New Package Maintainer

2004-05-28 Thread wils
Greetings, my name is Mark Wilson (Wils if you like), i am in the early days of my quest to be a "package maintainer". I have just built a package which i quite like and looking for a sponsor and guide to help me improve my skills, and maybe one day release the package. The name of the program is "

New Package Maintainer

2004-05-28 Thread wils
Greetings, my name is Mark Wilson (Wils if you like), i am in the early days of my quest to be a "package maintainer". I have just built a package which i quite like and looking for a sponsor and guide to help me improve my skills, and maybe one day release the package. The name of the program is "

RFNMU: libsql-statement-perl

2004-05-28 Thread Nick Leverton
I have a patch for a critical bug in a minor Debian package, the package maintainer isn't responding about it. The package scrawls debug messages all over stdout when used, apparently due to difference in use of YYDEBUG between Potato's lex and Sid's. Please could someone do an NMU for me ? If I'

Re: RFS: hearts - a KDE card game

2004-05-28 Thread Chris Anderson
On Fri, May 28, 2004 at 06:29:54PM +0200, Frederik Dannemare wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi, > > I'm looking for a sponsor for hearts, since my sponsor of another > package of mine is currently burdened with other work. > > Name: hearts > License: GPL > Upstream

RFNMU: libsql-statement-perl

2004-05-28 Thread Nick Leverton
I have a patch for a critical bug in a minor Debian package, the package maintainer isn't responding about it. The package scrawls debug messages all over stdout when used, apparently due to difference in use of YYDEBUG between Potato's lex and Sid's. Please could someone do an NMU for me ? If I'

Re: RFS: hearts - a KDE card game

2004-05-28 Thread Chris Anderson
On Fri, May 28, 2004 at 06:29:54PM +0200, Frederik Dannemare wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi, > > I'm looking for a sponsor for hearts, since my sponsor of another > package of mine is currently burdened with other work. > > Name: hearts > License: GPL > Upstream

RFS: hearts - a KDE card game

2004-05-28 Thread Frederik Dannemare
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, I'm looking for a sponsor for hearts, since my sponsor of another package of mine is currently burdened with other work. Name: hearts License: GPL Upstream site: http://hearts.luispedro.org/ My package: http://www.cs.auc.dk/~frda/debian/hearts/

Re: RFS: libxp-java : XML 1.0 parser for Java

2004-05-28 Thread Arnaud Vandyck
Nicolas Duboc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Hi, Hi Nicolas, Do you still need a sponsor? Why sablevm and gij aren't alternatives for java1-runtime? (if there is no reason, can I add them as alternatives? Thanks for your work, Cheers, > I have packaged James Clark's XP library. This is a

RFS: hearts - a KDE card game

2004-05-28 Thread Frederik Dannemare
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, I'm looking for a sponsor for hearts, since my sponsor of another package of mine is currently burdened with other work. Name: hearts License: GPL Upstream site: http://hearts.luispedro.org/ My package: http://www.cs.auc.dk/~frda/debian/hearts/

RFS: hearts - KDE card game

2004-05-28 Thread Frederik Dannemare
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, I'm looking for a sponsor for hearts, since my sponsor of another package of mine is currently burdened with other work. Name: hearts License: GPL Upstream site: http://hearts.luispedro.org/ My package: http://www.cs.auc.dk/~frda/debian/hearts/

Re: How many times run debian/config?

2004-05-28 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Fri, May 28, 2004 at 02:11:06PM +0200, Fabio Tranchitella wrote: > It is a web-based tool written in PHP. The package provide an example > configuration which have to be modified by the system administrator > after installing it. In debian/config (but I will move the code in > debian/postint) I

Re: RFS: libxp-java : XML 1.0 parser for Java

2004-05-28 Thread Arnaud Vandyck
Nicolas Duboc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Hi, Hi Nicolas, Do you still need a sponsor? Why sablevm and gij aren't alternatives for java1-runtime? (if there is no reason, can I add them as alternatives? Thanks for your work, Cheers, > I have packaged James Clark's XP library. This is a

Re: How many times run debian/config?

2004-05-28 Thread Frank Küster
Fabio Tranchitella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Il ven, 2004-05-28 alle 13:33, Frank Küster ha scritto: >> - You MAY NOT MODIFY CONFFILES IN MAINTAINER SCRIPTS! > > I read the policy, but I don't know how my package should work. > > It is a web-based tool written in PHP. The package provide an exa

Unidentified subject!

