Re: Package checking...

2003-03-11 Thread Joerg Jaspert
Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Oh, i hate it. Thats UPSTREAM WORK. Nothing for Debian >> Packages. Makes unneccessary big debian diff.gz. > That's quite arguable. Upstreams often don't care about updating > config.guess and config.sub, and don't realize how often it's needed for > p

Re: Package checking...

2003-03-11 Thread Colin Watson
On Tue, Mar 11, 2003 at 12:09:33PM +0100, Joerg Jaspert wrote: > - ifneq "$(wildcard /usr/share/misc/config.sub)" "" > cp -f /usr/share/misc/config.sub config.sub > endif > ifneq "$(wildcard /usr/share/misc/config.guess)" "" > cp -f /usr/share/misc/config.guess config.guess > endif

Re: Package checking...

2003-03-11 Thread Jaime Robles
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 El Martes, 11 de Marzo de 2003 12:09, Joerg Jaspert escribió: > (I wont sponsor it, i have not enough time). Thank you ver much Joerg. I am still not looking for an sponsor... just for advice in Debian packaging ;-) > Except that its good. I will ch

Re: Package checking...

2003-03-11 Thread Joerg Jaspert
Jaime Robles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have recently package an application i am developing (KLog) and i would > like > to ask a Debian developer to checkif it is well packaged. (I wont sponsor it, i have not enough time). Just a quick look at the diff.gz: - You dont need to do anything

Re: Package checking...

2003-03-11 Thread Joerg Jaspert
Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Oh, i hate it. Thats UPSTREAM WORK. Nothing for Debian >> Packages. Makes unneccessary big debian diff.gz. > That's quite arguable. Upstreams often don't care about updating > config.guess and config.sub, and don't realize how often it's needed for > p

Re: Package checking...

2003-03-11 Thread Colin Watson
On Tue, Mar 11, 2003 at 12:09:33PM +0100, Joerg Jaspert wrote: > - ifneq "$(wildcard /usr/share/misc/config.sub)" "" > cp -f /usr/share/misc/config.sub config.sub > endif > ifneq "$(wildcard /usr/share/misc/config.guess)" "" > cp -f /usr/share/misc/config.guess config.guess > endif

Re: Package checking...

2003-03-11 Thread Jaime Robles
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 El Martes, 11 de Marzo de 2003 12:09, Joerg Jaspert escribió: > (I wont sponsor it, i have not enough time). Thank you ver much Joerg. I am still not looking for an sponsor... just for advice in Debian packaging ;-) > Except that its good. I will ch

Re: Package checking...

2003-03-11 Thread Joerg Jaspert
Jaime Robles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have recently package an application i am developing (KLog) and i would like > to ask a Debian developer to checkif it is well packaged. (I wont sponsor it, i have not enough time). Just a quick look at the diff.gz: - You dont need to do anything wit

Re: Package checking

2001-02-26 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
> > samth# lintian --version > Lintian v1.20.6 > samth# lintian -i uf-view_1.2-2_i386.changes > W: uf-view source: newer-standards-version 3.5.2.0 > > I presume this is a lintian bug. Right? > I need to add new policy to the list of known policy. However, i only do this when lintian fully und

Re: Package checking

2001-02-26 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
> > samth# lintian --version > Lintian v1.20.6 > samth# lintian -i uf-view_1.2-2_i386.changes > W: uf-view source: newer-standards-version 3.5.2.0 > > I presume this is a lintian bug. Right? > I need to add new policy to the list of known policy. However, i only do this when lintian fully un

Re: Package checking

2001-02-25 Thread Sam TH
On Sun, Feb 25, 2001 at 01:04:18PM +, Julian Gilbey wrote: > On Sun, Feb 25, 2001 at 05:56:16AM -0600, Sam TH wrote: > > > >From current policy: > > > > > > When specifying the set of build-time dependencies, one should list > > > only those packages explicitly required by the build.

