Re: Creation of tmp directory with buildpackage

2001-07-27 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 03:46:17AM +0100, Will Newton wrote: > dh_installdirs --package=otcl1 --tmpdir=./debian/tmp > dh_installdirs --package=otcl-dev --tmpdir=./debian/tmp > > # Add here commands to install the package into debian/tmp > install -d debian/tmp >

How often is "finger" output updated?

2001-07-27 Thread Warren A. Layton
I have uploaded an updated version of my public key to keyring.debian.org (I just attended the key signing party at OLS). Unfortunately, the output of finger for my e-mail address at debian.org still displays my old key. The Developer's Reference states that there is some delay, which I assumed wa

Re: Creation of tmp directory with buildpackage

2001-07-27 Thread Will Newton
On Saturday 28 July 2001 3:20 am, Joshua Haberman wrote: > If your source package creates more than one binary package and the > upstream Makefile installs everything at once, then debian/tmp and > dh_movefiles are useful. But otherwise debian/ is easiest. It seems I can get the package to build

Re: Creation of tmp directory with buildpackage

2001-07-27 Thread Joshua Haberman
* Will Newton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Saturday 28 July 2001 2:33 am, Ben Collins wrote: > > > Why not make the change in debian/rules rather than in the package's > > Makefile? > > > > > > install -d debian/tmp > > $(MAKE) install DESTDIR=$(PWD)/debian/tmp > > > > Should do the tri

Re: Creation of tmp directory with buildpackage

2001-07-27 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 03:46:17AM +0100, Will Newton wrote: > dh_installdirs --package=otcl1 --tmpdir=./debian/tmp > dh_installdirs --package=otcl-dev --tmpdir=./debian/tmp > > # Add here commands to install the package into debian/tmp > install -d debian/tmp >

Re: Creation of tmp directory with buildpackage

2001-07-27 Thread Will Newton
On Saturday 28 July 2001 2:33 am, Ben Collins wrote: > Why not make the change in debian/rules rather than in the package's > Makefile? > > > install -d debian/tmp > $(MAKE) install DESTDIR=$(PWD)/debian/tmp > > Should do the trick. This way I have to manually create all dirs under de

Re: Creation of tmp directory with buildpackage

2001-07-27 Thread Ben Collins
On Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 01:24:21AM +0100, Will Newton wrote: > > I've been trying to create my first debian package following the New > Maintainers Guide, and I've run into a problem. The guide mentions that > binaries should be installed to ./debian/tmp and then dh_movefiles will move > them a

How often is "finger" output updated?

2001-07-27 Thread Warren A. Layton
I have uploaded an updated version of my public key to keyring.debian.org (I just attended the key signing party at OLS). Unfortunately, the output of finger for my e-mail address at debian.org still displays my old key. The Developer's Reference states that there is some delay, which I assumed w

Creation of tmp directory with buildpackage

2001-07-27 Thread Will Newton
I've been trying to create my first debian package following the New Maintainers Guide, and I've run into a problem. The guide mentions that binaries should be installed to ./debian/tmp and then dh_movefiles will move them as necessary to the correct destination. Unfortunately, while the desti

Re: Creation of tmp directory with buildpackage

2001-07-27 Thread Will Newton
On Saturday 28 July 2001 3:20 am, Joshua Haberman wrote: > If your source package creates more than one binary package and the > upstream Makefile installs everything at once, then debian/tmp and > dh_movefiles are useful. But otherwise debian/ is easiest. It seems I can get the package to build

Re: Creation of tmp directory with buildpackage

2001-07-27 Thread Joshua Haberman
* Will Newton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Saturday 28 July 2001 2:33 am, Ben Collins wrote: > > > Why not make the change in debian/rules rather than in the package's > > Makefile? > > > > > > install -d debian/tmp > > $(MAKE) install DESTDIR=$(PWD)/debian/tmp > > > > Should do the tr

Re: Creation of tmp directory with buildpackage

2001-07-27 Thread Will Newton
On Saturday 28 July 2001 2:33 am, Ben Collins wrote: > Why not make the change in debian/rules rather than in the package's > Makefile? > > > install -d debian/tmp > $(MAKE) install DESTDIR=$(PWD)/debian/tmp > > Should do the trick. This way I have to manually create all dirs under d

Re: Creation of tmp directory with buildpackage

2001-07-27 Thread Ben Collins
On Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 01:24:21AM +0100, Will Newton wrote: > > I've been trying to create my first debian package following the New > Maintainers Guide, and I've run into a problem. The guide mentions that > binaries should be installed to ./debian/tmp and then dh_movefiles will move > them

Creation of tmp directory with buildpackage

2001-07-27 Thread Will Newton
I've been trying to create my first debian package following the New Maintainers Guide, and I've run into a problem. The guide mentions that binaries should be installed to ./debian/tmp and then dh_movefiles will move them as necessary to the correct destination. Unfortunately, while the dest

Re: About NM, email and spam

2001-07-27 Thread Filip Van Raemdonck
On Thu, Jul 26, 2001 at 11:08:50PM +1000, Sam Couter wrote: > > Or maybe MS could get out of the habit of hiding file extensions. > > ... but those file extension thingys are just too confusing! How am I > supposed to know what they mean? The computer should just do what I want! s/I want/M\$ want

Re: About NM, email and spam

2001-07-27 Thread Filip Van Raemdonck
On Thu, Jul 26, 2001 at 11:08:50PM +1000, Sam Couter wrote: > > Or maybe MS could get out of the habit of hiding file extensions. > > ... but those file extension thingys are just too confusing! How am I > supposed to know what they mean? The computer should just do what I want! s/I want/M\$ wan

Re: About NM, email and spam

2001-07-27 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Thu, Jul 26, 2001 at 11:08:50PM +1000, Sam Couter wrote: > I don't think the warning that macros could be virii actually achieves > anything. Users just hit the "Yeah, whatever" button and get infected > anyway. Hitting those buttons becomes a reflex with no thought at all. Well, at least they

Re: About NM, email and spam

2001-07-27 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Thu, Jul 26, 2001 at 11:08:50PM +1000, Sam Couter wrote: > I don't think the warning that macros could be virii actually achieves > anything. Users just hit the "Yeah, whatever" button and get infected > anyway. Hitting those buttons becomes a reflex with no thought at all. Well, at least they