RFS[2]: kdiff3 - compares and merges 2 or 3 files or directories

2005-04-07 Thread Eike \"zyro\" Sauer
Hi! I'm looking for someone to test and upload a kdiff3 package again. I maintain kdiff3 packages for many months now and improved the application by providing a man page and fixing a race condition. It's already part of Sid and Sarge. kdiff3 is a graphical diff. I think the most useful differenc

Re: [RFS] kdiff3 - compares and merges 2 or 3 files or directories

2004-06-16 Thread Eike \"zyro\" Sauer
Andreas Metzler schrieb: > -- Eike Sauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Tue, 15 Jun 2004 > 11:28:59 +0200 > ^^^ That's strange, I'm seeing a wrong mail address in the changelog, but it is "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"... Anyway, I changed it and uploaded again. (Should I change the version

[RFS] kdiff3 - compares and merges 2 or 3 files or directories

2004-06-16 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Hello! I maintain the kdiff3 package for many months now. I wrote a man page and solved an unreproducible bug. My changes where included in upstream. It is already included in Sarge, but my former sponsor is not reachable for me. So I'm looking for a new sponsor (and hopefully mentor). The new

Re: [RFS] kdiff3 - compares and merges 2 or 3 files or directories

2004-06-16 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Andreas Metzler schrieb: > -- Eike Sauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Tue, 15 Jun 2004 > 11:28:59 +0200 > ^^^ That's strange, I'm seeing a wrong mail address in the changelog, but it is "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"... Anyway, I changed it and uploaded again. (Should I change the version

[RFS] kdiff3 - compares and merges 2 or 3 files or directories

2004-06-16 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Hello! I maintain the kdiff3 package for many months now. I wrote a man page and solved an unreproducible bug. My changes where included in upstream. It is already included in Sarge, but my former sponsor is not reachable for me. So I'm looking for a new sponsor (and hopefully mentor). The new

Re: Executing with root priviliges

2004-06-07 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Eduard Bloch schrieb: > I am not sure how to implement this policy for su-replacements... Best > virtual package name? id-changer and x-id-changer? Or uid-changer? uid-changer/x-uid-changer There are many IDs out there... Ciao, Eike

Re: Executing with root priviliges

2004-06-07 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Eduard Bloch schrieb: > I am not sure how to implement this policy for su-replacements... Best > virtual package name? id-changer and x-id-changer? Or uid-changer? uid-changer/x-uid-changer There are many IDs out there... Ciao, Eike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: Executing with root priviliges

2004-06-05 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
David A. Riggs schrieb: > The real question: > > > So, my question is...is there, or should there be, some virtual > > package or system-wide or user-wide preference for gaining root > > priviliges under X11? What's the best current way to get this > > into the menu system with the least amoun

Re: Executing with root priviliges

2004-06-05 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
David A. Riggs schrieb: > The real question: > > > So, my question is...is there, or should there be, some virtual > > package or system-wide or user-wide preference for gaining root > > priviliges under X11? What's the best current way to get this > > into the menu system with the least amoun

Re: Executing with root priviliges

2004-06-04 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Goswin von Brederlow schrieb: > There is also "ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] -X foobar". ...and kdesu... Ciao, Eike

Re: Executing with root priviliges

2004-06-04 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Goswin von Brederlow schrieb: > There is also "ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] -X foobar". ...and kdesu... Ciao, Eike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [RFS/RFM again] kdiff3 - compares and merges 2 or 3 files or directories

2004-05-31 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
The following is still vaild - it's just version 0.9.84 now, where the other (among other changes) included my fix for a race condition that led to crashes. Eike "zyro" Sauer schrieb: > I'm looking for someone to sponsor kdiff3 again. The former versions > have already

Re: [RFS/RFM again] kdiff3 - compares and merges 2 or 3 files or directories

2004-05-31 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
The following is still vaild - it's just version 0.9.84 now, where the other (among other changes) included my fix for a race condition that led to crashes. Eike "zyro" Sauer schrieb: > I'm looking for someone to sponsor kdiff3 again. The former versions > have already

Re: package cleanup script

2004-05-28 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Dale K. Hawkins schrieb: > I have written a (useful?) script to find all packages which have not be > used for a long time and reports this to the user (i.e., some package is > installed but none of its files have been accessed in 60 days). Would > this be useful? Is there some other forum where

