Re: #235790 RFP: jing -- A XML RelaxNG validator

2006-12-31 Thread Mikhail Gusarov
Twas brillig at 20:01:23 31.12.2006 UTC+02 when Eng. Mina Ramses did gyre and gimble: EMR> Anyhow finally we can say that dead upstream requests are out of EMR> interests/needs or even not in a need or require my work on EMR> packaging it and it's better to search for these alternative EMR>

Re: Problems when I use debhelper compatibility level 5

2006-12-31 Thread Muammar Wadih El Khatib Rodriguez
On 12/31/06, Hubert Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 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_i

Re: #235790 RFP: jing -- A XML RelaxNG validator

2006-12-31 Thread Eng. Mina Ramses
Anyhow finally we can say that dead upstream requests are out of interests/needs or even not in a need or require my work on packaging it and it's better to search for these alternative packages/Live-requests for a required work. On 12/31/06, Neil Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sun, 31

Re: #235790 RFP: jing -- A XML RelaxNG validator

2006-12-31 Thread Eng. Mina Ramses
Even then, there is no guarantee that jing will be accepted into Debian - it is whether you (or the maintainer) can generate sufficient interest in the package on this list or you or the maintainer apply to become a DD yourself and go through that process (currently at least a year). Sponsorship d

Re: #235790 RFP: jing -- A XML RelaxNG validator

2006-12-31 Thread Neil Williams
On Sun, 31 Dec 2006 16:34:38 +0200 "Eng. Mina Ramses" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: When you start a cross-post, you should keep replies to the list too. > >It was requested to be packaged some time ago (Tue, 02 Mar 2004) but > >no package materialised (it is still an RFP, not an ITP) so the RFP > >

Re: #235790 RFP: jing -- A XML RelaxNG validator

2006-12-31 Thread Neil Williams
On Sun, 31 Dec 2006 15:50:54 +0200 "Eng. Mina Ramses" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm some bit confused, is > Jingpackaged or is it > requested to be packaged It was requested to be packaged some time ago (Tue, 02 Mar 2004) but no package materialise

#235790 RFP: jing -- A XML RelaxNG validator

2006-12-31 Thread Eng. Mina Ramses
I'm some bit confused, is Jingpackaged or is it requested to be packaged , cause already i see a .deb package At the same time I'm posting this message to its bug RFP that has been closed which

Re: dropping dependencies for a package

2006-12-31 Thread Florian Weimer
* Carlo Segre: > The depended-on packages is not a very common one and I think it is > useful for the sysadmin to know that it is no longer needed. If the sysadmin cares about such things, she uses deborphan, aptitude or debfoster to find such packages. If NEWS.Debian is cluttered with such noti

Re: linda errors about doc-base

2006-12-31 Thread Colin Tuckley
Colin Tuckley wrote: > > 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 Ah! seems this is bug #368557 Colin -- Colin Tuckley | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | PGP/GnuPG Key Id +44(0)1903 236872 | +

Re: dropping dependencies for a package

2006-12-31 Thread Marcus Better
Carlo Segre 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? Certainly not as a general rule, that would be horrible given the frequency of packages dropping dependencies. A note in the changelog see