Re: On replacing orphaned packages

2003-01-30 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Thu, 30 Jan 2003, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > Should this packages be listed as orphan, or should they be encouraged to > disappear? I think the way to handle this is, if you *really* want to see them disappear, then find all the packages that depend on them and fix it so they don't. Take over maint

Re: faqomatic bug handling question

2003-01-30 Thread jereme
[snips:] Filippo Giunchedi wrote: > >How can this be? Could the reporter have been using a non-debian > >package? Current upstream is 2.717. > sure, for example by using unofficial repository or by building the > package using debian/ directory sometimes bundled with upstream > source (e

Re: [dkg@internetpeople.at: [SMARTY-DEV] Debian package for smarty?]

2003-01-30 Thread Colin Watson
On Thu, Jan 30, 2003 at 09:29:07AM -0600, Steve Langasek wrote: > You ought to send such questions to the maintainer of the php4-pear > package ([EMAIL PROTECTED]); As I understand it, [EMAIL PROTECTED] reaches only those subscribed to the package via the package tracking system, and not the maint

Re: On replacing orphaned packages

2003-01-30 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Thu, 30 Jan 2003, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > Should this packages be listed as orphan, or should they be encouraged to > disappear? I think the way to handle this is, if you *really* want to see them disappear, then find all the packages that depend on them and fix it so they don't. Take over maint

Re: faqomatic bug handling question

2003-01-30 Thread jereme
[snips:] Filippo Giunchedi wrote: > >How can this be? Could the reporter have been using a non-debian > >package? Current upstream is 2.717. > sure, for example by using unofficial repository or by building the > package using debian/ directory sometimes bundled with upstream > source (e

Re: Mentor needed for python-opengl2

2003-01-30 Thread Thomas Wouters
On Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 05:23:17PM +0100, Thomas Wouters wrote: > Hi, my name is Thomas Wouters and I'm looking for a mentor. :) > The PyOpenGL debian package, python-opengl, is heavily outdated, being > version 1.5.7 whereas the upstream stable version is 2.0.0.44 by now. It > also has some othe

Re: [dkg@internetpeople.at: [SMARTY-DEV] Debian package for smarty?]

2003-01-30 Thread Colin Watson
On Thu, Jan 30, 2003 at 09:29:07AM -0600, Steve Langasek wrote: > You ought to send such questions to the maintainer of the php4-pear > package ([EMAIL PROTECTED]); As I understand it, [EMAIL PROTECTED] reaches only those subscribed to the package via the package tracking system, and not the maint

Re: Mentor needed for python-opengl2

2003-01-30 Thread Thomas Wouters
On Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 05:23:17PM +0100, Thomas Wouters wrote: > Hi, my name is Thomas Wouters and I'm looking for a mentor. :) > The PyOpenGL debian package, python-opengl, is heavily outdated, being > version 1.5.7 whereas the upstream stable version is 2.0.0.44 by now. It > also has some othe

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2003-01-30 Thread Alberto G. Hierro
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Re: What to do with logfiles on purge?

2003-01-30 Thread Andreas Metzler
On Thu, Jan 30, 2003 at 12:13:40PM -0500, Matt Zimmerman wrote: > On Thu, Jan 30, 2003 at 03:26:01PM +0100, Andreas Metzler wrote: > > Is it ok to simply remove logfiles on purge? > http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-files.html#s11.8 Thanks. I don't know how I managed to overlook this.

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2003-01-30 Thread Karolina Lindqvist
I have been inofficially packing KDE 3.1 since several months. I have also packed a number of KDE 3.1 applications (47 different right now) together with it. (But that is fast packing, without bug fixing, except for making them build) Now KDE 3.1 is going to make it into SID, so I was thinking

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2003-01-30 Thread Alberto G. Hierro
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Re: What to do with logfiles on purge?

2003-01-30 Thread Andreas Metzler
On Thu, Jan 30, 2003 at 12:13:40PM -0500, Matt Zimmerman wrote: > On Thu, Jan 30, 2003 at 03:26:01PM +0100, Andreas Metzler wrote: > > Is it ok to simply remove logfiles on purge? > http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-files.html#s11.8 Thanks. I don't know how I managed to overlook this.

Looking for a sponsor

2003-01-30 Thread Karolina Lindqvist
I have been inofficially packing KDE 3.1 since several months. I have also packed a number of KDE 3.1 applications (47 different right now) together with it. (But that is fast packing, without bug fixing, except for making them build) Now KDE 3.1 is going to make it into SID, so I was thinking

Re: What to do with logfiles on purge?