Re: package cleanup script

2004-05-28 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Dale K. Hawkins schrieb: > I have written a (useful?) script to find all packages which have not be > used for a long time and reports this to the user (i.e., some package is > installed but none of its files have been accessed in 60 days). Would > this be useful? Is there some other forum where

[RFS/RFM again] kdiff3 - compares and merges 2 or 3 files or directories

2004-05-27 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Hello! I'm looking for someone to sponsor kdiff3 again. The former versions have already been tested and sponsored by Rene Engelhard, so the package should be in good shape. Upstream is very responsive. kdiff3 is contained in sarge. I'd like to apply as DD in future. kdiff3 is a graphical diff

[RFS/RFM again] kdiff3 - compares and merges 2 or 3 files or directories

2004-05-27 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Hello! I'm looking for someone to sponsor kdiff3 again. The former versions have already been tested and sponsored by Rene Engelhard, so the package should be in good shape. Upstream is very responsive. kdiff3 is contained in sarge. I'd like to apply as DD in future. kdiff3 is a graphical diff

Re: OT: German police needs your help

2004-05-14 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Stephan Brendel schrieb: > Here is the flyer You could add some pictures, preferably in uncompressed BMP format. Ciao, Eike

Re: OT: German police needs your help

2004-05-14 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Stephan Brendel schrieb: > Here is the flyer You could add some pictures, preferably in uncompressed BMP format. Ciao, Eike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: New bootsplash debs

2004-03-25 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
(I think you shouldn't mail this to me personally as well as to the list without notification, I just answered this by private mail.) Am Donnerstag, 25. März 2004 05:50 schrieben Sie: > You have an old theme package installed, you need > bootsplash-theme-debian-tux No, I don't. I purged every t

Re: New bootsplash debs

2004-03-25 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
(I think you shouldn't mail this to me personally as well as to the list without notification, I just answered this by private mail.) Am Donnerstag, 25. März 2004 05:50 schrieben Sie: > You have an old theme package installed, you need > bootsplash-theme-debian-tux No, I don't. I purged every t

Re: New bootsplash debs

2004-03-21 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Matthew A. Nicholson schrieb: > I just uploaded new bootsplash debs, containing bug fixes and patches for > the latest stable kernels. I need them tested by the people who were > getting that "debconf exited with status 10" or something error. Ok... export LC_ALL=en_EN export DEBCONF_DEBUG=develo

Re: New bootsplash debs

2004-03-21 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Matthew A. Nicholson schrieb: > I just uploaded new bootsplash debs, containing bug fixes and patches for > the latest stable kernels. I need them tested by the people who were > getting that "debconf exited with status 10" or something error. Ok... export LC_ALL=en_EN export DEBCONF_DEBUG=develo

Re: RFS: Bootsplash

2004-03-07 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Matthew A. Nicholson schrieb: > I am still looking for a sponsor for my bootsplash package set. I am still looking for a remedy for the following error: root:/home/eike# export DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer; dpkg -i bootsplash_3.0.7-7_i386.deb bootsplash-theme-linux_3.0.0-3_i386.deb Selecting previousl

Re: RFS: Bootsplash

2004-03-07 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Matthew A. Nicholson schrieb: > I am still looking for a sponsor for my bootsplash package set. I am still looking for a remedy for the following error: root:/home/eike# export DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer; dpkg -i bootsplash_3.0.7-7_i386.deb bootsplash-theme-linux_3.0.0-3_i386.deb Selecting previousl

Re: RFS: BinClock - binary clock

2004-02-21 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Matthew Palmer schrieb: > I have no particular need for a software binary clock, though, as I've got > a breadboard of LEDs doing the job for me. Are you going to package it? ;o) Ciao, Eike

Re: RFS: BinClock - binary clock

2004-02-21 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Matthew Palmer schrieb: > I have no particular need for a software binary clock, though, as I've got > a breadboard of LEDs doing the job for me. Are you going to package it? ;o) Ciao, Eike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble?

