Re: Sponsor request (perl again)

2002-08-18 Thread Joey Hess
Devin Carraway wrote: > This is a small Perl module I had need of during a recent project at > work, but which wasn't in Debian. > > Essentially it provides the comparison indicating that (e.g.) > 2.10.1pl1-8 is greater than 2.9.8.1-4. Small, simple, perl-only. > > Packages may be had from http:

Re: architecture in script

2002-08-18 Thread Ian Zimmerman
itz> The package uses a generic name for one of its configuration itz> files. I want to create a symlink from the generic name to the itz> correct (architecture-dependent) one. Matt> So the package is architecture: all, but uses different Matt> configuration files for different architectures? W

Re: architecture in script

2002-08-18 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Sat, Aug 17, 2002 at 11:49:24PM -0700, Ian Zimmerman wrote: > Matt> Your question has already been answered, but why do you need > Matt> this information in a maintainer script? > > The package uses a generic name for one of its configuration files. I > want to create a symlink from the gener

Re: nm.debian.org statistics buggy ?

2002-08-18 Thread Helios de Creisquer
Hi ! I do not really understand why you are so angry. I was not particularly anxious, neither agressive, I was not criticizing your work, just explaining why some things were confusing to me, and trying to understand why it was like it was. "There has been some confusion about w

Re: Sponsor request (perl again)

2002-08-18 Thread Joey Hess
Devin Carraway wrote: > This is a small Perl module I had need of during a recent project at > work, but which wasn't in Debian. > > Essentially it provides the comparison indicating that (e.g.) > 2.10.1pl1-8 is greater than 2.9.8.1-4. Small, simple, perl-only. > > Packages may be had from http

Re: architecture in script

2002-08-18 Thread Ian Zimmerman
itz> The package uses a generic name for one of its configuration itz> files. I want to create a symlink from the generic name to the itz> correct (architecture-dependent) one. Matt> So the package is architecture: all, but uses different Matt> configuration files for different architectures?

Re: nm.debian.org statistics buggy: I was accepted yesterday

2002-08-18 Thread Martin Michlmayr
* Jonathan Oxer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-08-19 08:44]: > Just to offer a ray of hope, I was accepted yesterday (new id > [EMAIL PROTECTED], but doesn't yet appear in the maintainer list on the > site). Of courses not. You appear in the page of "Applicants" (which says "If you have passed all che

Re: architecture in script

2002-08-18 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Sat, Aug 17, 2002 at 11:49:24PM -0700, Ian Zimmerman wrote: > Matt> Your question has already been answered, but why do you need > Matt> this information in a maintainer script? > > The package uses a generic name for one of its configuration files. I > want to create a symlink from the gene

Re: nm.debian.org statistics buggy: I was accepted yesterday

2002-08-18 Thread Jonathan Oxer
> Rather at a tangent, but it appears from reading the archives of > debian-newmaint that no NM has been accepted as a developer since week ending > 12 May. Is this correct? Just to offer a ray of hope, I was accepted yesterday (new id [EMAIL PROTECTED], but doesn't yet appear in the maintainer

Re: nm.debian.org statistics buggy ?

2002-08-18 Thread Helios de Creisquer
Hi ! I do not really understand why you are so angry. I was not particularly anxious, neither agressive, I was not criticizing your work, just explaining why some things were confusing to me, and trying to understand why it was like it was. "There has been some confusion about

Re: nm.debian.org statistics buggy: I was accepted yesterday

2002-08-18 Thread Martin Michlmayr
* Jonathan Oxer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-08-19 08:44]: > Just to offer a ray of hope, I was accepted yesterday (new id > [EMAIL PROTECTED], but doesn't yet appear in the maintainer list on the > site). Of courses not. You appear in the page of "Applicants" (which says "If you have passed all ch

Re: What to do on accidential upload

2002-08-18 Thread Julian Gilbey
On Sun, Aug 18, 2002 at 08:19:35PM +0200, Andreas Rottmann wrote: > Hi! > > I uploaded a package (quick-lounge-applet) to unstable that sould have > gone to experimental (mostly due to a dependency on libpanel-applet2). > > /me slaps himself fiercly > > How can I try to clean this mess up? It's

Re: nm.debian.org statistics buggy: I was accepted yesterday

2002-08-18 Thread Jonathan Oxer
> Rather at a tangent, but it appears from reading the archives of > debian-newmaint that no NM has been accepted as a developer since week ending > 12 May. Is this correct? Just to offer a ray of hope, I was accepted yesterday (new id [EMAIL PROTECTED], but doesn't yet appear in the maintainer

