Re: binary-or-shlib-defines-rpath documentation

2006-07-14 Thread Charles Fry
> So please, please, please do fix (remove) the rpath in the package. I would appreciate any tips on how to go about fixing this. My package is courierpassd, currently only available in unstable. It depends on courier-authlib which currently uses /usr/lib/courier-authlib. I can't figure out how to

Re: binary-or-shlib-defines-rpath documentation

2006-07-13 Thread Charles Fry
> In almost any situation rpath is a bad thing. It is a very good idea to let > lintian check this. A "private" library for the package is an exception. Of > course lintian could also check and allow /usr/lib/$packagename without a > warning. However, the rpath check is useful in general, becau

Re: binary-or-shlib-defines-rpath documentation

2006-07-12 Thread Charles Fry
> > So is the lintian test wrong? Should it only be checking for rpaths that > > aren't system directories? > > good question! I finally found some pseudo-official documentation on this: http://wiki.debian.org/RpathIssue which confirms what you said: "Currently, the only valid use of thi

Re: binary-or-shlib-defines-rpath documentation

2006-07-12 Thread Charles Fry
> > > Depends. Does it actually fix the warning? > > > > Yes, but it also broke my binary, which can no longer find the needed > > library. Any suggestions? Is rpath okay in this case? The needed library > > is coming from /usr/lib/courier-authlib. > > In this case, I believe it is correct. rpath

Re: binary-or-shlib-defines-rpath documentation

2006-07-12 Thread Charles Fry
> I've looked for this kind of answer before - it's not as simple as it > appears. rpath arises from libraries in non-standard locations, either > alone or when linked to a binary. > > 1. Dependencies can bring in rpath: See Bug # 374797 (amd64 specific) > 2. linking binaries against pkglib_LTLIBR

binary-or-shlib-defines-rpath documentation

2006-07-12 Thread Charles Fry
Hi, A package I am creating from scratch is giving me the lintian warning binary-or-shlib-defines-rpath. lintian-info in turn tells me "Please contact debian-devel@lists.debian.org if you have questions about this." My search revealed two possible solutions: 'configure --disable-rpath' where supp

Re: RFS: courierpassd

2006-06-12 Thread Charles Fry
Can I ask again if anyone is interested in checking and sponsoring courierpassd? thanks, Charles -Original Message- > From: Charles Fry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: RFS: courierpassd > Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 00:57:58 -0400 > To: debian-mentor

Re: RFS: courierpassd

2006-05-26 Thread Charles Fry
> > courierpassd is a utility for changing a user's password from across a > > network. It uses the same protocol as poppassd to obtain user IDs and > > passwords. This can be used, for example, to allow users to change > > their passwords from within various webmail programs. > > > Are you aw

RFS: courierpassd

2006-05-25 Thread Charles Fry
* Package name: courierpassd Version : 1.1.0 Upstream Author : Andrew St. Jean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://www.arda.homeunix.net/store/ * License : GPL Description : Change courier user passwords using poppassd interface courierpassd is a utility f

RFS: wmfire

2005-09-30 Thread Charles Fry
Hi, I adopted wmfire earlier this month, and now have a new upstream release packaged and ready for upload. My original sponsor is busy at Berkeley, so I wondered if anyone here might be interested in sponsoring wmfire? License: GPL Short Description: very cool fiery way of showing your C

Re: dh_clean -k -i

2005-08-18 Thread Charles Fry
Source: bouncycastle Section: libs Priority: optional Maintainer: Charles Fry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Build-Depends-Indep: debhelper (>= 4.0.0), free-java-sdk, libgnumail-java, gjdoc, junit Standards-Version: 3.6.2 Package: libbcprov-java Architecture: all Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}

dh_clean -k -i

2005-08-18 Thread Charles Fry
Hi, I am currently in the process of packaging Bouncy Castle, my first multiple binary package. I ran dh_make to create an initial debianization of the package, and now have encountered the following problem when building my package: dh_clean -k -i dh_clean: I have no package to build Al

signed jar in java library

2004-04-02 Thread Charles Fry
Hi, I have started work on packaging the Bouncy Castle Crypto libraries for Java (bug #234048). I think I have most everything in place for a first stab, but I can't figure out where to put the signed jar so that dpkg-buildpackage won't complain. Basically, the source of the Bouncy Castle Crypto

signed jar in java library

2004-04-02 Thread Charles Fry
Hi, I have started work on packaging the Bouncy Castle Crypto libraries for Java (bug #234048). I think I have most everything in place for a first stab, but I can't figure out where to put the signed jar so that dpkg-buildpackage won't complain. Basically, the source of the Bouncy Castle Crypto