Re: [OT] Re: how to install package using apt-get in folder other than /usr

2008-09-29 Thread Neil Williams
On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:06:10 +0900 Charles Plessy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Le Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 03:49:01PM +0100, Neil Williams a écrit : > > > > > and that if foobar depends on bazbaz, then with an appropriate apt-get > > > command, bazbaz can be installed in the same prefix. > > > > For

[OT] Re: how to install package using apt-get in folder other than /usr

2008-09-29 Thread Charles Plessy
Le Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 03:49:01PM +0100, Neil Williams a écrit : > > > and that if foobar depends on bazbaz, then with an appropriate apt-get > > command, bazbaz can be installed in the same prefix. > > For what purpose? Installing Debian packages without administrator privileges and without me

Re: how to install package using apt-get in folder other than /usr

2008-09-29 Thread George Danchev
On Monday 29 September 2008 15:55:55 Charles Plessy wrote: Hello, > Le Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 02:46:00PM +0100, Neil Williams a écrit : > > On Mon, 2008-09-29 at 06:36 -0700, Kruti wrote: > > > i mean when you do apt-get install , all the files of the > > > package are installed in /usr.for eg: pa

Re: Packaging a library

2008-09-29 Thread Leopold Palomo Avellaneda
A Dilluns 29 Setembre 2008, Neil Williams va escriure: [...] > > > What matters is now - educating upstream to tweak the libtool > > > versioning *separately* from the version string when the ABI next > > > changes. > > > > Uff. Who am I to try to educate to upstream? :-) I can try to send an > > e

Re: Packaging a library

2008-09-29 Thread Neil Williams
On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:08:24 +0200 Leopold Palomo Avellaneda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Yes, you are right. But I prefer the Debian library packaging guide, it's > > > more clear in this aspect. However I guess than the author uses the > > > version number as the SONAME number and don't know

Re: Packaging a library

2008-09-29 Thread Leopold Palomo Avellaneda
A Dilluns 29 Setembre 2008, Neil Williams va escriure: > On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:40:47 +0200 > > Leopold Palomo Avellaneda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Upstream uses autotools, but not in a very correct way, I guess. The > > > > library is 3.5.6 version, but the configure + make creates > > >

Re: Packaging a library

2008-09-29 Thread Neil Williams
On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:40:47 +0200 Leopold Palomo Avellaneda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Upstream uses autotools, but not in a very correct way, I guess. The > > > library is 3.5.6 version, but the configure + make creates > > > libXXX.so.0.0.0. I have looked on the configure.ac, Makefile.am,

Re: Packaging a library

2008-09-29 Thread Leopold Palomo Avellaneda
A Dilluns 29 Setembre 2008, Neil Williams va escriure: > On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:31:55 +0200 > > Leopold Palomo Avellaneda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'm packing a library (not yet an ITP, just learning) and I'm having some > > doubts about it. > > > > Upstream uses autotools, but no

Re: Packaging a library

2008-09-29 Thread Eugene V. Lyubimkin
IANADD Leopold Palomo Avellaneda wrote: > Hi, > > I'm packing a library (not yet an ITP, just learning) and I'm having some > doubts about it. [snip] > Also, my second question is about to create a dbg package. Upstream has > some --enable-debug that is a -DDEBUG. Looking on the source I have s

Re: Packaging a library

2008-09-29 Thread Neil Williams
On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:31:55 +0200 Leopold Palomo Avellaneda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm packing a library (not yet an ITP, just learning) and I'm having some > doubts about it. > > Upstream uses autotools, but not in a very correct way, I guess. The library > is 3.5.6 version, bu

Packaging a library

2008-09-29 Thread Leopold Palomo Avellaneda
Hi, I'm packing a library (not yet an ITP, just learning) and I'm having some doubts about it. Upstream uses autotools, but not in a very correct way, I guess. The library is 3.5.6 version, but the configure + make creates libXXX.so.0.0.0. I have looked on the configure.ac, Makefile.am, etc, a

Re: how to install package using apt-get in folder other than /usr

2008-09-29 Thread Neil Williams
On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:55:55 +0900 Charles Plessy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The package determines the directories, it is not up to you to change it > > unless it is your package (and changes must be compliant with Policy) - > > Hi Neil, > > I guess that Kruti meant that if a foobar package