What to do on accidential upload

2002-08-18 Thread Andreas Rottmann
Hi! I uploaded a package (quick-lounge-applet) to unstable that sould have gone to experimental (mostly due to a dependency on libpanel-applet2). /me slaps himself fiercly How can I try to clean this mess up? Regards, Andy -- Andreas Rottmann | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: What to do on accidential upload

2002-08-18 Thread Julian Gilbey
On Sun, Aug 18, 2002 at 08:19:35PM +0200, Andreas Rottmann wrote: > Hi! > > I uploaded a package (quick-lounge-applet) to unstable that sould have > gone to experimental (mostly due to a dependency on libpanel-applet2). > > /me slaps himself fiercly > > How can I try to clean this mess up? It'

Re: Orig tarball naming

2002-08-18 Thread Marc Haber
On Sun, 18 Aug 2002 14:57:22 +0100, Paul Cupis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Fair enough. Use whatever is best for you. Thanks for pointing out pbuilder to me, and for the example which will be in the archives for other people to learn. Greetings Marc -- -- !!

What to do on accidential upload

2002-08-18 Thread Andreas Rottmann
Hi! I uploaded a package (quick-lounge-applet) to unstable that sould have gone to experimental (mostly due to a dependency on libpanel-applet2). /me slaps himself fiercly How can I try to clean this mess up? Regards, Andy -- Andreas Rottmann | Dru@ICQ| 118634484@ICQ | [EMAIL

Re: architecture in script

2002-08-18 Thread Geert Stappers
At 16:14 +0200 8/18/02, Ian Zimmerman wrote: >itz> The package uses a generic name for one of its configuration >itz> files. I >want to create a symlink from the generic name to the >itz> correct (architecture-dependent) one. > >Geert> Could you tell us that makes sence? Could you tell us t

Re: architecture in script

2002-08-18 Thread Colin Watson
On Sun, Aug 18, 2002 at 07:14:18AM -0700, Ian Zimmerman wrote: > Colin> It makes perfect sense if the package he's talking about is > Colin> Architecture: all. > > Colin> Personally I might be inclined to make the package > Colin> Architecture: any in this case, though. > > I assume by this you m

Re: Orig tarball naming

2002-08-18 Thread Marc Haber
On Sun, 18 Aug 2002 14:57:22 +0100, Paul Cupis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Fair enough. Use whatever is best for you. Thanks for pointing out pbuilder to me, and for the example which will be in the archives for other people to learn. Greetings Marc -- -- !!

Re: architecture in script

2002-08-18 Thread Ian Zimmerman
itz> The package uses a generic name for one of its configuration itz> files. I >want to create a symlink from the generic name to the itz> correct (architecture-dependent) one. Geert> Could you tell us that makes sence? Colin> It makes perfect sense if the package he's talking about is Colin>

Re: Orig tarball naming

2002-08-18 Thread Paul Cupis
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 18 August 2002 09:11, Marc Haber wrote: > So all I'll would have to is > (1) cvs checkout my package in the right version for the target > distribution > (2) invoke pbuilder to build in a chroot of the target distribution? > > How does pbuil

Re: architecture in script

2002-08-18 Thread Geert Stappers
At 16:14 +0200 8/18/02, Ian Zimmerman wrote: >itz> The package uses a generic name for one of its configuration >itz> files. I >want to create a symlink from the generic name to the >itz> correct (architecture-dependent) one. > >Geert> Could you tell us that makes sence? Could you tell us

Re: architecture in script

2002-08-18 Thread Colin Watson
On Sun, Aug 18, 2002 at 07:14:18AM -0700, Ian Zimmerman wrote: > Colin> It makes perfect sense if the package he's talking about is > Colin> Architecture: all. > > Colin> Personally I might be inclined to make the package > Colin> Architecture: any in this case, though. > > I assume by this you

Re: architecture in script

2002-08-18 Thread Ian Zimmerman
itz> The package uses a generic name for one of its configuration itz> files. I >want to create a symlink from the generic name to the itz> correct (architecture-dependent) one. Geert> Could you tell us that makes sence? Colin> It makes perfect sense if the package he's talking about is Colin>

