How to get rid of mozilla-browser?

2001-12-06 Thread Jérôme Marant
Hi, A recent installation of mozilla-browser failed on my system. It seems that it squashed its own alternative file. As a consequence, I can: - neither purge the package: dpkg tells me that the package is in an unconsistent state, and recommends to reinstall the package. - neither r

Re: why did the ocaml package not enter woody ?

2001-12-06 Thread Henning Niss
Robert Bihlmeyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > So I'm reduced to guessing: there seem to be a number of packages that > depend on an exact version of ocaml (i.e. >= x.y, < x.y+1). This means > that the bulk of this packages have to enter testing all at once -- > otherwise, the not simultanously-u

Re: How to get rid of mozilla-browser?

2001-12-06 Thread Laurent Martelli
> "Jérôme" == Jérôme Marant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Jérôme> Hi, A recent installation of mozilla-browser failed on my Jérôme> system. It seems that it squashed its own alternative file. Jérôme> As a consequence, I can: - neither purge the package: dpkg Jérôme> tells me that th

Re: How to get rid of mozilla-browser?

2001-12-06 Thread Jérôme Marant
Laurent Martelli wrote: > I've had similar problem with another package. I finally edited the > prerm scripts so that it did not call update-alternatives and I could > remove the package. Yes, I know, it is a little blunt :-) I was thinking about this but I don't know exactly what "an inconsiste

get some for the holidays

2001-12-06 Thread get some
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Package names and perl

2001-12-06 Thread Duncan Findlay
As I understand the perl-policy, all packages that contain perl modules are to be named in the form libfoo-bar-perl. I'm working on a program called SpamAssassin. While it contains perl modules, its primary purpose is for its scripts. Furthermore, it contains one binary written in C, so it can'

gallery setup && /var

2001-12-06 Thread Adam Lazur
I'm packaging gallery, a php photo album. I have a question about where in /var to put the setup directory. First, some background info: The php stuff runs out of /usr/share/gallery, and it stores user data, album data, and picture data in a user configurable place (defaults to /var/www/albums).

Re: Package names and perl

2001-12-06 Thread Marcin Owsiany
On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 07:37:33PM -0500, Duncan Findlay wrote: > As I understand the perl-policy, all packages that contain perl modules are > to be named in the form libfoo-bar-perl. I'm working on a program called > SpamAssassin. While it contains perl modules, its primary purpose is for > it

How to get rid of mozilla-browser?

2001-12-06 Thread Jérôme Marant
Hi, A recent installation of mozilla-browser failed on my system. It seems that it squashed its own alternative file. As a consequence, I can: - neither purge the package: dpkg tells me that the package is in an unconsistent state, and recommends to reinstall the package. - neither re

Re: why did the ocaml package not enter woody ?

2001-12-06 Thread Henning Niss
Robert Bihlmeyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > So I'm reduced to guessing: there seem to be a number of packages that > depend on an exact version of ocaml (i.e. >= x.y, < x.y+1). This means > that the bulk of this packages have to enter testing all at once -- > otherwise, the not simultanously-up

Re: How to get rid of mozilla-browser?

2001-12-06 Thread Laurent Martelli
> "Jérôme" == Jérôme Marant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Jérôme> Hi, A recent installation of mozilla-browser failed on my Jérôme> system. It seems that it squashed its own alternative file. Jérôme> As a consequence, I can: - neither purge the package: dpkg Jérôme> tells me that the

Re: How to get rid of mozilla-browser?

2001-12-06 Thread Jérôme Marant
Laurent Martelli wrote: > I've had similar problem with another package. I finally edited the > prerm scripts so that it did not call update-alternatives and I could > remove the package. Yes, I know, it is a little blunt :-) I was thinking about this but I don't know exactly what "an inconsisten

get some for the holidays

2001-12-06 Thread get some
 Check this out! A cool new internet experience! A great gift idea for the Holidays! Go to getfriction.org and get in the action!  

Package names and perl

2001-12-06 Thread Duncan Findlay
As I understand the perl-policy, all packages that contain perl modules are to be named in the form libfoo-bar-perl. I'm working on a program called SpamAssassin. While it contains perl modules, its primary purpose is for its scripts. Furthermore, it contains one binary written in C, so it can't

gallery setup && /var

2001-12-06 Thread Adam Lazur
I'm packaging gallery, a php photo album. I have a question about where in /var to put the setup directory. First, some background info: The php stuff runs out of /usr/share/gallery, and it stores user data, album data, and picture data in a user configurable place (defaults to /var/www/albums).