Re: dpkg-source unhappy

onebooks, upload logos and midi > files, ... Here is the problem. First you should stop the line wrap. Ending the paragraph with ... makes dpkg-source think that a second paragraph is forthcoming. Remove the 3 periods. -- Gopal Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian GNU/Linux Developer Dept. of Astronomy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Re: dpkg-source unhappy

ks, upload logos and midi files, ... Here is the problem. First you should stop the line wrap. Ending the paragraph with ... makes dpkg-source think that a second paragraph is forthcoming. Remove the 3 periods. -- Gopal Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian GNU/Linux

Re: uploading to stable

sider inclusion of packages in proposed-updates in the next point release (currently it will be 2.2r3). See http://master.debian.org/~joey/2.2r3/ for a summary of requirements. Gopal. -- Gopal Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian GNU/Linux Developer Dept. of Astronomy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Re: uploading to stable

sider inclusion of packages in proposed-updates in the next point release (currently it will be 2.2r3). See http://master.debian.org/~joey/2.2r3/ for a summary of requirements. Gopal. -- Gopal Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian GNU/Linux Developer Dept

Re: DH_COMPAT 2 or 3 ?

3.0. That may explain the problem of building on a potato machine. Gopal. -- Gopal Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian GNU/Linux Developer Dept. of Astronomy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Re: DH_COMPAT 2 or 3 ?

ver >3.0. That may explain the problem of building on a potato machine. Gopal. -- Gopal Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian GNU/Linux Developer Dept. of Astronomy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Different distributions and package versions

parate local apt repositories for my own use for both stable and unstable dists. >Both (binary) packages should have the same version then ? Yeah they can have the same version, but be very careful in specifying your apt repositories in your sources file -- Gopal Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: Different distributions and package versions

parate local apt repositories for my own use for both stable and unstable dists. >Both (binary) packages should have the same version then ? Yeah they can have the same version, but be very careful in specifying your apt repositories in your sources file -- Gopal Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: new package--ready to upload

tp-master and > wait for it to get approved, is this correct? > If you are a developer, you can upload it yourself - you don't need a sponsor. For new packages, it takes a while to get integrated into the archive. Get familiar with dupload and dput, and be ready for bug reports on

Re: new package--ready to upload

o ftp-master and > wait for it to get approved, is this correct? > If you are a developer, you can upload it yourself - you don't need a sponsor. For new packages, it takes a while to get integrated into the archive. Get familiar with dupload and dput, and be ready for bug reports on

Re: Contact?

me bugs, write documentation, etc. It's amazing how quickly you will be processed, if you show demonstratable skills and knowledge of debian policies & procedures. Gopal. -- Gopal Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian GNU/Linux Developer Dept. of Astronomy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Re: Contact?

tation, etc. It's amazing how quickly you will be processed, if you show demonstratable skills and knowledge of debian policies & procedures. Gopal. -- Gopal Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian GNU/Linux Developer Dept. of Astronomy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: bugscan?

sent out > on the debian-devel-archive mailing list (which is low volume, > and which you should be subscribed to as a developer). s/archive/announce -- Gopal Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian GNU/Linux Developer Dept. of Astronomy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Re: bugscan?

sent out > on the debian-devel-archive mailing list (which is low volume, > and which you should be subscribed to as a developer). s/archive/announce -- Gopal Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian GNU/Linux Developer Dept. of Astronomy, University of Massa

Re: What to do during the NM wait?

u are itching to help out, look at some open bugs in the BTS, try to fix them and send patches to the maintainer. Hope this helps Gopal -- Gopal Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian GNU/Linux Developer Dept. of Astronomy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Re: What to do during the NM wait?

you are itching to help out, look at some open bugs in the BTS, try to fix them and send patches to the maintainer. Hope this helps Gopal -- Gopal Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian GNU/Linux Developer Dept. of Astronomy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst -

Re: how orig must orig.tar.gz be?

use the debian/rules file (which will appear in the diff.gz file) to specify which files actually get added to the debian package. That is how you can exclude the precompiled binaries. -- Gopal Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian GNU/Linux Developer Dept.

Re: how orig must orig.tar.gz be?

use the debian/rules file (which will appear in the diff.gz file) to specify which files actually get added to the debian package. That is how you can exclude the precompiled binaries. -- Gopal Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian GNU/Linux Developer Dept.

Re: Alternative lib dependencies

your source package and remake it against libaudiofile. -- Gopal Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian GNU/Linux Developer Dept. of Astronomy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Re: Alternative lib dependencies

your source package and remake it against libaudiofile. -- Gopal Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian GNU/Linux Developer Dept. of Astronomy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: how to check if an upload went through?

