How do I compile for different architectures?

2004-03-03 Thread Jörgen Hägg
I'm maintaining a package in non-free, which means that it will probably never be compiled automatically (lowest priority). So I need to do that myself. And I can find the available compile hosts on http://db.debian.org/machines.cgi. I usually builds my package using 'dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroo

Re: RFS: Bootsplash

2004-03-03 Thread Matthew A. Nicholson
On Wed, 3 Mar 2004 10:34:53 +0100, David Weinehall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 09:50:53AM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For the scripts in sysv-rc-bootsplash, this should from a cursory glance, be as easy as removing the function keyword and adding () after the function-

Re: RFS: Bootsplash

2004-03-03 Thread Matthew A. Nicholson
On Wed, 3 Mar 2004 10:34:53 +0100, David Weinehall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 09:50:53AM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For the scripts in sysv-rc-bootsplash, this should from a cursory glance, be as easy as removing the function keyword and adding () after the function-

Re: RFS: pdfmerge

2004-03-03 Thread Michael Schiansky
Hi Philipp! On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 12:33:39AM +0100, Philipp Gortan wrote: > >The proper place for the script (after doing things right) is > >ghostscript upstream. Take a look at pdf2ps and try to get your program > >next to that. There's no reason to produce packages for a one liner. > ok, so w

RFS: rc-sysv-conf

2004-03-03 Thread Joe Oppegaard
Hello, I'm looking for a sponsor for rc-sysv-conf, which is a run-level configuration program for Sys-V like init script links. rc-sysv-conf is much more flexible then rcconf, for it allows you to update links in any run-level, makes good decisions on what priority numbers to use for the links (if

RFS: evolvotron (graphcs)

2004-03-03 Thread Tim Day
I'm the developer of evolvotron, an interactive evolutionary art program. Home page: http://www.bottlenose.demon.co.uk/share/evolvotron/index.htm Examples: http://www.bottlenose.demon.co.uk/share/evolvotron/gallery.htm Project page: http://sourceforge.net/projects/evolvotron/index.htm I'd like to

Re: RFS: pdfmerge

2004-03-03 Thread Michael Schiansky
Hi Philipp! On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 12:33:39AM +0100, Philipp Gortan wrote: > >The proper place for the script (after doing things right) is > >ghostscript upstream. Take a look at pdf2ps and try to get your program > >next to that. There's no reason to produce packages for a one liner. > ok, so w

RFS: rc-sysv-conf

2004-03-03 Thread Joe Oppegaard
Hello, I'm looking for a sponsor for rc-sysv-conf, which is a run-level configuration program for Sys-V like init script links. rc-sysv-conf is much more flexible then rcconf, for it allows you to update links in any run-level, makes good decisions on what priority numbers to use for the links (if

RFS: evolvotron (graphcs)

2004-03-03 Thread Tim Day
I'm the developer of evolvotron, an interactive evolutionary art program. Home page: http://www.bottlenose.demon.co.uk/share/evolvotron/index.htm Examples: http://www.bottlenose.demon.co.uk/share/evolvotron/gallery.htm Project page: http://sourceforge.net/projects/evolvotron/index.htm I'd like to

Re: New packager wannabe seeking guidance

2004-03-03 Thread Jarno Elonen
> The product is a Java application and it's only prerequisite is a JRE > (or an SDK) version >= 1.4. That's too bad - it can't go to Main then since JDK is non-free. If you know Java, you might want to try if you could make it compile with Kaffe or other Free JREs. > How can I proceed from her

Re: New packager wannabe seeking guidance

2004-03-03 Thread era+debian
On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 18:21:46 +0100, Bob Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted to debian-mentors: > (http://freemind.sourceforge.net). > Would like to make a deb package for it. > How can I proceed from here ? Debian New Maintainers' Guide This document will try to describe building of a Deb

Re: New packager wannabe seeking guidance

2004-03-03 Thread Jarno Elonen
> The product is a Java application and it's only prerequisite is a JRE > (or an SDK) version >= 1.4. That's too bad - it can't go to Main then since JDK is non-free. If you know Java, you might want to try if you could make it compile with Kaffe or other Free JREs. > How can I proceed from her

New packager wannabe seeking guidance

2004-03-03 Thread Bob Alexander
Love Debian. Partecipate in an Open Source project called Freemind (http://freemind.sourceforge.net). Would like to make a deb package for it. The product is a Java application and it's only prerequisite is a JRE (or an SDK) version >= 1.4. How can I proceed from here ? Thank you very muc

