Re: j2sdk build-depends cannot be satisfied?

2002-11-22 Thread Ola Lundqvist
Hi On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 11:16:21AM -0600, Kenneth Pronovici wrote: > Ok... I've gotten a lot of answers on this thread, which I REALLY > appreciate. This is what I love about Debian. :-) I just want to take > one last pass at my question, to make sure everyone's in agreement. > > Parts of th

Re: j2sdk build-depends cannot be satisfied?

2002-11-22 Thread Ola Lundqvist
Hi Correcttion to myself. Sorry. *SNIP* > If you change java-runtime to java1-runtime it is perfectly correct. > > > Can everyone agree that this is correct? If not, can someone suggest a > > line that will satisfy everyone? > > But you do not need to depend on any of the above except java-com

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2002-11-22 Thread Andrew Lau
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Re: j2sdk build-depends cannot be satisfied?

2002-11-22 Thread Kenneth Pronovici
> From policy: > "Java libraries must depend on the needed runtime environment (java1-runtime and/or >java2-runtime) but should not depend (only suggest) java-virtual-machine." Right. I will use this: Depends: kaffe | java1-runtime, java-common Suggests: java-virtual-machine I think tha

Sponsor for gkrellmitime package

2002-11-22 Thread Juan Manuel García Molina
Hi all. I'm looking for a sponsor to upload to Debian's repository gkrellmitime package. This is a new package containing an Internet plugin for gkrellm (I posted an ITP bug few months ago). The files can be obtained at: http://www.superiodico.net/debian/upload/ Thank you very much for your h

user for getting files

2002-11-22 Thread Blars Blarson
Now that (as upstream) I've released hinfo 1.0, I'm planing on making it my first debian package. One of the things I'd like the debian package to do is download a couple of files (when changed) with wget on a regular basis. Having root do the download is using a sledgehammer on a finishing nail,

Re: user for getting files

2002-11-22 Thread David Roundy
On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 11:04:27AM -0800, Blars Blarson wrote: > > One of the things I'd like the debian package to do is download a > couple of files (when changed) with wget on a regular basis. Having > root do the download is using a sledgehammer on a finishing nail, (it > works, but you have

the developer in me

2002-11-22 Thread andrej hocevar
Hello, if I understood it correctly, this is the place to get started, right? A short while ago, I wrote a ppp-monitoring program in Perl, which I consider to be of good value. As far as I'm concerned, I use it every day. I also know of the "pppstatus" package but it lacks some functionality I woul

Re: the developer in me

2002-11-22 Thread Russell Coker
On Sat, 23 Nov 2002 01:24, andrej hocevar wrote: > if I understood it correctly, this is the place to get started, > right? A short while ago, I wrote a ppp-monitoring program in Perl, > which I consider to be of good value. As far as I'm concerned, I use > it every day. I also know of the "pppstat

Re: user for getting files

2002-11-22 Thread John H. Robinson, IV
David Roundy wrote: > On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 11:04:27AM -0800, Blars Blarson wrote: > > > > but is it realy appropriate for a package to create a new user for a > > weekly download? depending upon what other processes will be using the data, and those that will be starting them, the answer varie

Re: j2sdk build-depends cannot be satisfied?

2002-11-22 Thread Ian Zimmerman
Stephen> Also, WTF is with all the "Architecture: all' -java packages Stephen> that only depend on java-common? While I guess they're Stephen> installable without a java runtime on this system, they're a Stephen> completely unusable in that sate. I made this point when Ola discussed the java pol

Re: j2sdk build-depends cannot be satisfied?

2002-11-22 Thread Stephen Zander
Followups set to debian-java where this is a little more on topic. > "Ian" == Ian Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Ian> gcj can compile java bytecode into native code. So Ian> Architecture: all java libraries can be used for development Ian> purposes without an interpreter.

Re: j2sdk build-depends cannot be satisfied?

2002-11-22 Thread Stephen Zander
> "Stephen" == Stephen Zander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Stephen> Followups set to debian-java where this is a little more Stephen> on topic. Excpet that I forgot to actually set the header. Bah. -- Stephen "And what do we burn apart from witches?"... "More witches!" -- To UNSUB

Re: j2sdk build-depends cannot be satisfied?

2002-11-22 Thread Stephen Zander
> "Ola" == Ola Lundqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> So, here's my (hopefully) final question. I think I have >> addressed everyone's concerns with this Depends line: >> >> Depends: kaffe | java-virtual-machine, kaffe | java-runtime, >> java-common Ola> If you chan

Re: user for getting files

2002-11-22 Thread Russell Coker
On Fri, 22 Nov 2002 23:06, John H. Robinson, IV wrote: > you never want a file owned by nobody. services that do not need any > elevated privedges should run as nobody, so if they are compromised, > then can do nothing. if you download a file as nobody, then a > compromised nobudy-running daemon ca

Re: j2sdk build-depends cannot be satisfied?

2002-11-22 Thread Stephen Zander
> "Ola" == Ola Lundqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Ola> This looks good if you only need a virtual machine and it Ola> works with kaffe. But you most probably need a java1-runtime Ola> to run it (not jus kaffe) so you should add that too (if you Ola> need the runtime classes).