7_i386.upload file created in the directory. This file logs uploads. The -f option forces dupload to ignore it. Once the upload is done, you can check the incoming directory in master by logging in directly. HTH -- Gopal Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian GNU/Li

Re: how to check if an upload went through?

7_i386.upload file created in the directory. This file logs uploads. The -f option forces dupload to ignore it. Once the upload is done, you can check the incoming directory in master by logging in directly. HTH -- Gopal Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Sponsor for PETSc

b. It's largely a beowulf thing. > > Would someone be interested in sponsoring me? Hi Adam, I could sponsor you - looks like an interesting piece of software you are packaging. I'll check your package in more detail and send you comments soon. Gopal. -- Gopal Narayanan <

Re: Sponsor for PETSc

b. It's largely a beowulf thing. > > Would someone be interested in sponsoring me? Hi Adam, I could sponsor you - looks like an interesting piece of software you are packaging. I'll check your package in more detail and send you comments soon. Gopal. -- Gopal Narayanan <

Re: first upload problem

I had to switch to scp a while ago, otherwise package upload was not allowed. Put a method => "scpb" entry in your $cfg{master} in dupload.conf. That ought to take care of it. Before that, you might try ssh'ing to master.debian.org to verify that your password does work. H

Re: first upload problem

I had to switch to scp a while ago, otherwise package upload was not allowed. Put a method => "scpb" entry in your $cfg{master} in dupload.conf. That ought to take care of it. Before that, you might try ssh'ing to master.debian.org to verify that your password does work. H

Re: Updating gnupg

upg_1.0.1-2.diff.gz Looks like the maintainer of gnupg, James Troup, decided to hand-install a man-page. Look at the diff file above. It should be obvious as to the changes he made (also look at his changelog entries), and why you had a reject on the diff for the manpage. HTH Gopal. -- Gopal Narayana

Re: Updating gnupg

upg_1.0.1-2.diff.gz Looks like the maintainer of gnupg, James Troup, decided to hand-install a man-page. Look at the diff file above. It should be obvious as to the changes he made (also look at his changelog entries), and why you had a reject on the diff for the manpage. HTH Gopal. -- Gopa

Re: Semi-retiring: All (ok, some) packages must go!

and a > FORTRAN > library are present. See http://astro.caltech.edu/~tjp/pgplot/ for more > information. > -- Gopal Narayanan Ph #: (413) 545 0925 Five College Radio Astrono

dpkg "dry-run" mode?

there a way to "dry-run" dpkg for installation problems? Or is the only option to actually upgrade my machine to potato to try to see if my potato packages install properly? Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks Gopal -- ---

Re: multiple binary packages (again)

ble/non-us/curl.html -- ---- Gopal Narayanan Ph #: (413) 545 0925 Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory Fax#: (413) 545 4223 University of Massachusetts e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Amherst MA 01003 ---

Re: package uploading

ploads. You can circumvent the default behaviour by using -sa or -sd with dpkg-buildpackage. Again read the manual. -- -------- Gopal Narayanan Ph #: (413) 545 0925 Five College Radio Astronomy Observ

Re: whom should I file a bug report against?

ff the debian webpage. HTH, Gopal. -- ---- Gopal Narayanan Ph #: (413) 545 0925 Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory Fax#: (413) 545 4223 University of Massachusetts e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Amherst MA 01003 ---

Depends generated by maintainer scripts

does? Thanks in advance Gopal -- -------- Gopal Narayanan Ph #: (413) 545 0925 Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory Fax#: (413) 545 4223 University of Massachusetts e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Amherst MA 01003 ---

Re: Multiple binaries => multiple packages ?

On Tue, Jul 27, 1999 at 11:25:28AM +1000, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > On Sun, Jul 25, 1999 at 05:52:42PM -0400, Gopal Narayanan wrote: > > i386-pc-linux-gnu-gnulibc2.1 : for libc2.1 > > i386-pc-linux-gnulibc1 : for libc2.0 > > i386-pc-linux-gnulibc1-static

Re: Multiple binaries => multiple packages ?

On Sun, Jul 25, 1999 at 10:04:15PM -0500, John Hasler wrote: > Gopal Narayanan writes: > > Based on this, it seems to me that I should make 5 separate wrapper > > packages, and force dependencies accordingly. Am I right? > > How about a single package with a postinst that fi

Multiple binaries => multiple packages ?

hat I should make 5 separate wrapper packages, and force dependencies accordingly. Am I right? Any help appreciated. Gopal -- Gopal Narayanan Ph #: (413) 545 0925 Five College Radio Astronomy Observ

Re: [Q] Which section should Powertweak go into?

is in. -Gopal -- ---- Gopal Narayanan Ph #: (413) 545 0925 Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory Fax#: (413) 545 4223 University of Massachusetts e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Amherst MA 01003 ---