Re: Orig tarball naming

2002-08-18 Thread Paul Cupis
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 18 August 2002 09:11, Marc Haber wrote: > So all I'll would have to is > (1) cvs checkout my package in the right version for the target > distribution > (2) invoke pbuilder to build in a chroot of the target distribution? > > How does pbui

Re: obsolete, harmful conf files

2002-08-18 Thread Colin Watson
On Sun, Aug 18, 2002 at 12:02:03PM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote: > At 1:05 +0200 6/25/02, Oliver Kurth wrote: > >In principle they have moved to another location, > >/etc/network/if-{up,down}.d, > >and at the same I have greatly changed them. What happens if they are not > >removed is that both of

Re: architecture in script

2002-08-18 Thread Colin Watson
On Sun, Aug 18, 2002 at 11:02:44AM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote: > At 8:49 +0200 8/18/02, Ian Zimmerman wrote: > >The package uses a generic name for one of its configuration files. I > >want to create a symlink from the generic name to the correct > >(architecture-dependent) one. > > Could you te

Re: obsolete, harmful conf files

2002-08-18 Thread Geert Stappers
At 1:05 +0200 6/25/02, Oliver Kurth wrote: >On Mon, Jun 24, 2002 at 03:42:25PM -0700, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: >> >> On 24-Jun-2002 Oliver Kurth wrote: >> > Hello! >> > >> > I have changed a package and made some files in >>/etc/pcmcia/ip-{up,down}.d/ >> > obsolete. Since they are in /etc they ar

Re: architecture in script

2002-08-18 Thread Geert Stappers
At 8:49 +0200 8/18/02, Ian Zimmerman wrote: >itz> Hi, how can I easily determine the host architecture string in a >itz> maintainer script? dpkg-architecture is in the dpkg-dev package, >itz> which I obviously cannot depend on. I could massage the output >itz> of uname or arch, but that seems too

Re: Orig tarball naming

2002-08-18 Thread Marc Haber
On Sat, 17 Aug 2002 17:58:21 +0100, Paul Cupis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Friday 16 August 2002 23:27, Marc Haber wrote: >> Looks like I'll have to say goodbye to my practice of building in a >> virgin changeroot, or that I'll have to modify my scripts to put the >> upstream tarball where cvs-b

Re: obsolete, harmful conf files

2002-08-18 Thread Colin Watson
On Sun, Aug 18, 2002 at 12:02:03PM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote: > At 1:05 +0200 6/25/02, Oliver Kurth wrote: > >In principle they have moved to another location, /etc/network/if-{up,down}.d, > >and at the same I have greatly changed them. What happens if they are not > >removed is that both of the

Re: architecture in script

2002-08-18 Thread Colin Watson
On Sun, Aug 18, 2002 at 11:02:44AM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote: > At 8:49 +0200 8/18/02, Ian Zimmerman wrote: > >The package uses a generic name for one of its configuration files. I > >want to create a symlink from the generic name to the correct > >(architecture-dependent) one. > > Could you t

Re: obsolete, harmful conf files

2002-08-18 Thread Geert Stappers
At 1:05 +0200 6/25/02, Oliver Kurth wrote: >On Mon, Jun 24, 2002 at 03:42:25PM -0700, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: >> >> On 24-Jun-2002 Oliver Kurth wrote: >> > Hello! >> > >> > I have changed a package and made some files in >>/etc/pcmcia/ip-{up,down}.d/ >> > obsolete. Since they are in /etc they a

Re: architecture in script

2002-08-18 Thread Ian Zimmerman
itz> Hi, how can I easily determine the host architecture string in a itz> maintainer script? dpkg-architecture is in the dpkg-dev package, itz> which I obviously cannot depend on. I could massage the output itz> of uname or arch, but that seems too ugly (and I don't even know itz> what all the

Re: architecture in script

2002-08-18 Thread Geert Stappers
At 8:49 +0200 8/18/02, Ian Zimmerman wrote: >itz> Hi, how can I easily determine the host architecture string in a >itz> maintainer script? dpkg-architecture is in the dpkg-dev package, >itz> which I obviously cannot depend on. I could massage the output >itz> of uname or arch, but that seems to

Re: Orig tarball naming

2002-08-18 Thread Marc Haber
On Sat, 17 Aug 2002 17:58:21 +0100, Paul Cupis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Friday 16 August 2002 23:27, Marc Haber wrote: >> Looks like I'll have to say goodbye to my practice of building in a >> virgin changeroot, or that I'll have to modify my scripts to put the >> upstream tarball where cvs-