Re: how to install package using apt-get in folder other than /usr

2008-09-29 Thread Kapil Hari Paranjape
Hello, On Mon, 29 Sep 2008, Kruti wrote: > Can someone help me regarding how to install a package in any user defined > folder other than /usr using apt-get? If you just want to examine the contents of the .deb package then you can download the package (e.g. "aptitude download pkgname") and unpac

Re: how to install package using apt-get in folder other than /usr

2008-09-29 Thread Charles Plessy
Le Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 02:46:00PM +0100, Neil Williams a écrit : > On Mon, 2008-09-29 at 06:36 -0700, Kruti wrote: > > i mean when you do apt-get install , all the files of the package > > are installed in /usr.for eg: packge binary in /usr/bin. > > but if i want the package n all its files to be

Re: how to install package using apt-get in folder other than /usr

2008-09-29 Thread Mauro Lizaur
On Mon, 29 Sep 2008, Kruti wrote: > > i mean when you do apt-get install , all the files of the package > are installed in /usr.for eg: packge binary in /usr/bin. > but if i want the package n all its files to be installed in a directory > other than /usr for eg in XYZ directory thn what should

Re: how to install package using apt-get in folder other than /usr

2008-09-29 Thread Neil Williams
On Mon, 2008-09-29 at 06:36 -0700, Kruti wrote: > i mean when you do apt-get install , all the files of the package > are installed in /usr.for eg: packge binary in /usr/bin. > but if i want the package n all its files to be installed in a directory > other than /usr for eg in XYZ directory thn wh

Re: how to install package using apt-get in folder other than /usr

2008-09-29 Thread Paul Wise
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 9:36 PM, Kruti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i mean when you do apt-get install , all the files of the package > are installed in /usr.for eg: packge binary in /usr/bin. > but if i want the package n all its files to be installed in a directory > other than /usr for eg in X

Re: how to install package using apt-get in folder other than /usr

2008-09-29 Thread Kruti
i mean when you do apt-get install , all the files of the package are installed in /usr.for eg: packge binary in /usr/bin. but if i want the package n all its files to be installed in a directory other than /usr for eg in XYZ directory thn what should i do...thnks Paul Wise-3 wrote: > > On M

Re: how to install package using apt-get in folder other than /usr

2008-09-29 Thread Paul Wise
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 8:45 PM, Kruti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can someone help me regarding how to install a package in any user defined > folder other than /usr using apt-get? Your question lacks detail, can you please give some more infomation so it can be answered correctly? -- bye, pa

Re: how to install package using apt-get in folder other than /usr

2008-09-29 Thread Neil Williams
On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 05:45:20 -0700 (PDT) Kruti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi.. > Can someone help me regarding how to install a package in any user defined > folder other than /usr using apt-get? Not using apt, using dpkg-deb -x. -x, --extract archive directory Extracts

how to install package using apt-get in folder other than /usr

2008-09-29 Thread Kruti
Hi.. Can someone help me regarding how to install a package in any user defined folder other than /usr using apt-get? Thanks for the help -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/how-to-install-package-using-apt-get-in-folder-other-than--usr-tp19723203p19723203.html Sent from the

RFS: texttrainer

2008-09-29 Thread Jacob Kanev
Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for my package "texttrainer". * Package name: texttrainer Version : 0.0.1 Upstream Author : Jacob Kanev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://home.arcor.de/j_kanev/ * License : GPL Section : misc It builds thes

Re: RFS: cfi (adopted package, 2nd try)

2008-09-29 Thread Krzysztof Burghardt
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 2008/9/25 Michal Čihař <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > - Why does diff.gz contain cfi-3.0/.log? By mistake. Fixed. > - patch-stamp is not a PHONY target Fixed. > - doc-base section Books seems to be more appropriate Set to Help/Books now. > - why you no l

Re: RFS: cfi (adopted package, 2nd try)

2008-09-29 Thread Michal Čihař
Hi Please reply to mentors list. Dne Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:35:20 +0200 "Krzysztof Burghardt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> napsal(a): > 2008/9/25 Michal Čihař <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > - doc-base section Books seems to be more appropriate > > I changed it back, but according to lintian there is no Book sect