Re: Problems when I use debhelper compatibility level 5

2006-12-30 Thread Hubert Chan
On Sun, 31 Dec 2006 00:41:03 -0400, "Muammar Wadih El Khatib Rodriguez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Now, If I change it to 5 this is what I get: > dh_installudev -plibcegui-mk2-dev > dh_install -plibcegui-mk2-dev --sourcedir=debian/tmp > dh_install: libcegui-mk2-dev missing files (usr/lib/libCEG

Problems when I use debhelper compatibility level 5

2006-12-30 Thread Muammar Wadih El Khatib Rodriguez
Hi *, I'm getting some problems when I use debhelper compat level 5 for compiling a source, but when I use debhelper compat level 4 instead the package just compiles fine. I was researching in google but I did not find anything useful about it for resolving my problem. I'm using CDBS and the pac

Re: RFS: uebimiau

2006-12-30 Thread Shachar Shemesh
Muammar Wadih El Khatib Rodriguez wrote: > I have made another version for you to check [0]. I'd be glad if you > check it. > > Thanks, > > [0] http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/u/uebimiau/ Hi Muammar A few comments: * First, the tar.gz you use has changes from the zip that you can

linda errors about doc-base

2006-12-30 Thread Colin Tuckley
I've tried adding doc-base stuff to a package for the first time and I'm getting a linda error that I don't understand, the doc-base documentation hasn't helped. linda says for every file in debian/doc-base: W: brandy; File not found for field Files in doc-base file /usr/share/doc/brandy/README

Re: dropping dependencies for a package

2006-12-30 Thread Carlo Segre
On Sat, 30 Dec 2006, Linas virblis wrote: Why do you care about this anyway? Packages constantly change (add/drop) their dependencies. The information that package foo dropped dependency on package bar does not tell you much. So what if it did? You cannot simply remove it, because other package

Re: dropping dependencies for a package

2006-12-30 Thread Linas Žvirblis
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 >> If a new version of a package drops a dependency on a previously required >> package, should an install-time reminder be given to the user? I don't >> really want to add debconf clutter for such a trivial matter but it is >> probably not good to le

Re: dropping dependencies for a package

2006-12-30 Thread Carlo Segre
Sounds like a good idea. Thanks, Carlo On Sat, 30 Dec 2006, Nelson A. de Oliveira wrote: Hi Carlo! On 12/30/06, Carlo Segre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: If a new version of a package drops a dependency on a previously required package, should an install-time reminder be given to the user? I

Re: dropping dependencies for a package

2006-12-30 Thread Nelson A. de Oliveira
Hi Carlo! On 12/30/06, Carlo Segre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: If a new version of a package drops a dependency on a previously required package, should an install-time reminder be given to the user? I don't really want to add debconf clutter for such a trivial matter but it is probably not good

dropping dependencies for a package

2006-12-30 Thread Carlo Segre
Hello All: If a new version of a package drops a dependency on a previously required package, should an install-time reminder be given to the user? I don't really want to add debconf clutter for such a trivial matter but it is probably not good to leave a potentially orphaned package around.

Re: libhello?

2006-12-30 Thread Daniel Baumann
Neil Williams wrote: > As far as Debian packaging is concerned, it uses CDBS which, IMHO, is > the easiest way to package a shared library for Debian. jftr: if you want a sane debhelper based example of a shared library, have a look at e.g. giflib for an easier one, or libextractor for a more comp

Re: libhello?

2006-12-30 Thread George Danchev
On Saturday 30 December 2006 10:25, Neil Williams wrote: > On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 13:57:40 +0600 > > Mikhail Gusarov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm looking for the Debian package which may be used as an 'hello > > world' example of properly packaged shared library. > > (Nervous about putting head

Re: libhello?

2006-12-30 Thread Mikhail Gusarov
Twas brillig at 08:25:32 30.12.2006 UTC+00 when Neil Williams did gyre and gimble: >> Documentation in autotools-dev helps, but it is pieceful, and >> does not give whole picture how to build the package. NW> I'm not clear here whether you mean package for distribution or NW> package for D

Re: libhello?

2006-12-30 Thread Neil Williams
On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 13:57:40 +0600 Mikhail Gusarov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm looking for the Debian package which may be used as an 'hello > world' example of properly packaged shared library. (Nervous about putting head above parapet, but) libqof1 I can't guarantee that it's perfect but

Re: libhello?

2006-12-30 Thread George Danchev
On Saturday 30 December 2006 09:57, Mikhail Gusarov wrote: > Hi, Hi, > I'm looking for the Debian package which may be used as an 'hello > world' example of properly packaged shared library. > > I picked up several random libraries on my system, but was unlucky to > find one usable to serve as ex