Re: New packager wannabe seeking guidance

2004-03-03 Thread era+debian
On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 18:21:46 +0100, Bob Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted to debian-mentors: > (http://freemind.sourceforge.net). > Would like to make a deb package for it. > How can I proceed from here ? Debian New Maintainers' Guide This document will try to describe building of a Deb

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Re: RFS: pdfmerge

2004-03-03 Thread Philipp Gortan
Kalle Kivimaa wrote: pdftk - A useful tool for manipulating PDF documents Totally right, but: depends: libgcj4 (>= 1:3.3.2-1) Java runtime library for use with gcj -- When in doubt, use brute force. -- Ken Thompson

Re: RFS: pdfmerge

2004-03-03 Thread Steve Langasek
On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 12:33:39AM +0100, Philipp Gortan wrote: > Thomas Viehmann wrote: > >The proper place for the script (after doing things right) is > >ghostscript upstream. Take a look at pdf2ps and try to get your program > >next to that. There's no reason to produce packages for a one line

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2004-03-03 Thread Bob Alexander
Love Debian. Partecipate in an Open Source project called Freemind (http://freemind.sourceforge.net). Would like to make a deb package for it. The product is a Java application and it's only prerequisite is a JRE (or an SDK) version >= 1.4. How can I proceed from here ? Thank you very much.

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Re: RFS: pdfmerge

2004-03-03 Thread Philipp Gortan
Kalle Kivimaa wrote: pdftk - A useful tool for manipulating PDF documents Totally right, but: depends: libgcj4 (>= 1:3.3.2-1) Java runtime library for use with gcj -- When in doubt, use brute force. -- Ken Thompson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: RFS: pdfmerge

2004-03-03 Thread Steve Langasek
On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 12:33:39AM +0100, Philipp Gortan wrote: > Thomas Viehmann wrote: > >The proper place for the script (after doing things right) is > >ghostscript upstream. Take a look at pdf2ps and try to get your program > >next to that. There's no reason to produce packages for a one line

Re: RFS: pdfmerge

2004-03-03 Thread Kalle Kivimaa
Philipp Gortan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I think the question is: If I am a non-professional user and i wanted > to merge a bunch of pdf files, would I know what to look for in > dselect? killer ~ % apt-cache search merge pdf pdftk - A useful tool for manipulating PDF documents -- * Sufficie

Re: RFS: ckermit -- a serial and network communications package

2004-03-03 Thread Ian Beckwith
> That is a real shame, I would love to see ckermit move into main. Can you let > us know what they need that cannot be satisfied by one of the approved > licenses? There were various minor problems they were willing to address (eg the requirement to sent modifications upstream), but the centra

Re: RFS: pdfmerge

2004-03-03 Thread Ben Young
--- Philipp Gortan wrote: > Hi mentors, > > thanks for your input, > > Ben Young wrote: > > In a way I agree w/ Jepri. If I want a specific > > script, I would like to be able to install it > right > > away (few Kbs of script in my system is ok!) and > not > > download the whole package of 32mb o

Re: RFS: pdfmerge

2004-03-03 Thread Philipp Gortan
Hi mentors, thanks for your input, Ben Young wrote: In a way I agree w/ Jepri. If I want a specific script, I would like to be able to install it right away (few Kbs of script in my system is ok!) and not download the whole package of 32mb of a larger unknown program with another weird name jus

Re: RFS: pdfmerge

2004-03-03 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Wed, 2004-03-03 at 09:52, Jepri wrote: > pretty much everything in coreutils could be done with a perl one > liner. Strictly speaking, anything could be done with a perl one-liner, it's just that the line might be rather long depending on what you want to do. :) > Matthew Palmer wrote: > >Eh

Re: RFS: pdfmerge

2004-03-03 Thread Ben Young
--- Jepri wrote: [...] > As a sysadmin, > using Solaris is about > as much fun as being beaten, thanks to the lack of > unecessary and > frivolous scripts like this one. I always prefer > working on the Debian > servers. > totally agree. w/o those frivolous scripts, we spend so many hours f

Re: RFS: pdfmerge

2004-03-03 Thread Kalle Kivimaa
Philipp Gortan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I think the question is: If I am a non-professional user and i wanted > to merge a bunch of pdf files, would I know what to look for in > dselect? killer ~ % apt-cache search merge pdf pdftk - A useful tool for manipulating PDF documents -- * Sufficie

