM +0200, Radovan Garabik wrote: > I am cleaning up my packages, and one improvement > I want to add is that network daemon runs under its > own UID, not nobody (as it was until now). > > What is the best way of testing (and adding) a new username > in postinst? >

Re: libdb-dev - I don't get it!

2001-04-09 Thread Josip Rodin
On Tue, Mar 27, 2001 at 10:58:04PM +1000, Drew Parsons wrote: > And could anyone tell me which command displays the functions contained in > a library? I know there's something, but I can't remember it. nm -D file.so.x.y.z # and look for stuff with a `T', IIRC. or something like that -- Digita

Re: Gnome mini-freeze...

2001-04-09 Thread James LewisMoss
> On 09 Apr 2001 01:47:08 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Eric Gillespie, Jr.) > said: Eric> I've CC'd the debian-mentors list in hopes that some NMs or Eric> candidate NMs will volunteer. I offer to sponsor any uploads. Eric> I've also CC'd the maintainers of the out-of-date packages. Er

RE: Package installation delay

2001-04-09 Thread Carlos Laviola
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 09-Apr-2001 Carlos Prados Bocos wrote: > Hi, > > I'm a new mantainer. Last week (April 3rd) I uploaded two (new) > packages: > towitoko (libtowitoko2 and libtowitoko-dev) and pcsc-lite (pcscd, > libpcsclite0 and libpcsclite-dev). > > But I have

Re: Package installation delay

2001-04-09 Thread sharkey
> I'm a new mantainer. Last week (April 3rd) I uploaded two (new) packages: > towitoko (libtowitoko2 and libtowitoko-dev) and pcsc-lite (pcscd, > libpcsclite0 and libpcsclite-dev). > > But I have only received confirmation of the installation of towitoko, and > not of pcsc-lite. > > I only wante

Re: Package installation delay

2001-04-09 Thread Henrique M Holschuh
On Tue, 10 Apr 2001, Carlos Prados Bocos wrote: > But I have only received confirmation of the installation of towitoko, and > not of pcsc-lite. > > I only wanted to know if this is normal, or it means that there is > something wrong with the second package. In this case, where should I > check i

Package installation delay

2001-04-09 Thread Carlos Prados Bocos
Hi, I'm a new mantainer. Last week (April 3rd) I uploaded two (new) packages: towitoko (libtowitoko2 and libtowitoko-dev) and pcsc-lite (pcscd, libpcsclite0 and libpcsclite-dev). But I have only received confirmation of the installation of towitoko, and not of pcsc-lite. I only wanted to know i

test if user exists in postinst

2001-04-09 Thread Radovan Garabik
Hi all I am cleaning up my packages, and one improvement I want to add is that network daemon runs under its own UID, not nobody (as it was until now). What is the best way of testing (and adding) a new username in postinst? I am using something like this: if ! grep -q '^xtelld:' /etc/passwd; the

Re: dpkg-source unhappy

2001-04-09 Thread Gopal Narayanan
On Mon, Apr 09, 2001 at 03:09:08AM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > dpkg-source: error: per-package paragraph 2 in control info file is missing > Package line The error it points to is the missing second paragraph in the description. > > I can't find the error, my control file is 'normal' : >

dpkg-source unhappy

2001-04-09 Thread ericvb
Trying to build a new package I get this : [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/debian/s25manager-0.82]$ dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot dpkg-buildpackage: source package is s25manager dpkg-buildpackage: source version is 0.82-1 dpkg-buildpackage: source maintainer is Eric Van Buggenhaut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dpkg-buil

Re: test if user exists in postinst

2001-04-09 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Mon, Apr 09, 2001 at 10:29:44PM +0200, Radovan Garabik wrote: > I am cleaning up my packages, and one improvement > I want to add is that network daemon runs under its > own UID, not nobody (as it was until now). > > What is the best way of testing (and adding) a new username > in postinst? >

Re: libdb-dev - I don't get it!

2001-04-09 Thread Josip Rodin
On Tue, Mar 27, 2001 at 10:58:04PM +1000, Drew Parsons wrote: > And could anyone tell me which command displays the functions contained in > a library? I know there's something, but I can't remember it. nm -D file.so.x.y.z # and look for stuff with a `T', IIRC. or something like that -- Digita

Re: Gnome mini-freeze...