Re: Package checking

2001-02-25 Thread Julian Gilbey
On Sun, Feb 25, 2001 at 05:56:16AM -0600, Sam TH wrote: > > >From current policy: > > > > When specifying the set of build-time dependencies, one should list > > only those packages explicitly required by the build. It is not > > necessary to list packages which are required merely

Re: Package checking

2001-02-25 Thread Henrique M Holschuh
On Sun, 25 Feb 2001, Sam TH wrote: > Well, sort of. For the packe in question, it does. But say there was > a package that depended on both GLib and GNOME (say, by including If your package directly depends on another, declare it. The depends that are to be left 'implicit' are those of the packa

Re: Package checking

2001-02-25 Thread Sam TH
On Sun, Feb 25, 2001 at 12:32:06AM +, Julian Gilbey wrote: > On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 11:16:16PM -0600, Sam TH wrote: > > > $ lintian --version > > > Lintian v1.20.6 > > > $ lintian uf-view_1.2-2_i386.changes > > > E: uf-view source: package-uses-debhelper-but-lacks-build-depends > > > > Fixed,

Re: Package checking

2001-02-25 Thread Sam TH
On Sun, Feb 25, 2001 at 01:04:18PM +, Julian Gilbey wrote: > On Sun, Feb 25, 2001 at 05:56:16AM -0600, Sam TH wrote: > > > >From current policy: > > > > > > When specifying the set of build-time dependencies, one should list > > > only those packages explicitly required by the build

Re: Package checking

2001-02-25 Thread Julian Gilbey
On Sun, Feb 25, 2001 at 05:56:16AM -0600, Sam TH wrote: > > >From current policy: > > > > When specifying the set of build-time dependencies, one should list > > only those packages explicitly required by the build. It is not > > necessary to list packages which are required merel

Re: Package checking

2001-02-25 Thread Henrique M Holschuh
On Sun, 25 Feb 2001, Sam TH wrote: > Well, sort of. For the packe in question, it does. But say there was > a package that depended on both GLib and GNOME (say, by including If your package directly depends on another, declare it. The depends that are to be left 'implicit' are those of the pack

Re: Package checking

2001-02-25 Thread Jochen Voss
On Sun, Feb 25, 2001 at 12:32:06AM +, Julian Gilbey wrote: > >From current policy: > > When specifying the set of build-time dependencies, one should list > only those packages explicitly required by the build. It is not > necessary to list packages which are required merely be

Re: Package checking

2001-02-25 Thread Sam TH
On Sun, Feb 25, 2001 at 12:32:06AM +, Julian Gilbey wrote: > On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 11:16:16PM -0600, Sam TH wrote: > > > $ lintian --version > > > Lintian v1.20.6 > > > $ lintian uf-view_1.2-2_i386.changes > > > E: uf-view source: package-uses-debhelper-but-lacks-build-depends > > > > Fixed

Re: Package checking

2001-02-25 Thread Jochen Voss
On Sun, Feb 25, 2001 at 12:32:06AM +, Julian Gilbey wrote: > >From current policy: > > When specifying the set of build-time dependencies, one should list > only those packages explicitly required by the build. It is not > necessary to list packages which are required merely b

Re: Package checking

2001-02-24 Thread Julian Gilbey
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 11:16:16PM -0600, Sam TH wrote: > > $ lintian --version > > Lintian v1.20.6 > > $ lintian uf-view_1.2-2_i386.changes > > E: uf-view source: package-uses-debhelper-but-lacks-build-depends > > Fixed, I think. I removed every possibly related package I could find > from my ch

Re: Package checking

2001-02-24 Thread Julian Gilbey
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 11:16:16PM -0600, Sam TH wrote: > > $ lintian --version > > Lintian v1.20.6 > > $ lintian uf-view_1.2-2_i386.changes > > E: uf-view source: package-uses-debhelper-but-lacks-build-depends > > Fixed, I think. I removed every possibly related package I could find > from my c

Re: Package checking

2001-02-24 Thread Martin Albert
> > > On Sat, Feb 24, 2001 at 12:25:01PM +0100, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > Hmm, the configure file should also check for ghttp.h, it didnt > On Sat, Feb 24, 2001 at 06:21:13PM +0100, Martin Albert wrote: > > This produces unnecessary hassles when, for instance, cross > > compiling. On S

