[Richard Laager]
> If I follow those steps, I'm making a bunch of changes in the source
> directory of the package, which creates a big diff [1]. Is that
> really the best way? Should I instead run those commands as part of
> the package build process?
I do this stuff at build time.[1]
Many peop
Steve Langasek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 02:01:54PM +0100, Marc Haber wrote:
>> On Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 01:59:05PM +0100, Bas Wijnen wrote:
>>> Packages aren't moved out of essential.
>> So you can guarantee that bash will always be essential?
> I believe that we won'
On Mon, 2006-10-30 at 19:30 +0100, Michael Biebl wrote:
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2005/11/msg00016.html
>
> In short:
> - First try the relibtoolize approach.
I'll start by admitting I don't know much about the autotools.
I took a look at this URL:
http://people.debian.org/
On Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 12:07:52PM -0600, Richard Laager wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-10-30 at 14:31 +0200, Damyan Ivanov wrote:
> >* Added --as-needed to LDFLAGS to avoid unnecessary NEEDED entries.
> > Thanks to Christian 'Greek0' Aichinger.
> Is the use of --as-needed encouraged/discouraged i
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> > Hello Acid0,
Acid0,
Please don't touch the "Subject:", since it may break the threading support
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On Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 02:01:54PM +0100, Marc Haber wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 01:59:05PM +0100, Bas Wijnen wrote:
> > Packages aren't moved out of essential.
> So you can guarantee that bash will always be essential?
I believe that we won't ever remove *functionality* from the Essential
s
Charles Plessy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> I am working on a package which contains MSWord documents. I was wondering
> the following questions:
>
> 1) How can I know if they are redistributable at all, for instance if
> they contain non-free fonts? In the worst case, do I have to repackage
>
Richard Laager wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-10-30 at 14:31 +0200, Damyan Ivanov wrote:
>>* Added --as-needed to LDFLAGS to avoid unnecessary NEEDED entries.
>> Thanks to Christian 'Greek0' Aichinger.
>
> Is the use of --as-needed encouraged/discouraged in Debian? Is there a
> reason this isn't u
On Mon, 2006-10-30 at 14:31 +0200, Damyan Ivanov wrote:
>* Added --as-needed to LDFLAGS to avoid unnecessary NEEDED entries.
> Thanks to Christian 'Greek0' Aichinger.
Is the use of --as-needed encouraged/discouraged in Debian? Is there a
reason this isn't used system-wide? (I'm aware some
Hello Marcello,
On Sun, 2006-10-08 at 01:40 -0300, metal wrote:
> On 9/28/06, Sandro Tosi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > I am looking for a sponsor for my package "scuttle".
> > - many upstream files miss copyright notice: I think you should
> > ask upsteam to add that note (but I'd like to
On Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 02:01:54PM +0100, Marc Haber wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 01:59:05PM +0100, Bas Wijnen wrote:
> > Packages aren't moved out of essential.
>
> So you can guarantee that bash will always be essential?
Certainly not. :-) I'm saying that we don't plan to ever make it
non-
Le Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 10:25:23AM +0100, Bas Wijnen a écrit :
> > > Charles Plessy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Does it mean that the upload of packages which can not be built or used
> > using commands like dpkg, apt, or aptitude, as opposed to make, is
> > discouraged?
>
> I don't qu
Am Montag, 30. Oktober 2006 10:11 schrieb Michael Tautschnig:
> > Hello,
> >
> > i have a package which provides a template config file.
> > It asks several debconf questions and generate a config file inside
> > /etc where all template variables was replaced with debconf
> > responses.
> >
> > Aft
Damyan Ivanov -- 30.10.2006 14:31 --:
> > Dear mentors,
> >
> > I am looking for a sponsor for the new version 0.7.5-2
> > of my package "flamerobin".
Now that's what I call "quick"!
abi just uploaded it. Thanks.
dam
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On Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 01:59:05PM +0100, Bas Wijnen wrote:
> Packages aren't moved out of essential.
So you can guarantee that bash will always be essential?
Greetings
Marc
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On Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 01:06:08PM +0100, Marc Haber wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 04:33:49 -0700, Steve Langasek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> >The error is, if you don't *need* a specific version of the package, you
> >shouldn't depend on it at /all/. Essential means it's always available, so
>
Dear mentors,
I am looking for a sponsor for the new version 0.7.5-2
of my package "flamerobin".
It builds these binary packages:
flamerobin - graphical database administration tool for Firebird DBMS
The package is lintian/linda clean.
Changelog:
flamerobin (0.7.5-2) unstable; urgency=low
On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 04:33:49 -0700, Steve Langasek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>The error is, if you don't *need* a specific version of the package, you
>shouldn't depend on it at /all/. Essential means it's always available, so
>there's no reason for you to depend on it.
I have never understood t
Markus Schulz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hello,
>
> i have a package which provides a template config file.
> It asks several debconf questions and generate a config file inside /etc
> where all template variables was replaced with debconf responses.
>
> After a package upgrade i want to che
Bas Wijnen wrote:
> No, he's not right. The problem is that it violates DFSG #1, "Free
> Redistribution", in particular "The license of a Debian component may not
> restrict any party from selling or giving away the software"
First of all, there is no source-code ;)
Anyway, let's do not nitpick.
On Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 10:06:05AM +0100, Markus Schulz wrote:
> After a package upgrade i want to check if the generated config file was
> modified by user with a md5sum and ask the user if i can override the
> existing config file (only if different) with the new generated
> version.
> But a
On Sun, Oct 29, 2006 at 09:57:57PM +0100, Daniel Baumann wrote:
> Marco Amadori wrote:
> > This seems to be against DFSG n# 8. License Must Not Be Specific to Debian
> > [0]
>
> You're absolutely right.. for main, but not for non-free.
This is a matter for -legal, but anyway.
No, he's not right
On Fri, Oct 27, 2006 at 08:13:38AM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote:
> Le Thu, Oct 26, 2006 at 03:30:50PM +0200, Thibaut Paumard a ?crit :
> > Charles Plessy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Examples of packages which would be included in contrib are:
> > > * free packages which require [...] packag
> Hello,
>
> i have a package which provides a template config file.
> It asks several debconf questions and generate a config file inside /etc
> where all template variables was replaced with debconf responses.
>
> After a package upgrade i want to check if the generated config file was
> mo
Hello,
i have a package which provides a template config file.
It asks several debconf questions and generate a config file inside /etc
where all template variables was replaced with debconf responses.
After a package upgrade i want to check if the generated config file was
modified by user w
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