2004-05-28 Thread Florian
Hi all! The packages I wanted to add to debian are : phpWirelessMap, a dynamic plan system originally created for the wireless communities but also used for other applications. It is under the GPL Licence and the website is : http://phpwirelessmap.sourceforge.net I'm living in Nantes, France, an

Re: How many times run debian/config?

2004-05-28 Thread Andreas Metzler
On Fri, May 28, 2004 at 02:10:47PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: > Andreas Metzler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Fri, May 28, 2004 at 01:09:39PM +0200, Fabio Tranchitella wrote: > >> so I have to check if conffiles have already been unpacked > >> before trying to modify them. > > [...] > > /Usu

Re: How many times run debian/config?

2004-05-28 Thread Frank Küster
Andreas Metzler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, May 28, 2004 at 01:09:39PM +0200, Fabio Tranchitella wrote: > >> so I have to check if conffiles have already been unpacked >> before trying to modify them. > [...] > > /Usually/ you should not _modify_ any files in the config script. - One _m

Re: How many times run debian/config?

2004-05-28 Thread Fabio Tranchitella
Il ven, 2004-05-28 alle 13:33, Frank Küster ha scritto: > - The config script isn't really meant to modify anything. You should > use it to figure out things, and the changes should be done in > postinst Yes, now I know it. :-) > - You MAY NOT MODIFY CONFFILES IN MAINTAINER SCRIPTS! I read

RFS: hearts - KDE card game

2004-05-28 Thread Frederik Dannemare
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, I'm looking for a sponsor for hearts, since my sponsor of another package of mine is currently burdened with other work. Name: hearts License: GPL Upstream site: http://hearts.luispedro.org/ My package: http://www.cs.auc.dk/~frda/debian/hearts/

Re: How many times run debian/config?

2004-05-28 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Fri, May 28, 2004 at 02:11:06PM +0200, Fabio Tranchitella wrote: > It is a web-based tool written in PHP. The package provide an example > configuration which have to be modified by the system administrator > after installing it. In debian/config (but I will move the code in > debian/postint) I

Re: How many times run debian/config?

2004-05-28 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Fri, May 28, 2004 at 01:09:39PM +0200, Fabio Tranchitella wrote: > If I install my package with dpkg, it run once, after unpacking... > But if I install the package with apt-get, it run twice: before the > unpacking (Preconfiguring package) and after the unpacking (Configuring > package), so I

Re: How many times run debian/config?

2004-05-28 Thread Frank Küster
Fabio Tranchitella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > Hi, I've some problems with debian/config script for my package.. I'm > not sure about when the script run. > > If I install my package with dpkg, it run once, after unpacking... > But if I install the package with apt-get, it run twice: before th

Re: How many times run debian/config?

2004-05-28 Thread Andreas Metzler
On Fri, May 28, 2004 at 01:09:39PM +0200, Fabio Tranchitella wrote: > Hi, I've some problems with debian/config script for my package.. I'm > not sure about when the script run. > > If I install my package with dpkg, it run once, after unpacking... > But if I install the package with apt-get, it

How many times run debian/config?

2004-05-28 Thread Fabio Tranchitella
Hi, I've some problems with debian/config script for my package.. I'm not sure about when the script run. If I install my package with dpkg, it run once, after unpacking... But if I install the package with apt-get, it run twice: before the unpacking (Preconfiguring package) and after the unpacki

Re: How many times run debian/config?

2004-05-28 Thread Frank Küster
Fabio Tranchitella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Il ven, 2004-05-28 alle 13:33, Frank Küster ha scritto: >> - You MAY NOT MODIFY CONFFILES IN MAINTAINER SCRIPTS! > > I read the policy, but I don't know how my package should work. > > It is a web-based tool written in PHP. The package provide an exa

Unidentified subject!

2004-05-28 Thread Florian
Hi all! The packages I wanted to add to debian are : phpWirelessMap, a dynamic plan system originally created for the wireless communities but also used for other applications. It is under the GPL Licence and the website is : http://phpwirelessmap.sourceforge.net I'm living in Nantes, France, an

Re: How many times run debian/config?

2004-05-28 Thread Andreas Metzler
On Fri, May 28, 2004 at 02:10:47PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: > Andreas Metzler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Fri, May 28, 2004 at 01:09:39PM +0200, Fabio Tranchitella wrote: > >> so I have to check if conffiles have already been unpacked > >> before trying to modify them. > > [...] > > /Usu

Re: How many times run debian/config?