2003-01-30 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Thu, Jan 30, 2003 at 03:26:01PM +0100, Andreas Metzler wrote: > Is it ok to simply remove logfiles on purge? http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-files.html#s11.8 -- - mdz

On replacing orphaned packages

2003-01-30 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Hi, When going through the list of orphaned packages looking for something to adopt, I found several packages which seem to be obsolete - For example, bugs #151249 and #151250 are respectively filed against libgifgraph-perl and libiniconf-perl, and they both state that the packages should be repla

Re: [dkg@internetpeople.at: [SMARTY-DEV] Debian package for smarty?]

2003-01-30 Thread Steve Langasek
Hello, On Thu, Jan 30, 2003 at 10:18:12AM +0100, Daniel K. Gebhart wrote: > following my question.. > Will smarty be a part of the debian package `php4-pear' in the future? > If not, I'm on the way to package this great piece of software.. You ought to send such questions to the maintainer of th

Re: ltsp

2003-01-30 Thread Jason Pepas
> I have been working the fringes of the LTSP project for the last two > years as I learn linux and have recently agreed to take over the > maintenance of their debian packages. My goal is to make these packages > conform to the requirements of the debian distribution and to see them > become offi

Re: What to do with logfiles on purge?

2003-01-30 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Thu, Jan 30, 2003 at 03:26:01PM +0100, Andreas Metzler wrote: > Is it ok to simply remove logfiles on purge? http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-files.html#s11.8 -- - mdz -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECT

On replacing orphaned packages

2003-01-30 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Hi, When going through the list of orphaned packages looking for something to adopt, I found several packages which seem to be obsolete - For example, bugs #151249 and #151250 are respectively filed against libgifgraph-perl and libiniconf-perl, and they both state that the packages should be repla

What to do with logfiles on purge?

2003-01-30 Thread Andreas Metzler
Hello, Is it ok to simply remove logfiles on purge? cu andreas

Re: [dkg@internetpeople.at: [SMARTY-DEV] Debian package for smarty?]

2003-01-30 Thread Steve Langasek
Hello, On Thu, Jan 30, 2003 at 10:18:12AM +0100, Daniel K. Gebhart wrote: > following my question.. > Will smarty be a part of the debian package `php4-pear' in the future? > If not, I'm on the way to package this great piece of software.. You ought to send such questions to the maintainer of th

Re: ltsp

2003-01-30 Thread Jason Pepas
> I have been working the fringes of the LTSP project for the last two > years as I learn linux and have recently agreed to take over the > maintenance of their debian packages. My goal is to make these packages > conform to the requirements of the debian distribution and to see them > become offi

Re: faqomatic bug handling question

2003-01-30 Thread Filippo Giunchedi
On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 10:46:19PM -0500, jereme wrote: > Hi all, > > >I am working on fixing my first bug in the package faqomatic, which >I would like to adopt. I have a few "how should this be handled" >questions. > >The bug is #177890 and it basically reports that faqomatic,

What to do with logfiles on purge?

2003-01-30 Thread Andreas Metzler
Hello, Is it ok to simply remove logfiles on purge? cu andreas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: faqomatic bug handling question

2003-01-30 Thread Filippo Giunchedi
On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 10:46:19PM -0500, jereme wrote: > Hi all, > > >I am working on fixing my first bug in the package faqomatic, which >I would like to adopt. I have a few "how should this be handled" >questions. > >The bug is #177890 and it basically reports that faqomatic,

[dkg@internetpeople.at: [SMARTY-DEV] Debian package for smarty?]

2003-01-30 Thread Daniel K. Gebhart
following my question.. -- | Daniel K. Gebhart \ aka con-fuse or dkg | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>\ | gpg key-id: 0xF4129574 \ crypted mail preferred | fingerprint: 10A6 A760 2635 6184 981A B19E 03AC D8F6 F412 9574 `

[dkg@internetpeople.at: [SMARTY-DEV] Debian package for smarty?]

2003-01-30 Thread Daniel K. Gebhart
following my question.. -- | Daniel K. Gebhart \ aka con-fuse or dkg | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> \ | gpg key-id: 0xF4129574 \ crypted mail preferred | fingerprint: 10A6 A760 2635 6184 981A B19E 03AC D8F6 F412 9574 `---