[Update] Re: What to do if the upstream keeps debian directory in original tarball?

On Tuesday 24 January 2006 13:14, Stan Vasilyev wrote: > I have a situation with a Debian package xdialog: > http://packages.qa.debian.org/x/xdialog.html > > The upstream author, Thierry Godefroy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, insists on keeping > the debian changes inside the upstream tarball, orig.tar.gz.

Re: create password in postinst

Daniel Knabl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> file:///usr/share/doc/debian-policy/ >> policy.html/ch-maintainerscripts.html#s-mscriptsinstact > > Hm, I do understand that this is a very important and critical part of > the policy. But, due to my non-perfect English, it's hard to get the > meaning of

Re: RFS: dsbltesters

On Thursday 26 January 2006 21:18, Al Nikolov wrote: > Christoph Haas wrote: > > - Please close the WNPP bug 273204 which you opened yourself > > one and a half year ago. > > Ok, i'll close it. > > I assumed though that ITP should be closed after that the package was > become ready and was appear

Re: RFS: dsbltesters

On 2006-01-26, Al Nikolov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I assumed though that ITP should be closed after that the package was become > ready and was appeared in the pool. I'm i wrong? It should be closed in the changelog. Then it will automagically be closed when package get build. /Sune Vice Pres

Re: create password in postinst

On Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 07:04:33PM +0100, Daniel Knabl wrote: > > file:///usr/share/doc/debian-policy/ > > policy.html/ch-maintainerscripts.html#s-mscriptsinstact > Hm, I do understand that this is a very important and critical part of > the policy. But, due to my non-perfect English, it's hard to

Re: RFS: dsbltesters

Christoph Haas wrote: > I'd be generally willing to sponsor it, but... Thanks anyway. > - Please close the WNPP bug 273204 which you opened yourself > one and a half year ago. Ok, i'll close it. I assumed though that ITP should be closed after that the package was become ready and was appear

RFS: kvpnc -- vpn clients frontend for KDE

* Package name: kvpnc Version : 0.8.2.1 Upstream Author : Christoph Thielecke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://home.gna.org/kvpnc * License : GPL Description : vpn clients frontend for KDE KVpnc is a KDE frontend for various vpn clients. It supports :

Re: create password in postinst

Hm, please don't hit me ;) Einst schrieb Frank K.<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > If it is a password, it shouldn't be insecure. Even for a virtual > admin. I'm working on this issue at the moment. Maybe md5sums could be useful, as Justin mentioned on [EMAIL PROTECTED] - we'll see :) > >>* postinst is

Re: create password in postinst

Am Thu, 26 Jan 2006 10:41:02 -0500 schrieb Justin Pryzby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Is this OK in the postinst, especially the dependency on mkpasswd? > With the dependency, it is okay; without the dependency, you would > have to be prepared for mkpasswd to be not available. (Most probably > by dis

Re: [RFS] OptiPNG - advanced PNG (Portable Network Graphics) optimizer

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Re: create password in postinst

On Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 01:28:47PM +0100, Daniel Knabl wrote: > Hi folks, > > me once again. In my postinst I need to generate a MD5 crypted password > hash out of a userdefined password. Both of them have to replace the > defaults in a MySQL dump file, which I tend to do the following way, > unle

[RFS] OptiPNG - advanced PNG (Portable Network Graphics) optimizer

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Re: ITP vexim

Einst schrieb Marc 'HE' Brockschmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >* Doesn't build in my pbuilder chroot http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2006/01/msg00416.html http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2006/01/msg00417.html Neither in mine ... :/ >* Instead of setting an insecure default password an

create password in postinst

Hi folks, me once again. In my postinst I need to generate a MD5 crypted password hash out of a userdefined password. Both of them have to replace the defaults in a MySQL dump file, which I tend to do the following way, unless there is a better solution: depend on mkpasswd ask the user for a pa

Re: Problems with pbuilder - no chroot testing possible

On Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 10:55:06AM +0100, Daniel Knabl wrote: >Hi > >tonight I wanted to build pbuilder chroot: sudo pbuilder create > >... > >Has this been already reported or is something wrong with my system? >To proof that my system works properly, I did the same on another clean >sid box, and

Problems with pbuilder - no chroot testing possible

Hi tonight I wanted to build pbuilder chroot: sudo pbuilder create ... P: Deconfiguring helper cdebootstrap-helper-apt P: Deconfiguring helper cdebootstrap-helper-diverts P: Deconfiguring helper cdebootstrap-helper-makedev -> debootstrap finished -> copying local configuration -> Installing a

Re: What to do if the upstream keeps debian directory in original tarball?

Please do not CC people on Debian mailinglists unless specifically requested! also sprach skaller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006.01.26.0146 +0100]: > Some old version of it is anyhow :) This is entirely up to the maintainer. And there is backports.org -- Please do not send copies of list mail to me;