Re: first upload problem

2000-07-20 Thread John O Sullivan
Thanks, I made the changes you suggested and uploaded successfully using scp. I hadn't actually logged in using ssh before so I hadn't seen the motd. The new maintainers guide seems to be a bit out of date. I'd like to help updating it so if anyone on this list (Josip Rodin) wants help please let m

first upload problem

2000-07-20 Thread John O Sullivan
Hi again, This might not be the right place to ask this question but I need help. I've successfully built my first package and now I want to upload it. I've read the documentation on dupload and as far I can see I'm doing everything right. I got as far as $ dupload --to master xfrisk_1.2-1_i386.c

Re: first upload problem

2000-07-20 Thread John O Sullivan
Thanks, I made the changes you suggested and uploaded successfully using scp. I hadn't actually logged in using ssh before so I hadn't seen the motd. The new maintainers guide seems to be a bit out of date. I'd like to help updating it so if anyone on this list (Josip Rodin) wants help please let

first upload problem

2000-07-20 Thread John O Sullivan
Hi again, This might not be the right place to ask this question but I need help. I've successfully built my first package and now I want to upload it. I've read the documentation on dupload and as far I can see I'm doing everything right. I got as far as $ dupload --to master xfrisk_1.2-1_i386.

RE: GPG problem when building package

2000-07-20 Thread John O Sullivan
Thanks, that was the problem, "John O Sullivan" != "John O'Sullivan" johno Sean 'Shaleh' Perry writes: > gpg is passed the name from the changelog entry. If this is not the name on > your key, it wont work. > > geisha [~/gdm2] $ gpg --edit-k

RE: GPG problem when building package

2000-07-20 Thread John O Sullivan
Thanks, that was the problem, "John O Sullivan" != "John O'Sullivan" johno Sean 'Shaleh' Perry writes: > gpg is passed the name from the changelog entry. If this is not the name on > your key, it wont work. > > geisha [~/gdm2] $ gpg --edit-k

GPG problem when building package

2000-07-19 Thread John O Sullivan
Hi, I've run into a problem near the end of building a package. When I run dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot I'm not asked for my GPG passphrase and I get this error message: gpg: skipped `John O Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>': secret key not available gpg: [stdin]: clearsign f

GPG problem when building package

2000-07-19 Thread John O Sullivan
Hi, I've run into a problem near the end of building a package. When I run dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot I'm not asked for my GPG passphrase and I get this error message: gpg: skipped `John O Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>': secret key not available gpg: [stdin]: clearsign f

FHS query

2000-06-14 Thread John O Sullivan
around for over 15 years and is ported to over 20 architectures and it has always been done this way. Upstream thinks it would confuse old users more than anything else. thanks, johno John O Sullivan writes: > I'm working on my first debian package at the moment. Its the server > for a

FHS query

2000-06-14 Thread John O Sullivan
around for over 15 years and is ported to over 20 architectures and it has always been done this way. Upstream thinks it would confuse old users more than anything else. thanks, johno John O Sullivan writes: > I'm working on my first debian package at the moment. Its the server >

FHS query

2000-06-12 Thread John O Sullivan
I'm working on my first debian package at the moment. Its the server for a multiplayer strategy game (www.empire.cx) I've got to make a lot of changes to the source to comply with the FHS so I'd like to double check my plans before I go ahead. binaries -> /usr/games data files -> /var/games/empire/

FHS query

2000-06-12 Thread John O Sullivan
I'm working on my first debian package at the moment. Its the server for a multiplayer strategy game (www.empire.cx) I've got to make a lot of changes to the source to comply with the FHS so I'd like to double check my plans before I go ahead. binaries -> /usr/games data files -> /var/games/empire

configuration script for package

2000-05-17 Thread John O Sullivan
Hi, I am currently trying to package the empire server (http://www.empire.cx). I am writing a configuration script for the package but I'm not sure how this will affect the debian package. The script isn't part of the .orig.tar.gz that I'll be using in the package so I don't know how it will be int