Re: GPG Key Signing

2001-07-06 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>"jae" == Jürgen A Erhard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > "Manoj" == Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Manoj> Email ID's have value. Some one comes up with, say, a Manoj> First National Bank ID, and one trusts that ID, perhaps Manoj> some informatiopn can be given out since the p

Re: GPG Key Signing

2001-07-06 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>"Ralf" == Ralf Treinen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Ralf> On Mon, Jul 02, 2001 at 11:06:49PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> >>"Jimmy" == Jimmy Kaplowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Jimmy> Would you have a problem with common nicknames such as Jimmy, Jimmy> or would you need to see do

Re: Procedural clarification

2001-07-06 Thread Adam McKenna
On Fri, Jul 06, 2001 at 04:07:02PM -0400, Neil Conway wrote: > Really? The entry form at the NM corner has this scary warning: [...] > So which is it? I've already created the packages I'm going to maintain, > but I don't have my GPG key signed yet, nor do I have an advocate. > What's the next s

RE: Two questions

2001-07-06 Thread David R. Van Sandt
Thanks. In my digging today I found the archtable - and it is indeed compiled in. I think the version I have doesn't have the right/full archtable in it. Here's another quetion. The system I'm compiling on is missing. /usr/include/floatingpoint.h /usr/include/math.h /usr/inc

Re: Two questions

2001-07-06 Thread Shaul Karl
> We are using dpkg on Solaris to manage packages. I am having a > couple of difficulties. > > 1. I've built a package, but when I install it I get this error. > > dpkg: warning, architecture `sun4u-sunos-5.8' not in remapping table > dpkg: error processing reng.cgiemail-1.6-v-1.deb (--install):

Re: Procedural clarification

2001-07-06 Thread Adam McKenna
On Fri, Jul 06, 2001 at 04:07:02PM -0400, Neil Conway wrote: > Really? The entry form at the NM corner has this scary warning: [...] > So which is it? I've already created the packages I'm going to maintain, > but I don't have my GPG key signed yet, nor do I have an advocate. > What's the next

RE: Two questions

2001-07-06 Thread David R. Van Sandt
Thanks. In my digging today I found the archtable - and it is indeed compiled in. I think the version I have doesn't have the right/full archtable in it. Here's another quetion. The system I'm compiling on is missing. /usr/include/floatingpoint.h /usr/include/math.h /usr/in

Re: Two questions

2001-07-06 Thread Shaul Karl
> We are using dpkg on Solaris to manage packages. I am having a > couple of difficulties. > > 1. I've built a package, but when I install it I get this error. > > dpkg: warning, architecture `sun4u-sunos-5.8' not in remapping table > dpkg: error processing reng.cgiemail-1.6-v-1.deb (--install):

Re: GPG Key Signing

2001-07-06 Thread Jürgen A. Erhard
> "Manoj" == Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Manoj> Email ID's have value. Some one comes up with, say, a Manoj> First National Bank ID, and one trusts that ID, perhaps Manoj> some informatiopn can be given out since the person works Manoj> for the bank anyway.

Re: undocumented(7)

2001-07-06 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Fri, Jul 06, 2001 at 06:23:21PM +1000, Sam Couter wrote: > Simple question for the day: > > Should a package that has a symlink to undocumented(7) also have a Depends: > on the package that contains undocumented(7) (manpages)? It seems silly to > me that a package could have a symlink to a non

Re: Procedural clarification

2001-07-06 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
On 06-Jul-2001 Neil Conway wrote: > On Thu, Jul 05, 2001 at 11:28:50PM -0700, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: >> New maintainer is more concerned with the fact that you actually have work >> ready when you apply. So if you have a package ready for submission and >> peer >> review, submit an applicatio

Re: Procedural clarification

2001-07-06 Thread Neil Conway
On Thu, Jul 05, 2001 at 11:28:50PM -0700, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: > New maintainer is more concerned with the fact that you actually have work > ready when you apply. So if you have a package ready for submission and peer > review, submit an application. Really? The entry form at the NM corner

Re: GPG Key Signing

2001-07-06 Thread "Jürgen A. Erhard"
> "Manoj" == Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Manoj> Email ID's have value. Some one comes up with, say, a Manoj> First National Bank ID, and one trusts that ID, perhaps Manoj> some informatiopn can be given out since the person works Manoj> for the bank anyway

Re: undocumented(7)

2001-07-06 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Fri, Jul 06, 2001 at 06:23:21PM +1000, Sam Couter wrote: > Simple question for the day: > > Should a package that has a symlink to undocumented(7) also have a Depends: > on the package that contains undocumented(7) (manpages)? It seems silly to > me that a package could have a symlink to a no

