two sets of html documents

2000-09-14 Thread Alexander Kotelnikov
Hello. I'm going to package "The GTK+ Reference Documentation Project" (I'll post ITP to debian-devel soon). The problem I have is that there are two html-trees in gtk-reference -- one for gtk+ and another gdk, two index.html, and I want to put references to both somewhere in http://localhost/d

Re: update-alternatives

2000-09-14 Thread Julian Gilbey
On Wed, Sep 13, 2000 at 10:08:13PM +0200, peter karlsson wrote: > Hi! > > How do I get update-alternatives to keep information when upgrading a > package? > > Currently I have postinst add it and prerm remove it, but if I set the > alternative to point to something else than the default, this mea

Re: How to sponsor someone and upload a sponsored package?

2000-09-14 Thread Stephane Bortzmeyer
On Wednesday 13 September 2000, at 17 h 37, the keyboard of Franklin Belew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm not sure if there is a page yet http://www.internatif.org/bortzmeyer/debian/sponsor/ > but the steps are really simple, Here's what you should do if you want to sponsor someone (you must

how does autoconf find g++?

2000-09-14 Thread T.Pospisek's MailLists
xxdiff, uses autoconf, which is looking for the C++ compiler. It finds c++ (which is a link into alternatives) and decides it's not g++. The line in configure.in is: AM_CONDITIONAL(IS_COMPILER_GCC, test x$CXX = xg++) Does anybody else, that has packaged a autoconfigured c++ package have a simp

Re: how does autoconf find g++?

2000-09-14 Thread Michael Weber
On Thu, Sep 14, 2000 at 12:19:28 +0200, T.Pospisek's MailLists wrote: > xxdiff, uses autoconf, which is looking for the C++ compiler. It finds c++ > (which is a link into alternatives) and decides it's not g++. [...] > AM_CONDITIONAL(IS_COMPILER_GCC, test x$CXX = xg++) How about AC_PROG

Re: how does autoconf find g++?

2000-09-14 Thread Ben Collins
On Thu, Sep 14, 2000 at 04:23:29PM +0200, Michael Weber wrote: > On Thu, Sep 14, 2000 at 12:19:28 +0200, T.Pospisek's MailLists wrote: > > xxdiff, uses autoconf, which is looking for the C++ compiler. It finds c++ > > (which is a link into alternatives) and decides it's not g++. > [...] > > AM_CO

Re: how does autoconf find g++?

2000-09-14 Thread T.Pospisek's MailLists
On Thu, 14 Sep 2000, Michael Weber wrote: > How about > > AC_PROG_CXX > AM_CONDITIONAL(IS_COMPILER_GCC, test x$GXX = xyes) > > (Cf. autoconf manual) Wow! Muchas gracias, *t Tomas Pospisek

Sponsor's responsibilities

2000-09-14 Thread Rick Younie
How exacting should a sponsor be? A sponsor was reamed on a list a while back because he duploaded a package with a fairly minor error. He'd identified the problem and told the packager to fix it in the next version and said that this was his impression of what a sponsor should do. That is, get

Re: Sponsor's responsibilities

2000-09-14 Thread Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho
On 2914T102042-0700, Rick Younie wrote: > Anyhow, ignore this specific example. I just mean in the general > case. Get it close or flog the package until it squeaks? Well, in the final analysis, it's the sponsor's neck on the line if something bad happens. It's a matter of how much he trust

Re: update-alternatives

2000-09-14 Thread Julian Gilbey
On Wed, Sep 13, 2000 at 10:08:13PM +0200, peter karlsson wrote: > Hi! > > How do I get update-alternatives to keep information when upgrading a > package? > > Currently I have postinst add it and prerm remove it, but if I set the > alternative to point to something else than the default, this me

Re: How to sponsor someone and upload a sponsored package?

2000-09-14 Thread Stephane Bortzmeyer
On Wednesday 13 September 2000, at 17 h 37, the keyboard of Franklin Belew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm not sure if there is a page yet http://www.internatif.org/bortzmeyer/debian/sponsor/ > but the steps are really simple, Here's what you should do if you want to sponsor someone (you mus

how does autoconf find g++?

2000-09-14 Thread T.Pospisek's MailLists
xxdiff, uses autoconf, which is looking for the C++ compiler. It finds c++ (which is a link into alternatives) and decides it's not g++. The line in configure.in is: AM_CONDITIONAL(IS_COMPILER_GCC, test x$CXX = xg++) Does anybody else, that has packaged a autoconfigured c++ package have a sim

Re: how does autoconf find g++?

2000-09-14 Thread Michael Weber
On Thu, Sep 14, 2000 at 12:19:28 +0200, T.Pospisek's MailLists wrote: > xxdiff, uses autoconf, which is looking for the C++ compiler. It finds c++ > (which is a link into alternatives) and decides it's not g++. [...] > AM_CONDITIONAL(IS_COMPILER_GCC, test x$CXX = xg++) How about AC_PRO

Re: how does autoconf find g++?

2000-09-14 Thread Ben Collins
On Thu, Sep 14, 2000 at 04:23:29PM +0200, Michael Weber wrote: > On Thu, Sep 14, 2000 at 12:19:28 +0200, T.Pospisek's MailLists wrote: > > xxdiff, uses autoconf, which is looking for the C++ compiler. It finds c++ > > (which is a link into alternatives) and decides it's not g++. > [...] > > AM_C

Re: how does autoconf find g++?

2000-09-14 Thread T.Pospisek's MailLists
On Thu, 14 Sep 2000, Michael Weber wrote: > How about > > AC_PROG_CXX > AM_CONDITIONAL(IS_COMPILER_GCC, test x$GXX = xyes) > > (Cf. autoconf manual) Wow! Muchas gracias, *t Tomas Pospisek

Sponsor's responsibilities

2000-09-14 Thread Rick Younie
How exacting should a sponsor be? A sponsor was reamed on a list a while back because he duploaded a package with a fairly minor error. He'd identified the problem and told the packager to fix it in the next version and said that this was his impression of what a sponsor should do. That is, get

Re: Sponsor's responsibilities

2000-09-14 Thread Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho
On 2914T102042-0700, Rick Younie wrote: > Anyhow, ignore this specific example. I just mean in the general > case. Get it close or flog the package until it squeaks? Well, in the final analysis, it's the sponsor's neck on the line if something bad happens. It's a matter of how much he trus

two sets of html documents

2000-09-14 Thread Alexander Kotelnikov
Hello. I'm going to package "The GTK+ Reference Documentation Project" (I'll post ITP to debian-devel soon). The problem I have is that there are two html-trees in gtk-reference -- one for gtk+ and another gdk, two index.html, and I want to put references to both somewhere in http://localhost/