sponsor for kernel-patch-ck

2002-10-21 Thread Graham Wilson
i am looking for a sponsor for kernel-patch-ck, which is Con Kolivas' [1] patch for the linux kernel to improve responsiveness. packages are available at: http://decoy.wox.org/~bob/debian/ which apt-getable. [1] http://kernel.kolivas.net/ -- gram pgp1enVOntwdG.pgp Description: PGP signature

adopting a package

2002-10-21 Thread Andreas Klein
I want do adopt the package **larswm**. I have several years Linux experience but I'm a newbi to debian. So I need a quick introdution in "Howto maintain a debian package". Thanks for your help. Andreas Klein -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscrib

Re: New gnometab to lookup

2002-10-21 Thread Stefan Schwandter
Joachim Breitner wrote: > the upstream developer just released a new version, so If anybody wants > to be a sponsor for that, they can have a look at the new version > instead. I'm interested in getting this package into debian (I've been looking for a good tablature editor for linux for some tim

sponsor for kernel-patch-ck

2002-10-21 Thread Graham Wilson
i am looking for a sponsor for kernel-patch-ck, which is Con Kolivas' [1] patch for the linux kernel to improve responsiveness. packages are available at: http://decoy.wox.org/~bob/debian/ which apt-getable. [1] http://kernel.kolivas.net/ -- gram msg07537/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP sign

Re: moving a config file

2002-10-21 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 05:13:54PM +0200, Martin Godisch wrote: > On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 16:41:01 +0200, Oliver Kurth wrote: > > > #!/bin/sh -e > > > > ##$DEBIAN_SCRIPT_DEBUG || set -v -x > > > > if [ "$1" = "upgrade" ] ; then > > if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt "0.1.6-1" ; then > > > >

Re: New gnometab to lookup

2002-10-21 Thread Roger Leigh
Joachim Breitner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Can someone tell me if it is ok if config.sub and config.guess appears > in the .diff.gz, and if not how I get rid of them? You can have whatever you want in your .diff.gz (it's your diff, you call the shots!). I think the real question is, do /you/

Re: CVS dir in package source

2002-10-21 Thread Roger Leigh
Michael Beattie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sun, Oct 20, 2002 at 04:22:52PM -0600, Joel Baker wrote: > > > Minor nitpick: > > > > > > You must use `$Id:$', or cvs will not expand it. The `:' is needed. > > > > Your assertion does not agree with my experience... I consistantly use $Id$ > >

Sponsor request for an ITA

2002-10-21 Thread Roberto
Hello, I'd like to adopt the package linuxconf. I've also packaged ahtty, a small utility by Randall Maas, of which I've given account in a previous message (two days ago). I'm not, unfortunately, a Debian maintainer, so I'd be very grateful to anyone willing to be my sponsor. The package

Re: New gnometab to lookup

2002-10-21 Thread Joachim Breitner
Hi Stefan, Am Mon, 2002-10-21 um 17.08 schrieb Stefan Schwandter: > Joachim Breitner wrote: > > the upstream developer just released a new version, so If anybody wants > > to be a sponsor for that, they can have a look at the new version > > instead. > I'm interested in getting this package into d

Re: New gnometab to lookup

2002-10-21 Thread Roger Leigh
Joachim Breitner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Can someone tell me if it is ok if config.sub and config.guess appears > in the .diff.gz, and if not how I get rid of them? You can have whatever you want in your .diff.gz (it's your diff, you call the shots!). I think the real question is, do /you/

Re: CVS dir in package source

2002-10-21 Thread Roger Leigh
Michael Beattie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sun, Oct 20, 2002 at 04:22:52PM -0600, Joel Baker wrote: > > > Minor nitpick: > > > > > > You must use `$Id:$', or cvs will not expand it. The `:' is needed. > > > > Your assertion does not agree with my experience... I consistantly use $Id$ > >

Sponsor request for an ITA

2002-10-21 Thread Roberto
Hello, I'd like to adopt the package linuxconf. I've also packaged ahtty, a small utility by Randall Maas, of which I've given account in a previous message (two days ago). I'm not, unfortunately, a Debian maintainer, so I'd be very grateful to anyone willing to be my sponsor. The package

Re: New gnometab to lookup

2002-10-21 Thread Joachim Breitner
Hi Stefan, Am Mon, 2002-10-21 um 17.08 schrieb Stefan Schwandter: > Joachim Breitner wrote: > > the upstream developer just released a new version, so If anybody wants > > to be a sponsor for that, they can have a look at the new version > > instead. > I'm interested in getting this package into d

Re: moving a config file

2002-10-21 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Tue, Oct 22, 2002 at 12:08:01AM +1000, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > > Hi, > > I want to move some conffiles from one directory to another in a package > upgrade. Can I simply move it in the preinst? I suppose I will possibly > have to create the target directory too unless I pre-depend on the > pac

Re: moving a config file

2002-10-21 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 05:13:54PM +0200, Martin Godisch wrote: > On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 16:41:01 +0200, Oliver Kurth wrote: > > > #!/bin/sh -e > > > > ##$DEBIAN_SCRIPT_DEBUG || set -v -x > > > > if [ "$1" = "upgrade" ] ; then > > if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt "0.1.6-1" ; then > > > >

Re: New gnometab to lookup

2002-10-21 Thread Stefan Schwandter
Joachim Breitner wrote: > the upstream developer just released a new version, so If anybody wants > to be a sponsor for that, they can have a look at the new version > instead. I'm interested in getting this package into debian (I've been looking for a good tablature editor for linux for some tim

Re: moving a config file

2002-10-21 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Tue, Oct 22, 2002 at 12:08:01AM +1000, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > > Hi, > > I want to move some conffiles from one directory to another in a package > upgrade. Can I simply move it in the preinst? I suppose I will possibly > have to create the target directory too unless I pre-depend on the > pac

moving a config file

2002-10-21 Thread Hamish Moffatt
Hi, I want to move some conffiles from one directory to another in a package upgrade. Can I simply move it in the preinst? I suppose I will possibly have to create the target directory too unless I pre-depend on the package which would own it (not desirable). Thanks Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt VK

Re: Converting dpkg-conffile in postinst

2002-10-21 Thread Marc Haber
On 20 Oct 2002 10:18:58 -0400, Colin Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Sun, 2002-10-20 at 02:09, Marc Haber wrote: >> Can anybody name me a package that does a conffile conversion in the >> maintainer scripts, and does a decent job? I desparately need to steal >> some code ;) > >I believe netb