Re: Package checking

2001-02-24 Thread Josip Rodin
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 10:32:02AM -0600, Gordon Sadler wrote: > Most likely cause, debian/docs or debian/$package.docs. If you used > dh_make, it seems to pick up INSTALL. Maybe a bug should be filed > against dh_make? Yeah, dh_make should be modified to only add those files in @DOCS if configure

Re: Package checking

2001-02-24 Thread Martin Albert
> > > On Sat, Feb 24, 2001 at 12:25:01PM +0100, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > Hmm, the configure file should also check for ghttp.h, it didnt > On Sat, Feb 24, 2001 at 06:21:13PM +0100, Martin Albert wrote: > > This produces unnecessary hassles when, for instance, cross > > compiling. On

Re: Package checking

2001-02-24 Thread Sam TH
On Sat, Feb 24, 2001 at 06:21:13PM +0100, Martin Albert wrote: > On Saturday 24 February 2001 14:22, Sam TH wrote: > > On Sat, Feb 24, 2001 at 12:25:01PM +0100, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hmm, the configure file should also check for ghttp.h, it didnt > > This produces unnecessary hassles w

Re: Package checking

2001-02-24 Thread Martin Albert
On Saturday 24 February 2001 14:22, Sam TH wrote: > On Sat, Feb 24, 2001 at 12:25:01PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Yet another thing: your Build-depends seems wrong. > > Policy says: 'A source package may declare a dependency or a > > conflict on a binary package', but your are depending o

Re: Package checking

2001-02-24 Thread Josip Rodin
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 10:32:02AM -0600, Gordon Sadler wrote: > Most likely cause, debian/docs or debian/$package.docs. If you used > dh_make, it seems to pick up INSTALL. Maybe a bug should be filed > against dh_make? Yeah, dh_make should be modified to only add those files in @DOCS if configur

Re: Package checking

2001-02-24 Thread Sam TH
On Sat, Feb 24, 2001 at 06:21:13PM +0100, Martin Albert wrote: > On Saturday 24 February 2001 14:22, Sam TH wrote: > > On Sat, Feb 24, 2001 at 12:25:01PM +0100, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hmm, the configure file should also check for ghttp.h, it didnt > > This produces unnecessary hassles

Re: Package checking

2001-02-24 Thread Martin Albert
On Saturday 24 February 2001 14:22, Sam TH wrote: > On Sat, Feb 24, 2001 at 12:25:01PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Yet another thing: your Build-depends seems wrong. > > Policy says: 'A source package may declare a dependency or a > > conflict on a binary package', but your are depending

Re: Package checking

2001-02-24 Thread Sam TH
On Sat, Feb 24, 2001 at 12:25:01PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 11:16:16PM -0600, Sam TH wrote: > > samth# lintian --version > > Lintian v1.20.6 > > samth# lintian -i uf-view_1.2-2_i386.changes > > W: uf-view source: newer-standards-version 3.5.2.0 > > > > I presume th

Re: Package checking

2001-02-24 Thread calvin
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 11:16:16PM -0600, Sam TH wrote: > samth# lintian --version > Lintian v1.20.6 > samth# lintian -i uf-view_1.2-2_i386.changes > W: uf-view source: newer-standards-version 3.5.2.0 > > I presume this is a lintian bug. Right? No, this is because your standards version is 3.5.0,

Re: Package checking

2001-02-24 Thread Martin Albert
> On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 08:30:49AM -0800, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: > > you also fail to install a menu file. I am coming up with a > > lintian check for packages linked to X and not installing one. So > > you reminded me of another bug (-: No, i'm sure you wouldn't do that. :) libggi-target-

Re: Package checking

2001-02-24 Thread Sam TH
On Sat, Feb 24, 2001 at 12:25:01PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 11:16:16PM -0600, Sam TH wrote: > > samth# lintian --version > > Lintian v1.20.6 > > samth# lintian -i uf-view_1.2-2_i386.changes > > W: uf-view source: newer-standards-version 3.5.2.0 > > > > I presume t

Re: Package checking

2001-02-24 Thread calvin
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 11:16:16PM -0600, Sam TH wrote: > samth# lintian --version > Lintian v1.20.6 > samth# lintian -i uf-view_1.2-2_i386.changes > W: uf-view source: newer-standards-version 3.5.2.0 > > I presume this is a lintian bug. Right? No, this is because your standards version is 3.5.0