Re: RFS: ckermit -- a serial and network communications package

2004-03-03 Thread Ian Beckwith
> That is a real shame, I would love to see ckermit move into main. Can you let > us know what they need that cannot be satisfied by one of the approved > licenses? There were various minor problems they were willing to address (eg the requirement to sent modifications upstream), but the centra

Re: RFS: Bootsplash

2004-03-03 Thread David Weinehall
On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 09:50:53AM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 18:31:40 -0600, Matthew A. Nicholson > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted to debian-mentors: > > Boot splash is a kernel patch and corisponding userland utilities that > > enable a graphical boot secquence complete w

Re: RFS: pdfmerge

2004-03-03 Thread Ben Young
--- Philipp Gortan wrote: > Hi mentors, > > thanks for your input, > > Ben Young wrote: > > In a way I agree w/ Jepri. If I want a specific > > script, I would like to be able to install it > right > > away (few Kbs of script in my system is ok!) and > not > > download the whole package of 32mb o

Re: RFS: pdfmerge

2004-03-03 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Wed, 2004-03-03 at 09:52, Jepri wrote: > pretty much everything in coreutils could be done with a perl one > liner. Strictly speaking, anything could be done with a perl one-liner, it's just that the line might be rather long depending on what you want to do. :) > Matthew Palmer wrote: > >Eh

Re: RFS: pdfmerge

2004-03-03 Thread Philipp Gortan
Hi mentors, thanks for your input, Ben Young wrote: In a way I agree w/ Jepri. If I want a specific script, I would like to be able to install it right away (few Kbs of script in my system is ok!) and not download the whole package of 32mb of a larger unknown program with another weird name just

Re: RFS: pdfmerge

2004-03-03 Thread Jepri
Matthew Palmer wrote: On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 01:23:39PM +0800, Didier Casse wrote: Well you can possibly argue that it's inefficient. You can list so many packages in Debian that we can find a one-liner turnaround. I believe you can list many, so why don't you start taking them off. Fi

Re: RFS: pdfmerge

2004-03-03 Thread Ben Young
--- Jepri wrote: [...] > As a sysadmin, > using Solaris is about > as much fun as being beaten, thanks to the lack of > unecessary and > frivolous scripts like this one. I always prefer > working on the Debian > servers. > totally agree. w/o those frivolous scripts, we spend so many hours f

Re: RFS: Bootsplash

2004-03-03 Thread era+debian
On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 18:31:40 -0600, Matthew A. Nicholson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted to debian-mentors: > Boot splash is a kernel patch and corisponding userland utilities that > enable a graphical boot secquence complete with MNG animations, 16bit > JPEG backgrounds, Progress Bars, and TrueType

Re: RFS: pdfmerge

2004-03-03 Thread Ben Young
On 03/03/04, Matthew Palmer wrote: > Make that at least two. And I haven't exactly seen a huge clamour of people > rushing to your defence in any coherent fashion. > It's not a bad concept, > > You are free to take your bat and ball wherever it suits you. > [...] Common guys I think you're be

Re: RFS: Bootsplash

2004-03-03 Thread David Weinehall
On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 09:50:53AM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 18:31:40 -0600, Matthew A. Nicholson > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted to debian-mentors: > > Boot splash is a kernel patch and corisponding userland utilities that > > enable a graphical boot secquence complete w

Re: RFS: pdfmerge

2004-03-03 Thread Didier Casse
On 03/03/04, at 16:09 +1100, Matthew Palmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 12:33:39AM +0100, Philipp Gortan wrote: > > >The proper place for the script (after doing things right) is > > >ghostscript upstream. Take a look at pdf2ps and try to get your program > > >next to that

Re: RFS: pdfmerge

2004-03-03 Thread Jepri
Matthew Palmer wrote: On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 01:23:39PM +0800, Didier Casse wrote: Well you can possibly argue that it's inefficient. You can list so many packages in Debian that we can find a one-liner turnaround. I believe you can list many, so why don't you start taking them off. Find 'e

Re: RFS: pdfmerge

2004-03-03 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 01:23:39PM +0800, Didier Casse wrote: > On 02/03/04, at 15:31 +0100, Thomas Viehmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There's no reason to produce packages for a one liner. > > As for your "another way of doing things": Just because there's not one > > exclusive right way doe