2001-04-09 Thread James LewisMoss
> On 09 Apr 2001 01:47:08 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Eric Gillespie, Jr.) said: Eric> I've CC'd the debian-mentors list in hopes that some NMs or Eric> candidate NMs will volunteer. I offer to sponsor any uploads. Eric> I've also CC'd the maintainers of the out-of-date packages. Eric> On

test if user exists in postinst

2001-04-09 Thread Radovan Garabik
Hi all I am cleaning up my packages, and one improvement I want to add is that network daemon runs under its own UID, not nobody (as it was until now). What is the best way of testing (and adding) a new username in postinst? I am using something like this: if ! grep -q '^xtelld:' /etc/passwd; th

Re: dpkg-source unhappy

2001-04-09 Thread Gopal Narayanan
On Mon, Apr 09, 2001 at 03:09:08AM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > dpkg-source: error: per-package paragraph 2 in control info file is missing Package >line The error it points to is the missing second paragraph in the description. > > I can't find the error, my control file is 'normal' : >

dpkg-source unhappy

2001-04-09 Thread ericvb
Trying to build a new package I get this : [eric@femto:~/debian/s25manager-0.82]$ dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot dpkg-buildpackage: source package is s25manager dpkg-buildpackage: source version is 0.82-1 dpkg-buildpackage: source maintainer is Eric Van Buggenhaut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dpkg-buildpack

Re: Where to put GPG public key

2001-04-09 Thread Thom May
I usually use germany.keyserver.net as that seems to be a lot more reliable than pgp.net Just make sure that your DAM knows where your key is. Cheers, -Thom * Christian Bruun ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote : > > Hey > > The "Applicant's Checklist" step 2 > (http://www.debian.org/devel/join/nm-step2) t

Re: Where to put GPG public key

2001-04-09 Thread Gergely Nagy
Thus spoke Christian Bruun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 2001-04-09 12:33:21: > > Hey > > The "Applicant's Checklist" step 2 > (http://www.debian.org/devel/join/nm-step2) tells me, that my GPG > public key at least should be found at one of the following public key > servers, and the link is http://wwwk

Where to put GPG public key

2001-04-09 Thread Christian Bruun
Hey The "Applicant's Checklist" step 2 (http://www.debian.org/devel/join/nm-step2) tells me, that my GPG public key at least should be found at one of the following public key servers, and the link is http://wwwkeys.us.pgp.net/ , but I have tried several days now, and can not get in contact with

Re: Where to put GPG public key

2001-04-09 Thread Thom May
I usually use germany.keyserver.net as that seems to be a lot more reliable than pgp.net Just make sure that your DAM knows where your key is. Cheers, -Thom * Christian Bruun ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote : > > Hey > > The "Applicant's Checklist" step 2 > (http://www.debian.org/devel/join/nm-step2)

Re: Where to put GPG public key

2001-04-09 Thread Gergely Nagy
Thus spoke Christian Bruun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 2001-04-09 12:33:21: > > Hey > > The "Applicant's Checklist" step 2 > (http://www.debian.org/devel/join/nm-step2) tells me, that my GPG > public key at least should be found at one of the following public key > servers, and the link is http://www

Where to put GPG public key

2001-04-09 Thread Christian Bruun
Hey The "Applicant's Checklist" step 2 (http://www.debian.org/devel/join/nm-step2) tells me, that my GPG public key at least should be found at one of the following public key servers, and the link is http://wwwkeys.us.pgp.net/ , but I have tried several days now, and can not get in contact with

Re: Gnome mini-freeze...

2001-04-09 Thread Eric Gillespie, Jr.
I've CC'd the debian-mentors list in hopes that some NMs or candidate NMs will volunteer. I offer to sponsor any uploads. I've also CC'd the maintainers of the out-of-date packages. On Sun, 8 Apr 2001 01:28:38 + (UTC), aj@azure.humbug.org.au (Anthony Towns) said: > It looks like GNOME 1.