Re: Package checking

2001-02-24 Thread Martin Albert
> On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 08:30:49AM -0800, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: > > you also fail to install a menu file. I am coming up with a > > lintian check for packages linked to X and not installing one. So > > you reminded me of another bug (-: No, i'm sure you wouldn't do that. :) libggi-target

Re: Package checking

2001-02-23 Thread Sam TH
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 08:30:49AM -0800, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: > > On 23-Feb-2001 Sam TH wrote: > > I'm an illustrious member of the NM queue, and have completed a > > package that I would be very grateful if people would check for me, to > > make sure that I haven't missed anything. It prod

Re: Package checking

2001-02-23 Thread Sam TH
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 08:30:49AM -0800, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: > > On 23-Feb-2001 Sam TH wrote: > > I'm an illustrious member of the NM queue, and have completed a > > package that I would be very grateful if people would check for me, to > > make sure that I haven't missed anything. It pro

Re: Package checking

2001-02-23 Thread Paolo Molaro
On 02/23/01 Sam TH wrote: > > It's missing build-dependencies. > > Added. However, is there a good way to check build-depends, or do you > just have to guess? There are some tools discussed on debian-devel that help finding dependencies, search the archive for them. The most predictable way, tho

RE: Package checking

2001-02-23 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
On 23-Feb-2001 Sam TH wrote: > I'm an illustrious member of the NM queue, and have completed a > package that I would be very grateful if people would check for me, to > make sure that I haven't missed anything. It produces no errors or > warnings with lintian. > > The package is uf-view, and i

Re: Package checking

2001-02-23 Thread Gordon Sadler
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 09:59:51AM -0600, Sam TH wrote: > On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 04:08:05PM +0100, Paolo Molaro wrote: > > On 02/23/01 Sam TH wrote: > > > I'm an illustrious member of the NM queue, and have completed a > > > package that I would be very grateful if people would check for me, to >

Re: Package checking

2001-02-23 Thread Sam TH
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 04:08:05PM +0100, Paolo Molaro wrote: > On 02/23/01 Sam TH wrote: > > I'm an illustrious member of the NM queue, and have completed a > > package that I would be very grateful if people would check for me, to > > make sure that I haven't missed anything. It produces no error

Re: Package checking

2001-02-23 Thread Paolo Molaro
On 02/23/01 Sam TH wrote: > > It's missing build-dependencies. > > Added. However, is there a good way to check build-depends, or do you > just have to guess? There are some tools discussed on debian-devel that help finding dependencies, search the archive for them. The most predictable way, th

Re: Package checking

2001-02-23 Thread Paolo Molaro
On 02/23/01 Sam TH wrote: > I'm an illustrious member of the NM queue, and have completed a > package that I would be very grateful if people would check for me, to > make sure that I haven't missed anything. It produces no errors or > warnings with lintian. > > The package is uf-view, and it's

RE: Package checking

2001-02-23 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
On 23-Feb-2001 Sam TH wrote: > I'm an illustrious member of the NM queue, and have completed a > package that I would be very grateful if people would check for me, to > make sure that I haven't missed anything. It produces no errors or > warnings with lintian. > > The package is uf-view, and

Re: Package checking

2001-02-23 Thread Gordon Sadler
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 09:59:51AM -0600, Sam TH wrote: > On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 04:08:05PM +0100, Paolo Molaro wrote: > > On 02/23/01 Sam TH wrote: > > > I'm an illustrious member of the NM queue, and have completed a > > > package that I would be very grateful if people would check for me, to >

Re: Package checking

2001-02-23 Thread Sam TH
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 04:08:05PM +0100, Paolo Molaro wrote: > On 02/23/01 Sam TH wrote: > > I'm an illustrious member of the NM queue, and have completed a > > package that I would be very grateful if people would check for me, to > > make sure that I haven't missed anything. It produces no erro

Re: Package checking

2001-02-23 Thread Paolo Molaro
On 02/23/01 Sam TH wrote: > I'm an illustrious member of the NM queue, and have completed a > package that I would be very grateful if people would check for me, to > make sure that I haven't missed anything. It produces no errors or > warnings with lintian. > > The package is uf-view, and it's