Re: ChangeLogs and a pure debian package.

2001-03-23 Thread Jérôme Marant
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Native debian packages can contain a debian directory since such > > an application would not make sense on a non-debian system. > > How can you make a Debian package without a debian directory? It either > has to be in the source or the diff. Native packages

Re: ChangeLogs and a pure debian package.

2001-03-23 Thread sharkey
> > All pure Debian packages must included a debian directory. Non-native > > packages may or may not include a debian directory in the upstream > > source file. (Upstream source is upstream source. If the upstream > > author provides an old/obsolete debian directory in the upstream tarb= > all,

Re: ChangeLogs and a pure debian package.

2001-03-23 Thread Jérôme Marant
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > All pure Debian packages must included a debian directory. Non-native > packages may or may not include a debian directory in the upstream > source file. (Upstream source is upstream source. If the upstream > author provides an old/obsolete debian directory in the u

Re: ChangeLogs and a pure debian package.

2001-03-23 Thread sharkey
> "Sean 'Shaleh' Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > =20 > > a "pure debian" package as you put it should really only be for items= > written > > for debian by debian devels. Anything else can be treated as a stand= > ard > > package. > > I would add that only pure Debian packages should incl

Re: ChangeLogs and a pure debian package.

2001-03-23 Thread Jérôme Marant
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Native debian packages can contain a debian directory since such > > an application would not make sense on a non-debian system. > > How can you make a Debian package without a debian directory? It either > has to be in the source or the diff. Native packages

Re: ChangeLogs and a pure debian package.

2001-03-23 Thread sharkey
> > All pure Debian packages must included a debian directory. Non-native > > packages may or may not include a debian directory in the upstream > > source file. (Upstream source is upstream source. If the upstream > > author provides an old/obsolete debian directory in the upstream tarb= > all

Re: ChangeLogs and a pure debian package.

2001-03-23 Thread Jérôme Marant
"Sean 'Shaleh' Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > a "pure debian" package as you put it should really only be for items written > for debian by debian devels. Anything else can be treated as a standard > package. I would add that only pure Debian packages should include the 'debian' direc

Re: ChangeLogs and a pure debian package.

2001-03-23 Thread Jérôme Marant
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > All pure Debian packages must included a debian directory. Non-native > packages may or may not include a debian directory in the upstream > source file. (Upstream source is upstream source. If the upstream > author provides an old/obsolete debian directory in the

Re: ChangeLogs and a pure debian package.

2001-03-23 Thread sharkey
> "Sean 'Shaleh' Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > =20 > > a "pure debian" package as you put it should really only be for items= > written > > for debian by debian devels. Anything else can be treated as a stand= > ard > > package. > > I would add that only pure Debian packages should inc

Re: ChangeLogs and a pure debian package.

2001-03-23 Thread Jérôme Marant
"Sean 'Shaleh' Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > a "pure debian" package as you put it should really only be for items written > for debian by debian devels. Anything else can be treated as a standard > package. I would add that only pure Debian packages should include the 'debian' dire

Re: ChangeLogs and a pure debian package.

2001-03-23 Thread peter karlsson
Colin Watson: > Why couldn't you use 'dh_installchangelogs ChangeLog' to achieve the > same effect? Because it is a native Debian package, and the manual page for dh_installchangelogs says NOTES It is an error to specify an upstream changelog file for a debian native package. --

Re: ChangeLogs and a pure debian package.

2001-03-23 Thread Colin Watson
peter karlsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Manuel Estrada Sainz: >> The first problem is that I generate the changelog automaticly from CVS >> which seams too big and verbose for a debian changelog but I am not >> suposed to have an upstream changelog in a pure debian package. > >Well, I "cheat" my

Re: ChangeLogs and a pure debian package.

2001-03-23 Thread peter karlsson
Colin Watson: > Why couldn't you use 'dh_installchangelogs ChangeLog' to achieve the > same effect? Because it is a native Debian package, and the manual page for dh_installchangelogs says NOTES It is an error to specify an upstream changelog file for a debian native package. --

Re: ChangeLogs and a pure debian package.

2001-03-23 Thread Colin Watson
peter karlsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Manuel Estrada Sainz: >> The first problem is that I generate the changelog automaticly from CVS >> which seams too big and verbose for a debian changelog but I am not >> suposed to have an upstream changelog in a pure debian package. > >Well, I "cheat" m

Re: ChangeLogs and a pure debian package.

2001-03-23 Thread peter karlsson
Manuel Estrada Sainz: > The first problem is that I generate the changelog automaticly from CVS > which seams too big and verbose for a debian changelog but I am not > suposed to have an upstream changelog in a pure debian package. Well, I "cheat" myself, with both a standard changelog and a Debi

Re: ChangeLogs and a pure debian package.

2001-03-22 Thread peter karlsson
Manuel Estrada Sainz: > The first problem is that I generate the changelog automaticly from CVS > which seams too big and verbose for a debian changelog but I am not > suposed to have an upstream changelog in a pure debian package. Well, I "cheat" myself, with both a standard changelog and a Deb

Re: ChangeLogs and a pure debian package.

2001-03-22 Thread sharkey
> I am packing a program (VisualOS) which I am the author and upstream > maintainer (pure debian package?) and I have a couple of problems. As has been stated, this should not be a pure debian package. For example, I have a package called msttcorefonts which is an installer app for installing Mic

Re: ChangeLogs and a pure debian package.

2001-03-22 Thread sharkey
> I am packing a program (VisualOS) which I am the author and upstream > maintainer (pure debian package?) and I have a couple of problems. As has been stated, this should not be a pure debian package. For example, I have a package called msttcorefonts which is an installer app for installing Mi

RE: ChangeLogs and a pure debian package.

2001-03-22 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
On 22-Mar-2001 Manuel Estrada Sainz wrote: > Hello all, > > I am packing a program (VisualOS) which I am the author and upstream > maintainer (pure debian package?) and I have a couple of problems. > a "pure debian" package as you put it should really only be for items written for debian by de

ChangeLogs and a pure debian package.

2001-03-22 Thread Manuel Estrada Sainz
Hello all, I am packing a program (VisualOS) which I am the author and upstream maintainer (pure debian package?) and I have a couple of problems. The first problem is that I generate the changelog automaticly from CVS which seams too big and verbose for a debian changelog but I am not suposed t

RE: ChangeLogs and a pure debian package.

2001-03-22 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
On 22-Mar-2001 Manuel Estrada Sainz wrote: > Hello all, > > I am packing a program (VisualOS) which I am the author and upstream > maintainer (pure debian package?) and I have a couple of problems. > a "pure debian" package as you put it should really only be for items written for debian by d

ChangeLogs and a pure debian package.

2001-03-22 Thread Manuel Estrada Sainz
Hello all, I am packing a program (VisualOS) which I am the author and upstream maintainer (pure debian package?) and I have a couple of problems. The first problem is that I generate the changelog automaticly from CVS which seams too big and verbose for a debian changelog but I am not suposed