Re: Procedural clarification

2001-07-06 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
On 06-Jul-2001 Neil Conway wrote: > On Thu, Jul 05, 2001 at 11:28:50PM -0700, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: >> New maintainer is more concerned with the fact that you actually have work >> ready when you apply. So if you have a package ready for submission and >> peer >> review, submit an applicati

Re: Procedural clarification

2001-07-06 Thread Neil Conway
On Thu, Jul 05, 2001 at 11:28:50PM -0700, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: > New maintainer is more concerned with the fact that you actually have work > ready when you apply. So if you have a package ready for submission and peer > review, submit an application. Really? The entry form at the NM corne

Two questions

2001-07-06 Thread David R. Van Sandt
We are using dpkg on Solaris to manage packages. I am having a couple of difficulties. 1. I've built a package, but when I install it I get this error. dpkg: warning, architecture `sun4u-sunos-5.8' not in remapping table dpkg: error processing reng.cgiemail-1.6-v-1.deb (--install): package archi

Re: GPG Key Signing

2001-07-06 Thread Roland Mas
Ralf Treinen (2001-07-06 12:54:36 +0200) : > On Mon, Jul 02, 2001 at 11:06:49PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> Jimmy/James are acceptable social contractions/tranforms. I'd > > This might be the case for people with an American cultural background. > People elsewhere in the world might ha

Two questions

2001-07-06 Thread David R. Van Sandt
We are using dpkg on Solaris to manage packages. I am having a couple of difficulties. 1. I've built a package, but when I install it I get this error. dpkg: warning, architecture `sun4u-sunos-5.8' not in remapping table dpkg: error processing reng.cgiemail-1.6-v-1.deb (--install): package arch

Re: GPG Key Signing

2001-07-06 Thread Roland Mas
Ralf Treinen (2001-07-06 12:54:36 +0200) : > On Mon, Jul 02, 2001 at 11:06:49PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> Jimmy/James are acceptable social contractions/tranforms. I'd > > This might be the case for people with an American cultural background. > People elsewhere in the world might h

Re: GPG Key Signing

2001-07-06 Thread Ralf Treinen
On Mon, Jul 02, 2001 at 11:06:49PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > >>"Jimmy" == Jimmy Kaplowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Jimmy> I noticed in your protocol that you say the name on the IDs > Jimmy> must match the name on the key. When I had my key signed, I > Jimmy> showed ID that had th

Re: Procedural clarification

2001-07-06 Thread Viral
> The question is: which do I do first, announce my > intentions to debian-devel or submit a new main- > tainer application? The application seems to want > me to announce. Other docs seem to indicate > that I should become a maintainer first. You announce your intent to package, or adopt the pa

Re: GPG Key Signing

2001-07-06 Thread Ralf Treinen
On Mon, Jul 02, 2001 at 11:06:49PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > >>"Jimmy" == Jimmy Kaplowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Jimmy> I noticed in your protocol that you say the name on the IDs > Jimmy> must match the name on the key. When I had my key signed, I > Jimmy> showed ID that had t

undocumented(7)

2001-07-06 Thread Sam Couter
Simple question for the day: Should a package that has a symlink to undocumented(7) also have a Depends: on the package that contains undocumented(7) (manpages)? It seems silly to me that a package could have a symlink to a non-existant man page in place of its own non-existant man page. -- Sam C

RE: Procedural clarification

2001-07-06 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
> The question is: which do I do first, announce my > intentions to debian-devel or submit a new main- > tainer application? The application seems to want > me to announce. Other docs seem to indicate > that I should become a maintainer first. > either is fine. Do both at the same time (-: Th

Re: Procedural clarification

2001-07-06 Thread Viral
> The question is: which do I do first, announce my > intentions to debian-devel or submit a new main- > tainer application? The application seems to want > me to announce. Other docs seem to indicate > that I should become a maintainer first. You announce your intent to package, or adopt the p

Procedural clarification

2001-07-06 Thread Greg Wiley
Good Day! I have read the materials regarding becoming a package maintainer and have chosen an orphaned package. However, either I don't quite understand the correct order of things or there is an inconsistency in the new maintainer docs. My money is on the former. The question is: which do I d

undocumented(7)

2001-07-06 Thread Sam Couter
Simple question for the day: Should a package that has a symlink to undocumented(7) also have a Depends: on the package that contains undocumented(7) (manpages)? It seems silly to me that a package could have a symlink to a non-existant man page in place of its own non-existant man page. -- Sam