2004-05-28 Thread Frank Küster
Andreas Metzler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, May 28, 2004 at 01:09:39PM +0200, Fabio Tranchitella wrote: > >> so I have to check if conffiles have already been unpacked >> before trying to modify them. > [...] > > /Usually/ you should not _modify_ any files in the config script. - One _m

Re: How many times run debian/config?

2004-05-28 Thread Fabio Tranchitella
Il ven, 2004-05-28 alle 13:33, Frank Küster ha scritto: > - The config script isn't really meant to modify anything. You should > use it to figure out things, and the changes should be done in > postinst Yes, now I know it. :-) > - You MAY NOT MODIFY CONFFILES IN MAINTAINER SCRIPTS! I read

Re: How many times run debian/config?

2004-05-28 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Fri, May 28, 2004 at 01:09:39PM +0200, Fabio Tranchitella wrote: > If I install my package with dpkg, it run once, after unpacking... > But if I install the package with apt-get, it run twice: before the > unpacking (Preconfiguring package) and after the unpacking (Configuring > package), so I

Re: How many times run debian/config?

2004-05-28 Thread Frank Küster
Fabio Tranchitella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > Hi, I've some problems with debian/config script for my package.. I'm > not sure about when the script run. > > If I install my package with dpkg, it run once, after unpacking... > But if I install the package with apt-get, it run twice: before th

Re: How many times run debian/config?

2004-05-28 Thread Andreas Metzler
On Fri, May 28, 2004 at 01:09:39PM +0200, Fabio Tranchitella wrote: > Hi, I've some problems with debian/config script for my package.. I'm > not sure about when the script run. > > If I install my package with dpkg, it run once, after unpacking... > But if I install the package with apt-get, it

How many times run debian/config?

2004-05-28 Thread Fabio Tranchitella
Hi, I've some problems with debian/config script for my package.. I'm not sure about when the script run. If I install my package with dpkg, it run once, after unpacking... But if I install the package with apt-get, it run twice: before the unpacking (Preconfiguring package) and after the unpacki

Re: RFC: various KDE window themes and styles

2004-05-28 Thread Marcin Orlowski
Mike Hommey wrote: the problem with the kwin- prefix is that it implies a link with kwin, the window manager, while it has nothing to do with it in the case of window style. I'd like to get rid of kwin- as well, but as I said, I followed the naming scheme of existing packages. But it's minior

Re: package cleanup script

2004-05-28 Thread Eike \"zyro\" Sauer
Dale K. Hawkins schrieb: > I have written a (useful?) script to find all packages which have not be > used for a long time and reports this to the user (i.e., some package is > installed but none of its files have been accessed in 60 days). Would > this be useful? Is there some other forum where

бродячие собаки

2004-05-28 Thread Gouda U. Overturns
Самое эффективное средство защиты от бродячих и агрессивных собак. http://www.DAZER2.ru/?dt=8N5Rn (095) 258-0083 подойдет сзади. Вынашивая

Re: RFC: various KDE window themes and styles

2004-05-28 Thread Mike Hommey
Marcin Orlowski wrote: Can't agree. The terminology follows KDE naming scheme for such elements and it makes sense for me - kwin-style is Window Style (same name is used in K menu), kwin-decor is Windows Decoration (and again: same name is used in K menu). What I'd like to get rid of is "kwin-" p

Re: RFC: various KDE window themes and styles

2004-05-28 Thread Marcin Orlowski
Mike Hommey wrote: the problem with the kwin- prefix is that it implies a link with kwin, the window manager, while it has nothing to do with it in the case of window style. I'd like to get rid of kwin- as well, but as I said, I followed the naming scheme of existing packages. But it's minior iss

Re: package cleanup script

2004-05-28 Thread Eike \"zyro\" Sauer
Dale K. Hawkins schrieb: > I have written a (useful?) script to find all packages which have not be > used for a long time and reports this to the user (i.e., some package is > installed but none of its files have been accessed in 60 days). Would > this be useful? Is there some other forum where

бродячие собаки

2004-05-28 Thread Gouda U. Overturns
Самое эффективное средство защиты от бродячих и агрессивных собак. http://www.DAZER2.ru/?dt=8N5Rn (095) 258-0083 подойдет сзади. Вынашивая

Re: RFC: various KDE window themes and styles

2004-05-28 Thread Mike Hommey
Marcin Orlowski wrote: Can't agree. The terminology follows KDE naming scheme for such elements and it makes sense for me - kwin-style is Window Style (same name is used in K menu), kwin-decor is Windows Decoration (and again: same name is used in K menu). What I'd like to get rid of is "kwin-" pre