Re: RFS: New version of cvs-autoreleasedeb

2004-02-20 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Raphael Goulais schrieb: > - Why do you remove /var/log/cvs-autoreleasedeb.log at postrm, since >the log files are in /var/log/cvs-autoreleasedeb/ ? Also, I don't >think you should remove the log files anyway, even on a purge. Is this consensus? I thought I'd get rid of everything a packa

Re: RFS: New version of cvs-autoreleasedeb

2004-02-20 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Raphael Goulais schrieb: > - Why do you remove /var/log/cvs-autoreleasedeb.log at postrm, since >the log files are in /var/log/cvs-autoreleasedeb/ ? Also, I don't >think you should remove the log files anyway, even on a purge. Is this consensus? I thought I'd get rid of everything a packa

Re: questions about packaging a kde app

2004-02-15 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Paul Cupis schrieb: > Have I missed something? Can you try removing the referenced code from > debian/rules and seeing if the resulting package is "correct"? I'm sure I had a compelling reason to do this some day - but I can't remember it. And the package seems to be fine with all those lines rem

Re: questions about packaging a kde app

2004-02-15 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Paul Cupis schrieb: > $(MAKE) install DESTDIR=$(CURDIR)/debian/knights \ > kde_htmldir=$(CURDIR)/debian/knights/usr/share/doc/kde/HTML Thanks, this made my rules file much more transparent. But it worked "better" to use kde_htmldir=/usr/share/doc/kde/HTML. Is there a similiar solution for

Re: questions about packaging a kde app

2004-02-15 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Paul Cupis schrieb: > Have I missed something? Can you try removing the referenced code from > debian/rules and seeing if the resulting package is "correct"? I'm sure I had a compelling reason to do this some day - but I can't remember it. And the package seems to be fine with all those lines rem

Re: questions about packaging a kde app

2004-02-15 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Paul Cupis schrieb: > $(MAKE) install DESTDIR=$(CURDIR)/debian/knights \ > kde_htmldir=$(CURDIR)/debian/knights/usr/share/doc/kde/HTML Thanks, this made my rules file much more transparent. But it worked "better" to use kde_htmldir=/usr/share/doc/kde/HTML. Is there a similiar solution for

Re: questions about packaging a kde app

2004-02-14 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Tommaso Moroni schrieb: > Is there any way to convert the upstream docbook in a man page? > I tried with docbook-to-man and docbook-utils but they both didn't work. I think it has to be a docbook document explicitly meant to be converted to a man page. Otherwise, you'll have to write a short one y

Re: questions about packaging a kde app

2004-02-14 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Tommaso Moroni schrieb: > Is there any way to convert the upstream docbook in a man page? > I tried with docbook-to-man and docbook-utils but they both didn't work. I think it has to be a docbook document explicitly meant to be converted to a man page. Otherwise, you'll have to write a short one y

Re: Is this sufficient for an application?

2004-02-09 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Florian Effenberger schrieb: > Thanks! But I still would need someone to approve my application :-) I really think you should take some time and first talk to people (as suggested) and then express your needs. But i agree that it yould be much easier for a marketing guy when he's part of the sto

Re: Is this sufficient for an application?

2004-02-09 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Florian Effenberger schrieb: > Thanks! But I still would need someone to approve my application :-) I really think you should take some time and first talk to people (as suggested) and then express your needs. But i agree that it yould be much easier for a marketing guy when he's part of the sto

Re: Sponsor not responding

2004-02-02 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Roland Gruber schrieb: > So what should I do now? Wait some more time or look for a new sponsor? > Maybe there somebody on this list who has good contacts to Matthew. If you'd like to continue to work with Mathew, I guess you should have sort of "interim sponsor" just for one package version. Cia

Re: Sponsor not responding

2004-02-02 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Roland Gruber schrieb: > So what should I do now? Wait some more time or look for a new sponsor? > Maybe there somebody on this list who has good contacts to Matthew. If you'd like to continue to work with Mathew, I guess you should have sort of "interim sponsor" just for one package version. Cia

Re: RFS: hatari

2004-01-26 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Filippo Giunchedi schrieb: >> W: hatari source: newer-standards-version 3.6.0 > yes you should update standards-version to the latest policy (see ls -la > /usr/share/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.txt.gz ) This error means that his version is _newer_ than the one lintian expects. So this i

Re: RFS: hatari

2004-01-26 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Filippo Giunchedi schrieb: >> W: hatari source: newer-standards-version 3.6.0 > yes you should update standards-version to the latest policy (see ls -la > /usr/share/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.txt.gz ) This error means that his version is _newer_ than the one lintian expects. So this i

