Re: [OT] Man pages and UTF-8

2007-09-10 Thread Ben Finney
Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > David Given is pretty much spot-on in: > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2007/08/msg00308.html Ironically, that message (at least, the one presented at that archive page) doesn't display its non-ASCII characters properly in a UTF-8 locale. -

Re: how to patch a patch

2007-09-10 Thread Ben Finney
"Mihamina (R12y) Rakotomandimby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I need to modify again the patched part. > So, I need to "patch the patch". > I guess in real world I wont patch the patch, but what is the easy way > to do so? Allow the patch to proceed, and then simply apply another subsequent patc

Re: lintian .packlist warning and debian/rules modification

2007-09-10 Thread Felipe Sateler
Justin Pryzby wrote: > Hi, > > The debhelper tools (dh_install) used to use debian/tmp but now > (depending on DH_COMPAT) use debian/$package. So this is a small-ish > lintian bug. But debian/tmp also happens to be where dh_make defaults to install (make DESTDIR=$(CURDIR)/debian/tmp), and then

Re: how to patch a patch

2007-09-10 Thread Felipe Sateler
Mihamina (R12y) Rakotomandimby wrote: > Hi, > There is a list of softwares already debian packaged. > The packager has applied a patch on them. > I need to modify again the patched part. > So, I need to "patch the patch". > I guess in real world I wont patch the patch, but what is the easy way > t

Re: packaging sqliteman

2007-09-10 Thread David Claughton
Neil Williams wrote: On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 23:23:13 +0100 David Claughton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, I've created the beginnings of a package for sqliteman (upstream site is http://sqliteman.com). It's a GUI frontend for a well established and generally not that buggy backend - it doesn't

Re: RFS: kopete-otr 0.6-1

2007-09-10 Thread Raphael Geissert
On 10/09/2007, Francesco Cecconi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear DD, > > I am looking for a sponsor for my package "kopete-otr". > Maybe you should send an ITP first and add a (Closes: #nn) to the debian/changelog > > I would be glad if someone uploaded this package for me. > > Kind regard

Re: Are soname bumps required when library upgrades break compatability?

2007-09-10 Thread Cyril Brulebois
Brandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (10/09/2007): > I'm asking mostly for bug reporting. I don't maintain any libraries. > When I file a bug report against a library for breaking ABI > compatability without bumping the soname, do I report it as serious? > Or just important? What would the justification be

Re: Are soname bumps required when library upgrades break compatability?

2007-09-10 Thread Brandon
> Soname bumps are upstream business... Yeah. That makes sense. But sometimes upstream doesn't do it. I'm asking mostly for bug reporting. I don't maintain any libraries. When I file a bug report against a library for breaking ABI compatability without bumping the soname, do I report it as seriou

Re: how to patch a patch

2007-09-10 Thread Nico Golde
Hi, * Mihamina (R12y) Rakotomandimby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-09-11 02:28]: > There is a list of softwares already debian packaged. > The packager has applied a patch on them. > I need to modify again the patched part. > So, I need to "patch the patch". > I guess in real world I wont patch the pat

RFS: kopete-otr 0.6-1

2007-09-10 Thread Francesco Cecconi
Dear DD, I am looking for a sponsor for my package "kopete-otr". * Package name : kopete-otr Version : 0.6-1 * URL : http://kopete-otr.follefuder.org/ * License : GPL Section : net It builds these binary packages: ko

RFC: docbook-xsl-saxon (Java extensions for use with DocBook XML stylesheets (Saxon))

2007-09-10 Thread Daniel Leidert
x-post to debian-java, debian-mentors and pkg-java-maintainers Hi, I'm building docbook-xsl-saxon, a Java package, that provides docbook-xsl related extensions. For those interested in the packaging files, see http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/debian-xml-sgml/packages/docbook-xsl-saxon/trunk/debian/?rev

Re: how to patch a patch

2007-09-10 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Tue, Sep 11, 2007 at 12:25:52AM +0200, Mihamina (R12y) Rakotomandimby wrote: > There is a list of softwares already debian packaged. > The packager has applied a patch on them. > I need to modify again the patched part. > So, I need to "patch the patch". > I guess in real world I wont patch the

Re: RFS: hex-a-hop (updated package)

2007-09-10 Thread Jens Seidel
Hi Bas, I fixed (nearly) all problems and uploaded a new package. On Mon, Sep 10, 2007 at 09:55:31AM +0200, Bas Wijnen wrote: > I have some questions before uploading the package: > - You have specified "Priority: extra". According to policy, "This > contains all packages that conflict with ot

how to patch a patch

2007-09-10 Thread Mihamina (R12y) Rakotomandimby
Hi, There is a list of softwares already debian packaged. The packager has applied a patch on them. I need to modify again the patched part. So, I need to "patch the patch". I guess in real world I wont patch the patch, but what is the easy way to do so? I know a bit using dpatch (or is there a r

Re: Man pages and UTF-8

2007-09-10 Thread Adam Borowski
On Mon, Sep 10, 2007 at 07:03:57PM +0100, Colin Watson wrote: > On Wed, Aug 15, 2007 at 12:50:53AM +0200, Adam Borowski wrote: > > (Colin, CC-ing you as I'm not sure if you're of aware of this long thread, > > and both man-db and groff are your territory...) > > I wasn't aware of it, thanks. Sorry

Re: Are soname bumps required when library upgrades break compatability?

2007-09-10 Thread Neil Williams
On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 07:59:50 -0700 Brandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Might seem like a silly question to most people. But is it required to > bump the soname of a library when it breaks ABI compatability with an > older version? Yes. You (in association with upstream) also need to decide whe

Re: Man pages and UTF-8

2007-09-10 Thread Colin Watson
On Wed, Aug 15, 2007 at 12:50:53AM +0200, Adam Borowski wrote: > (Colin, CC-ing you as I'm not sure if you're of aware of this long thread, > and both man-db and groff are your territory...) I wasn't aware of it, thanks. Sorry for my delay in responding. I read through the thread and there are a

Re: RFS: gwyddion - Scanning Probe Microscopy analysis software

2007-09-10 Thread Justin Pryzby
On Sat, Sep 08, 2007 at 08:24:19PM +0200, Jan Beyer wrote: > Justin Pryzby schrieb am 07.09.2007 17:46 Uhr: > > On Fri, Sep 07, 2007 at 05:20:56PM +0200, Jan Beyer wrote: > >> On 09/07/2007 01:55 PM, Justin Pryzby wrote : > >>> On Fri, Sep 07, 2007 at 11:54:18AM +0200, Jan Beyer wrote: > And

Re: Are soname bumps required when library upgrades break compatability?

2007-09-10 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Brandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Might seem like a silly question to most people. But is it required to > bump the soname of a library when it breaks ABI compatability with an > older version? I always thought that is was, but I can't find anything > in debian-policy that says that it is requ

Re: Are soname bumps required when library upgrades break compatability?

2007-09-10 Thread Cyril Brulebois
Brandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (10/09/2007): > Might seem like a silly question to most people. But is it required to > bump the soname of a library when it breaks ABI compatability with an > older version? I always thought that is was, but I can't find anything > in debian-policy that says that it is

Are soname bumps required when library upgrades break compatability?

2007-09-10 Thread Brandon
Might seem like a silly question to most people. But is it required to bump the soname of a library when it breaks ABI compatability with an older version? I always thought that is was, but I can't find anything in debian-policy that says that it is required. In fact, it isn't even suggested. -Bra

RFS: xulrunner-l10n

2007-09-10 Thread arno
Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for my package "xulrunner-l10n". * Package name: xulrunner-l10n Version : 1.8.1-1 Upstream Author : Mozilla Project and Mozilla Localization Projects. * URL : http://www.mozilla.org/projects/l10n/ * License : GPL LGPL MP

Re: RFS: hex-a-hop (updated package)

2007-09-10 Thread Miriam Ruiz
2007/9/10, Jens Seidel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi Bas, > > On Mon, Sep 10, 2007 at 09:55:31AM +0200, Bas Wijnen wrote: > > I have some questions before uploading the package: > > first of all thanks for your review. > > > - You have specified "Priority: extra". According to policy, "This > > cont

Re: RFS: hex-a-hop (updated package)

2007-09-10 Thread Jens Seidel
Hi Bas, On Mon, Sep 10, 2007 at 09:55:31AM +0200, Bas Wijnen wrote: > I have some questions before uploading the package: first of all thanks for your review. > - You have specified "Priority: extra". According to policy, "This > contains all packages that conflict with others with required,

Re: RFS: hex-a-hop (updated package)

2007-09-10 Thread Bas Wijnen
Hello again, I have some questions before uploading the package: - You have specified "Priority: extra". According to policy, "This contains all packages that conflict with others with required, important, standard or optional priorities, or are only likely to be useful if you already know

Re: RFS: hex-a-hop (updated package)

2007-09-10 Thread Miriam Ruiz
2007/9/10, Bas Wijnen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi, > > I'm taking a look at it, and see that Sam is in the Uploaders. Should I > upload the package (if it's good), or does he normally do that? > > Thanks, > Bas Please upload it, Bas :) PS: BTW, It's better to use [EMAIL PROTECTED] instead of [EMAI

Re: RFS: hex-a-hop (updated package)

2007-09-10 Thread Bas Wijnen
Hi, I'm taking a look at it, and see that Sam is in the Uploaders. Should I upload the package (if it's good), or does he normally do that? Thanks, Bas On Mon, Sep 10, 2007 at 01:15:04AM +0200, Jens Seidel wrote: > Dear mentors, > > I am looking for a sponsor for the new version 0.0.20070315-5