Re: Question about packaging a kernel module

2006-03-09 Thread skaller
On Thu, 2006-03-09 at 22:16 -0500, Eric Cooper wrote: > On Thu, Mar 09, 2006 at 04:49:59PM -0800, Martin Kelly wrote: > Install the "module-assistant" package and read its docs. Many of the > kernel module packages in the archive use it -- use > apt-cache rdepends module-assistant > to list t

Re: Question about packaging a kernel module

2006-03-09 Thread Eric Cooper
On Thu, Mar 09, 2006 at 04:49:59PM -0800, Martin Kelly wrote: > Hi, I am very new to Debian packaging, and I have a question about > packaging kernel modules. > > The program I am trying to package is a kernel module for some wireless > drivers (http://sourceforge.net/projects/rtl8180-sa2400/).

Re: Re: Checking if directory is empty in postrm

2006-03-09 Thread Gayan Denzil
Dear Sir,   I want to test whether the Folder/Directory is empty by using java Can you please send me the source code which is commented out to me as soon as you can.   Thank You Gayan Denzil Jayasinghe

Question about packaging a kernel module

2006-03-09 Thread Martin Kelly
Hi, I am very new to Debian packaging, and I have a question about packaging kernel modules. The program I am trying to package is a kernel module for some wireless drivers (http://sourceforge.net/projects/rtl8180-sa2400/). I've heard there is framework in place to package kernel modules, and

Re: MinGW cross compiled library packages for Debian

2006-03-09 Thread Justin Pryzby
On Thu, Mar 09, 2006 at 11:21:37AM -0500, pryzbyj wrote: > On Thu, Mar 09, 2006 at 01:36:04PM +0100, Volker Grabsch wrote: > > Dear Debian Mentors, > > > > As already mentioned in my previous post, I plan to create mingw32 > > cross compile packages for zlib, SDL, etc., based on the mingw32-* > >

Re: MinGW cross compiled library packages for Debian

2006-03-09 Thread Justin Pryzby
On Thu, Mar 09, 2006 at 01:36:04PM +0100, Volker Grabsch wrote: > Dear Debian Mentors, > > As already mentioned in my previous post, I plan to create mingw32 > cross compile packages for zlib, SDL, etc., based on the mingw32-* > packages. It isn't immediately clear that you intend to make these in

Re: Naming conventions for mingw32 packages?

2006-03-09 Thread Justin Pryzby
On Thu, Mar 09, 2006 at 01:51:52PM +0100, Volker Grabsch wrote: > Dear Debian Mentors, > > The zlib development package in Debian is called: > > zlib1g-dev > > While I do understand the "1", I don't understand the "g". http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2002/07/msg00682.html > In particul

Re: Naming conventions for mingw32 packages?

2006-03-09 Thread Paul Wise
On Thu, 2006-03-09 at 21:19 +0800, Paul Wise wrote: > Also you might want to get the Debian GNU/Win32 project restarted. Now > that there is a free Win32 kernel/implementation (atheos - not sure how > well it works), this might become more feasible/useful. Correction: not atheos, http://reactos.o

Re: MinGW cross compiled library packages for Debian

2006-03-09 Thread Paul Wise
On Thu, 2006-03-09 at 13:36 +0100, Volker Grabsch wrote: > 1) The debian-devel list is too much traffic for me. Do I really >have to advertise my plans there? Not really, however it is courteous to do it, and there are archives. If you don't like mhonarc archives, there are lurker ones availa

Re: Naming conventions for mingw32 packages?

2006-03-09 Thread Paul Wise
On Thu, 2006-03-09 at 12:37 +0100, Volker Grabsch wrote: > They saved a lot of work for me, so I decided to help to improve it. > Since I'm relatively new to Debian packaging, I need some advice. Have you asked the mingw32 maintainer about this? They are more likely to be able to answer your ques

Re: Naming conventions for mingw32 packages?

2006-03-09 Thread Volker Grabsch
Dear Debian Mentors, The zlib development package in Debian is called: zlib1g-dev While I do understand the "1", I don't understand the "g". In particular, should I adopt that naming convention for mingw32 cross builds? Usually, I would name the mingw32 package according to the DLL file "zl

MinGW cross compiled library packages for Debian

2006-03-09 Thread Volker Grabsch
Dear Debian Mentors, As already mentioned in my previous post, I plan to create mingw32 cross compile packages for zlib, SDL, etc., based on the mingw32-* packages. There are many ways to do that, so I'm asking here for advise, to create them in "best practise". Here are my questions: 1) The de

Re: backports?

2006-03-09 Thread Nico Golde
Hi, * Wolfgang Lonien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-03-09 12:41]: > "we require that prospective developers have already contributed ? in > the form of translations, documentation, sending patches or package > maintenance." (from the new maintainers' corner)? I think this only means that it would be b

Naming conventions for mingw32 packages?

2006-03-09 Thread Volker Grabsch
Dear Debian Mentors, Some time ago I noticed the mingw32 cross crompiler of Debian, namely the packages: mingw32 mingw32-binutils mingw32-runtime They saved a lot of work for me, so I decided to help to improve it. Since I'm relatively new to Debian packaging, I need some advice. Fi

backports?

2006-03-09 Thread Wolfgang Lonien
Hi all, I'm asked to do some backporting from time to time - would that count as: "we require that prospective developers have already contributed – in the form of translations, documentation, sending patches or package maintenance." (from the new maintainers' corner)? And would I send these onl