Bug#775509: Seeking Mentor for Bug#775509: RFS: tz-converter/1.0.0 ITP tz-converter

2015-05-13 Thread Dave Maiorino
Hello Paul, Thanks again for the review! I have made further changes, as well in how the upstream file is made. Using the setup.py, this is much simpler! I do have a few comments below: 1.The License lines in debian/copyright are incorrect, please use the right ones from the copyright-format spec

Bug#784732: RFS: liquidprompt/1.9-1 [ITP]

2015-05-13 Thread Dmitry Bogatov
Non-DD review. I propose to remove override, since `liquidprompt` never executed, only sources. Consider applying attached patch. -- Best regards, Dmitry Bogatov , Free Software supporter, esperantisto and netiquette guardian. GPG: 54B7F00D diff -r -U 7 -N liquidprompt-1.9/debian/lintian-overri

Installing "straight-live" of a theme package

2015-05-13 Thread Cameron Norman
On May 13, 2015 6:19 AM, wrote: > > Hi, > > (Debian 8 updated here.) > > I've done a theme for Mate and I'm packaging it. > > So, I've done a package which first, installs all the files under /usr/share/theme/mytheme. > This part is OK and I can choose my theme in mate. > > > > Now, I've been work

Re: How to create a metapackage

2015-05-13 Thread humbert . olivier . 1
Hi, I'll tell you how I do mines but keep in mind that I'm not a debian developpers. I may learn things as well if some debian developpers would answer. > De: "Ole Streicher" > > * Should it be native or not? I'd say native as you will not ship any upstream source code within it. Will you ?

Installing "straight-live" of a theme package

2015-05-13 Thread humbert . olivier . 1
Hi, (Debian 8 updated here.) I've done a theme for Mate and I'm packaging it. So, I've done a package which first, installs all the files under /usr/share/theme/mytheme. This part is OK and I can choose my theme in mate. Now, I've been working (and reading a lot about) on how to install it:

Bug#784732: RFS: liquidprompt/1.9-1 [ITP]

2015-05-13 Thread Arturo Borrero Gonzalez
On 12 May 2015 at 20:29, Andrey Rahmatullin wrote: > [I don't intend to sponsor this] > > You should put the Debian repo, not the upstream one into Vcs-* control > fields. > Thanks, fixed. > Recommending both screen and tmux looks strange. Recommending acpi which > is useful only for laptops loo

Re: Please create a Debian Human project

2015-05-13 Thread Ole Streicher
anonymo...@airmail.cc writes: > And now that I'm starting to see contributions from the new developers > from the Debian Women project I'm appalled with difference of > treatment. Almost all their emails, questions and patches get educated > and helpful replies. The difference is so vast that to me

How to create a metapackage

2015-05-13 Thread Ole Streicher
Hi, I want to create two metapackages "python-astropy-all" and "python3-astropy-all" which install astropy and all affiliated packages. However, I could not find a good tutorial for this: * Should it be native or not? It looks like usually metapackages are native; however in my case the package

Aw: Please create a Debian Human project

2015-05-13 Thread Steffen Möller
Hello, > Gesendet: Dienstag, 12. Mai 2015 um 03:51 Uhr > Von: anonymo...@airmail.cc > An: debian-mentors@lists.debian.org > Betreff: Please create a Debian Human project > > I've been holding my self back from writing this for quite a while. This > rant stems from my almost 2 years of frustration