Re: j2sdk build-depends cannot be satisfied?

2002-11-22 Thread Sven Luther
On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 11:16:21AM -0600, Kenneth Pronovici wrote: > So, here's my (hopefully) final question. I think I have addressed > everyone's concerns with this Depends line: > >Depends: kaffe | java-virtual-machine, kaffe | java-runtime, java-common > > Can everyone agree that this i

Re: j2sdk build-depends cannot be satisfied?

2002-11-22 Thread Ola Lundqvist
Hi On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 11:16:21AM -0600, Kenneth Pronovici wrote: > Ok... I've gotten a lot of answers on this thread, which I REALLY > appreciate. This is what I love about Debian. :-) I just want to take > one last pass at my question, to make sure everyone's in agreement. > > Parts of th

Re: j2sdk build-depends cannot be satisfied?

2002-11-22 Thread Ola Lundqvist
Hi Correcttion to myself. Sorry. *SNIP* > If you change java-runtime to java1-runtime it is perfectly correct. > > > Can everyone agree that this is correct? If not, can someone suggest a > > line that will satisfy everyone? > > But you do not need to depend on any of the above except java-com

Sponsor required: Film Gimp 0.8a-3

2002-11-22 Thread Andrew Lau
Hey everyone, Could someone please be kind enough to sponsor Film Gimp for me? I've already got 5 packages under my belt and been waiting for DAM approval for 11 months now, so I do know what I'm doing half the time = ). The packages are as Lintian and Linda clean as possible, with the exce

Re: j2sdk build-depends cannot be satisfied?

2002-11-22 Thread Kenneth Pronovici
> From policy: > "Java libraries must depend on the needed runtime environment (java1-runtime > and/or java2-runtime) but should not depend (only suggest) > java-virtual-machine." Right. I will use this: Depends: kaffe | java1-runtime, java-common Suggests: java-virtual-machine I think

Sponsor for gkrellmitime package

2002-11-22 Thread Juan Manuel García Molina
Hi all. I'm looking for a sponsor to upload to Debian's repository gkrellmitime package. This is a new package containing an Internet plugin for gkrellm (I posted an ITP bug few months ago). The files can be obtained at: http://www.superiodico.net/debian/upload/ Thank you very much for your h

user for getting files

2002-11-22 Thread Blars Blarson
Now that (as upstream) I've released hinfo 1.0, I'm planing on making it my first debian package. One of the things I'd like the debian package to do is download a couple of files (when changed) with wget on a regular basis. Having root do the download is using a sledgehammer on a finishing nail,

Re: user for getting files

2002-11-22 Thread David Roundy
On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 11:04:27AM -0800, Blars Blarson wrote: > > One of the things I'd like the debian package to do is download a > couple of files (when changed) with wget on a regular basis. Having > root do the download is using a sledgehammer on a finishing nail, (it > works, but you have

Re: j2sdk build-depends cannot be satisfied?

2002-11-22 Thread Stephen Zander
> "Ola" == Ola Lundqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> So, here's my (hopefully) final question. I think I have >> addressed everyone's concerns with this Depends line: >> >> Depends: kaffe | java-virtual-machine, kaffe | java-runtime, >> java-common Ola> If you chan

the developer in me

2002-11-22 Thread andrej hocevar
Hello, if I understood it correctly, this is the place to get started, right? A short while ago, I wrote a ppp-monitoring program in Perl, which I consider to be of good value. As far as I'm concerned, I use it every day. I also know of the "pppstatus" package but it lacks some functionality I woul

Re: the developer in me

2002-11-22 Thread Russell Coker
On Sat, 23 Nov 2002 01:24, andrej hocevar wrote: > if I understood it correctly, this is the place to get started, > right? A short while ago, I wrote a ppp-monitoring program in Perl, > which I consider to be of good value. As far as I'm concerned, I use > it every day. I also know of the "pppstat

Re: user for getting files

2002-11-22 Thread John H. Robinson, IV
David Roundy wrote: > On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 11:04:27AM -0800, Blars Blarson wrote: > > > > but is it realy appropriate for a package to create a new user for a > > weekly download? depending upon what other processes will be using the data, and those that will be starting them, the answer varie

Re: j2sdk build-depends cannot be satisfied?

2002-11-22 Thread Ian Zimmerman
Stephen> Also, WTF is with all the "Architecture: all' -java packages Stephen> that only depend on java-common? While I guess they're Stephen> installable without a java runtime on this system, they're a Stephen> completely unusable in that sate. I made this point when Ola discussed the java pol

Re: j2sdk build-depends cannot be satisfied?

2002-11-22 Thread Stephen Zander
Followups set to debian-java where this is a little more on topic. > "Ian" == Ian Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Ian> gcj can compile java bytecode into native code. So Ian> Architecture: all java libraries can be used for development Ian> purposes without an interpreter.

Re: j2sdk build-depends cannot be satisfied?

2002-11-22 Thread Stephen Zander
> "Stephen" == Stephen Zander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Stephen> Followups set to debian-java where this is a little more Stephen> on topic. Excpet that I forgot to actually set the header. Bah. -- Stephen "And what do we burn apart from witches?"... "More witches!"