RFS(3): kdiff3 - compares and merges 2 or 3 files or directories

2004-01-12 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Hello! I'm still(*) looking for someone to test and upload the following package. The diff file has become even smaller because upstream has accepted my man page in his new version. kdiff3 is a graphical diff. I think the most useful difference to many other diff programs is that the difference

RFS(3): kdiff3 - compares and merges 2 or 3 files or directories

2004-01-12 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Hello! I'm still(*) looking for someone to test and upload the following package. The diff file has become even smaller because upstream has accepted my man page in his new version. kdiff3 is a graphical diff. I think the most useful difference to many other diff programs is that the difference

Re: RFS: msmtp, wmnetload, wmwifi

2003-11-20 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Jess Mahan schrieb: > I followed the Debian New Maintainers Giude to the tee, and when > packagin, it doesnt seem to generate a diff or orig.tar.gz. It should do that if you use dh_make -f ../originalpackage.tgz . > I am packageing on woody/table, maybee this is the reason? Do you use the uns

Re: RFS: msmtp, wmnetload, wmwifi

2003-11-20 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Jess Mahan schrieb: > I followed the Debian New Maintainers Giude to the tee, and when > packagin, it doesnt seem to generate a diff or orig.tar.gz. It should do that if you use dh_make -f ../originalpackage.tgz . > I am packageing on woody/table, maybee this is the reason? Do you use the uns

Re: RFS(2): kdiff3 - compares and merges 2 or 3 files or directories

2003-11-20 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Hi! Rene Engelhard wrote: > replied to him on -qt-kde where he posted that request too... Sorry for the "faked crosspost", but news.gmane.org won't let me crosspost neither with knode nor with tin saying "441 - You are not allowed to approve postings". In -qt-kde, Rene Engelhard wrote: > I had

Re: RFS(2): kdiff3 - compares and merges 2 or 3 files or directories

2003-11-20 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Hi! Rene Engelhard wrote: > replied to him on -qt-kde where he posted that request too... Sorry for the "faked crosspost", but news.gmane.org won't let me crosspost neither with knode nor with tin saying "441 - You are not allowed to approve postings". In -qt-kde, Rene Engelhard wrote: > I had

Re: Help with init replacement

2003-11-20 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Frank Küster schrieb: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ apt-cache show file-rc I found this in a slashdot comment: "Init Replacements: simpleinit [csiro.au], minit [www.fefe.de], jinit [fremlin.de], runit, daemontools [cr.yp.to], serel [fastboot.org]. Progeny [progeny.org] also has their own system based on

Re: Help with init replacement

2003-11-20 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Frank Küster schrieb: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ apt-cache show file-rc I found this in a slashdot comment: "Init Replacements: simpleinit [csiro.au], minit [www.fefe.de], jinit [fremlin.de], runit, daemontools [cr.yp.to], serel [fastboot.org]. Progeny [progeny.org] also has their own system based on

RFS(2): kdiff3 - compares and merges 2 or 3 files or directories

2003-11-19 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Hello! I'm still looking for someone to test and upload the following package. Package name: kdiff3 Version : 0.9.71 URL : http://kdiff3.sourceforge.net License : GPL Description: compares and merges 2 or 3 files or directories  KDiff3 compares two or three input f

RFS(2): kdiff3 - compares and merges 2 or 3 files or directories

2003-11-19 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Hello! I'm still looking for someone to test and upload the following package. Package name: kdiff3 Version : 0.9.71 URL : http://kdiff3.sourceforge.net License : GPL Description: compares and merges 2 or 3 files or directories  KDiff3 compares two or three input f

Re: recommended sid upgrade method

2003-11-18 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Hello! Zenaan Harkness schrieb: > I guess I > need to read the man pages to grok the difference there again too. Yes. :o) > Finally, now there is 5), and I wonder which one it corresponds to... apt-get -u dist-upgrade Ciao, Eike

Re: recommended sid upgrade method

2003-11-18 Thread Eike \&quot;zyro\&quot; Sauer
Hello! Zenaan Harkness schrieb: > I guess I > need to read the man pages to grok the difference there again too. Yes. :o) > Finally, now there is 5), and I wonder which one it corresponds to... apt-get -u dist-upgrade Ciao, Eike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED